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How many of you will vote again for Rick Scott? Taking a survey.
A community is in mourning after an elementary school teacher was killed in front of her students.
Kellye Taylor, 53, a teacher at Huntington Academy in Long Beach, Calif., was fatally stabbed in the back Friday as she was watching her students in the park for what the school calls "Fun Friday."
Some of the two dozen kindergarte...See MoreA community is in mourning after an elementary school teacher was killed in front of her students.
Kellye Taylor, 53, a teacher at Huntington Academy in Long Beach, Calif., was fatally stabbed in the back Friday as she was watching her students in the park for what the school calls "Fun Friday."
Some of the two dozen kindergarten-to-sixth-grade children who were playing at the park witnessed the attack, the Associated Press reports. They ran back to the school, which is across from the park, to get help.
“How could they do something like this in front of these babies?” Pamela Huffman, Taylor’s younger sister who also works at the school, said to the Long Beach Press Telegram. “All I could do was run to her. I saw her slip away. I knew she wasn’t going to make it.” A few teachers also witnessed the attack, CBS reports.
Soon after the fatal incident, officers arrested Steven Brown, 50. Police said Brown was the father of Taylor's grandchildren and was upset that Taylor had custody of her grandchildren, CBS reports. Family members said they didn’t think Brown, the alleged stabber, was capable of anything like murder.
Just curious to find out what amounts other counties are getting. Lee county is getting $1700. Please email back with your county & your amount. Thanks!
The Collier County School Board voted this week to give all teachers a 7.25% raise, retroactive to July. At last, the union stepped up to the plate to make this happen.
by kafkateach
Oct 20, 2013
The Rick Scott "raise" is really a bonus. There is no guarantee that the funds will be renewed next year, so any money you receive this year may be go away next year. You can read my blog post about this at kafkateach.wordpress.com.
by kafkateach
Oct 20, 2013
The Rick Scott "raise" is really a bonus. There is no guarantee that the funds will be renewed next year, so any money you receive this year may be go away next year. You can read my blog post about this at kafkateach.wordpress.com.
Besides apply, what can I do to get a teaching job in one of these counties? I have applied, I have 'bid' on open positions. I cannot get an interview. Any suggestions?
by John Graden
Oct 30, 2013
We are hosting a 2-hour Active Shooter Seminar for Teachers on December 7th from 9am-11am in Clearwater. There is no charge for teachers, principles, or security.
Making a new thread for the reply because the other FLVS thread is far down the page.
FLVS was pretty much the worst experience of my life. I cannot express to you how happy I am to be back in the traditional classroom.
I would, literally, rather have root canals on all of my teeth than have to spend another day there.
...See MoreMaking a new thread for the reply because the other FLVS thread is far down the page.
FLVS was pretty much the worst experience of my life. I cannot express to you how happy I am to be back in the traditional classroom.
I would, literally, rather have root canals on all of my teeth than have to spend another day there.
My IL at FLVS was an absolute nightmare. S/he was deceptive, rude and highly unethical, yet remains an FLVS favorite by the higher-ups. S/he would have done ANYTHING to stay golden.
The people in the schoolhouse were afraid of him/her and would never say anything against him/her. Not only that, but the atmosphere in the schoolhouse was also a special brand of toxic. The paranoia, backstabbing and outright lying were out of control. Looking back, their behavior is almost comical.
It wasn't like I was expecting a cakewalk when I signed on. I went to that session where they try to scare you out of the job. I went part-time, spoke to multiple people about their workload and how they organized their day, etc. before I made the decision.
Everything was fine at first.
The problem arose when they started constantly changing expectations and rules while, at the same time, were steadily increasing the workload. It seemed to start after the Staff Conference last year. That's also when all this internal competition and pitting everyone against each other for the prize of being our IL's favorite and/or to stay off his/her infamous "List" really took off in earnest. (And that was long before the education bill passed.)
What had been a tedious yet "doable" job turned into something excruciating and close to impossible.
The reality of FLVS juxtaposed with the myth perpetuated at Staff Conference, meetings, and in the media just boggles the mind.
Post from anon:
"Veritas, I had the SAME experience ("covert" conversations) at all of my (5) Staff Conferences! Thank you for verbalizing that FLVS is TOXIC! It is nearing the end of October 2013 and the "Culture of Fear" (which began when RW & VR became Directors of Education) continues with "Standard Operating Procedures" -- whereby if you do not log your Monthly Calls correctly (and it is expected that you speak to 100% of the parents each and every month) you can be terminated. Let me make this very clear: I love my students, parents, & co-workers and my data says that I'm doing a great job. But the ones "above" me...I could easily do without (& that is putting it kindly)."
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