Louisiana Teachers Chatboard

Oh gross, a multi-level-marketing AD On 7/20/12, Nancy Hof wrote: > You are invited:

No thanks, nor do I want to sell Amway or become a Scientologist. And here's a clue: Don't bother all your friends, relatives, and co-workers to buy or shill your junk either, because they consider you a huge pest, whether they say so or not.

Jul 22, 2012

Golden Meadows

by teach

Jul 27, 2012

I don't know much about this region because I am from out of state. Could anyone tell me about Golden Meadows, Cut Off, and Lafourche Parish? What are the communities like? What is it like teaching there? How far is it to drive to shopping, etc? Thank you and God bless you!

take kindly to people not knowing their town's name!!! LOL On 7/27/12, teach wrote: > I don't know much about this region because I am from out of state. Could anyone tell me about Golden Meadows, Cut Off, and Lafourche Parish? What are the communities like? What is it like teaching there? How far is it to drive to shopping, etc? Thank you and God bless you!

Aug 1, 2012

Looking for Laid Off Teachers for Story

by Local Journalist

Jul 31, 2012

Dear Greater New Orleans Teachers,

If you or someone you know was laid off and replaced by a Teach for America teacher I want to hear from you! I am working on a story which will be televised exposing this injustice against our career teachers.

Please Email me

Thanks,

Local Journalist

Parental Classroom Visits

by Aga

Sep 22, 2012

Question: Does anyone know if there are any rights or statutes for Louisiana teachers, pertaining to parental observation in the classroom. For example, may I require advance notice and are there time constraints (i.e. 30 minutes per visit) to observe? If anyone has knowledge about this issue please let me know and more importantly where can I find...See More

Would I be wasting my time?

by Melissa

Dec 1, 2012

Hi there. I have a question for you teachers out there in New Orleans. I am a certified elementary (k-6 multiple subject) teacher in California. I have taught two years here in a public school (2005-2007)and also two years in Chicago at a private school (2008-2010). I'm open to either.

So I went from CA to IL, and now I'm back in CA. Unfor...See More

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Tiffany Jackson Go the Louisian Department of Education website and check for openings. Also get the district information and visit their websites or contact them directly. South Louisiana also has quite a few charter schools I would check out their websites and contact them directly as well. I live in North Louisiana and their always jobs in this area. We have 5 ...See MoreGo the Louisian Department of Education website and check for openings. Also get the district information and visit their websites or contact them directly. South Louisiana also has quite a few charter schools I would check out their websites and contact them directly as well. I live in North Louisiana and their always jobs in this area. We have 5 openings at my school right now.

On 12/01/12, Melissa wrote: > Hi there. I have a question for you teachers out there in > New Orleans. I am a certified elementary (k-6 multiple > subject) teacher in California. I have taught two years > here in a public school (2005-2007)and also two years in > Chicago at a private school (2008-2010). I'm open to either. > > So I went from CA to IL, and now I'm back in CA. > Unfortunately, California is not the best state to land a > teaching job right now, and hasn't been for a while. I've > tried, and haven't gotten anything. Mostly, there are just > no openings (and I'm not exaggerating!), and when there > are, they go to teachers who have been recently laid off. > I'm currently a nanny, but want to get back into teaching > by the 2013-2014 school year. > > Here is the thing: While I will still spend time looking in > California, I honestly don't have high hopes. I want to > look somewhere where I might have more of a chance. I love > New Orleans so much, and it would be very high on my list > of places to relocate if I needed to. My credential here in > CA would transfer over and I'd be able to get a certificate > in Louisiana pretty easily. In some states this is more > difficult, so that is another reason I'm focusing in on > this area. I wouldn't move without first signing a > contract, but I am curious to see if I should look for a > teaching job there, or if I'd be wasting my time. How is > the job outlook? > > Also, in California we have one website (edjoin) that > pretty much lists all vacancies in the state. Most > districts use it exclusively. While trying to search for > vacancies in New Orleans, I've found a few things. but I > don't know which websites are the most reliable. For > instance, I've found a couple that look like they are great > tools until I look and see that the job was posted in 2009, > ha. Where do teachers go when looking online for a job in > NOLA?

Dec 9, 2013

anon Louisiana is the worst state in the union for teachers. Only an idiot would go to work there.

Do yourself a favor and start reading newspapers about the state of public education today. You picked the wrong career.

On 12/09/13, Tiffany Jackson wrote: > Go the Louisian Department of Education website and check for > opening...See MoreLouisiana is the worst state in the union for teachers. Only an idiot would go to work there.

Do yourself a favor and start reading newspapers about the state of public education today. You picked the wrong career.

On 12/09/13, Tiffany Jackson wrote: > Go the Louisian Department of Education website and check for > openings. Also get the district information and visit their > websites or contact them directly. South Louisiana also has > quite a few charter schools I would check out their websites > and contact them directly as well. I live in North Louisiana > and their always jobs in this area. We have 5 openings at my > school right now. > > On 12/01/12, Melissa wrote: >> Hi there. I have a question for you teachers out there in >> New Orleans. I am a certified elementary (k-6 multiple >> subject) teacher in California. I have taught two years >> here in a public school (2005-2007)and also two years in >> Chicago at a private school (2008-2010). I'm open to either. >> >> So I went from CA to IL, and now I'm back in CA. >> Unfortunately, California is not the best state to land a >> teaching job right now, and hasn't been for a while. I've >> tried, and haven't gotten anything. Mostly, there are just >> no openings (and I'm not exaggerating!), and when there >> are, they go to teachers who have been recently laid off. >> I'm currently a nanny, but want to get back into teaching >> by the 2013-2014 school year. >> >> Here is the thing: While I will still spend time looking in >> California, I honestly don't have high hopes. I want to >> look somewhere where I might have more of a chance. I love >> New Orleans so much, and it would be very high on my list >> of places to relocate if I needed to. My credential here in >> CA would transfer over and I'd be able to get a certificate >> in Louisiana pretty easily. In some states this is more >> difficult, so that is another reason I'm focusing in on >> this area. I wouldn't move without first signing a >> contract, but I am curious to see if I should look for a >> teaching job there, or if I'd be wasting my time. How is >> the job outlook? >> >> Also, in California we have one website (edjoin) that >> pretty much lists all vacancies in the state. Most >> districts use it exclusively. While trying to search for >> vacancies in New Orleans, I've found a few things. but I >> don't know which websites are the most reliable. For >> instance, I've found a couple that look like they are great >> tools until I look and see that the job was posted in 2009, >> ha. Where do teachers go when looking online for a job in >> NOLA?

Dec 10, 2013

Contesting Compass Evaluation

by Kimmie

Dec 16, 2012

Hi. Does anyone know how we can contest Compass evaluations? I am a really effective teacher, and I received a 2.4. My students are highly productive, and I feel that there was bias on the part of my evaluator. Any ideas or suggestions?

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DF If it makes you feel better, you are not alone! I could have typed that post myself! It's so disheartening! I was actually told that I needed to "practice routine procedures" because my 6th graders jumped up when the bell rang, despite dismissing by rows everyday. Apparently my evaluator failed to notice the page numbers notebooks and lack of quest...See More

Mar 13, 2014

Lori I would go to your local school board office. Before you sign on Talent ED you can make comments. Sorry to hear this. I really thought my principal was going to give me a terrible eval, but I actually made a 2.6 which is pretty good for a first year teacher (I think).

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Jan 3, 2013

RSD schools and teachNOLA

by Nick

Jan 11, 2013

I've been reading old posts about teachNOLA, but there doesn't seem to be any recent information on it.

Is anyone currently in the program? What is teaching in RSD like nowadays? What are some of the pros and cons of being a part of teachNOLA or being with a RSD. Does teachNOLA only have schools in BR and NOLA or are other areas included ...See More

NTE scores

by L Lucas

Feb 6, 2013

I have my NTE scores from March 24, 1984, but I would like to know how my scores ranked. Is there a chart somewhere telling the ranges? Thanks.

Mine came with a ranking But hell, that was 25 years ago. The scores are basically worthless now, and ETS hasn't kept records of anything related to the NTE since they did away with the test.

Good luck, but I wouldn't spend a lot of time on this. NTE scores are obsolete. It's been years and years since anyone's accepted them as evidence of anything.

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Feb 7, 2013

$4.5 million dollar award to La Rouge Parish Teachers

by Ingrid

Apr 1, 2013

After being lured to teach in Louisiana P S and forced into exploitive contracts 350 Filipino tchrs recd a judgement of 4.5 million. Universal Placement International was ordered to pay damages to the teachers after a two week trial...This is the famous governor's idea to important labor for charter schools/

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anon Don't you dare assume I don't know what I am talking about. Obama is the reason there is a massive privatization movement in this country--he is openly hostile to public education. His policies are even more ruinous to public schools than anything Bush promoted.

He is nothing but a fake Democrat putting forward Republican ideas.

...See MoreDon't you dare assume I don't know what I am talking about. Obama is the reason there is a massive privatization movement in this country--he is openly hostile to public education. His policies are even more ruinous to public schools than anything Bush promoted.

He is nothing but a fake Democrat putting forward Republican ideas.

I couldn't care less about other issues where he pretends to be a Democrat--on the issues that truly matter--Social Security, Medicare, public education, economy--he is as far to the right as any president has ever been in American history.

He is a failure.

I certainly well know the problems in public schools are with administrators-- I had two rotten ones right before I was illegally railroaded out of a job.

On 4/03/13, Jason wrote: > > Well there was no oil catastrophe in the gulf before Obama was elected, > using your logic...Obama caused it. The stupid must think that when > students come into the door of the charter school...magic education dust > is sprinkled on their shoulders and they go into the day with full respect > for teachers...strong attention span...great achievement that they could > never do in a traditional public school. the problem with most public > schools is the admin...men and women who have never been a teacher or a > teacher in a difficult school. > > > > > On 4/02/13, anon wrote: >> BTW, I do know how to spell "there." I typed too fast. >> >> On 4/02/13, anon wrote: >>> While GOP state lawmakers are behind privatization efforts, it is >>> OBAMA AND DUNCAN who are responsible for the destruction of public >>> education in the United States. >>> >>> Nothing much happened prior to Obama getting into office. Once this >>> fraudulent "Democrat" got in their with his basketball buddy >>> Duncan, all restraint was thrown aside. >>> >>> BOTH parties are heavily involved in school privatization thanks to >>> Obama. >>> >>> >>> On 4/02/13, Tom retiring in 2014 wrote: >>>> On 4/02/13, this is not exclusive to the Republicans wrote: >>>>> On 4/01/13, Ingrid wrote: >>>>>> After being lured to teach in Louisiana P S and forced into >>>>>> exploitive contracts 350 Filipino tchrs recd a judgement of >>>>>> 4.5 million. Universal Placement International was ordered >>>>>> to pay damages to the teachers after a two week >>>>>> trial...This is the famous governor's idea to important >>>>>> labor for charter schools/ >>>>>> >>>>>> this is the teaparty methods of education....when is the >>>>>> last time the hard Right was correct about ANYTHING? >>>>> Sorry but you are wrong. The same exact B.S. went down in >>>>> Baltimore, Maryland and that was not the idea of Republicans. >>>>> Baltimore is a Democrat run city. Baltimore City Schools is >>>>> run by Democrats and minorities. >>>>> >>>>> This is not a Republican versus Democrat thing. Both parties >>>>> of our government are selling out the American worker to big >>>>> business and you better believe that education is big >>>>> business. >>>>> >>>>> You are making a big mistake if you blame this exclusively on >>>>> the Republicans or the Tea Party. Both parties are selling us >>>>> out. Don't get it twisted. They are conning people like you >>>>> by playing one side off against the other. They are just >>>>> playing good cop, bad cop with you. Don't fall for it. >>>> >>>> If you don't think the TeaParty and our governor is behind >>>> Charter schools and importing teachers so they can lower their >>>> payroll costs, you are mistaken...no Dems are behind this...we >>>> have a radical governor. Nearby Texas, Gov Perry have reduced >>>> requirements to teach in Charter Schools to a H.S. >>>> Diploma...Perry is no Dem, he was a candidate for the Republican >>>> Candidate for Pres. I thought you kne

Apr 3, 2013

ingrid There are fifty states in the Union. The governor is responsible in La for the horrible jails (story about jail in New Orleans where inmates have guns, smack etc video shown in Federal Court today)the governor is responsible..he is a radical right governor. Obama says to the states...if you think Charters are the answer, then try it...when it comes...See MoreThere are fifty states in the Union. The governor is responsible in La for the horrible jails (story about jail in New Orleans where inmates have guns, smack etc video shown in Federal Court today)the governor is responsible..he is a radical right governor. Obama says to the states...if you think Charters are the answer, then try it...when it comes out that Charters are not the answer they will dry up...they were a big failure in California. The Gov is responsible..he is the CEO of the State. When Obama sees Charters are a failure he will say we must do something else (like demand respect for teachers maybe) My sister is in Florida where Gov Scott cut school funding a billion dollars but has given hundreds of millions to private firms who were supposed to create jobs...they didn't. Florida is 49th in HS graduations!....another TeaBagger Governor.

On 4/02/13, this is not exclusive to the Republicans wrote: > On 4/01/13, Ingrid wrote: >> After being lured to teach in Louisiana P S and forced into >> exploitive contracts 350 Filipino tchrs recd a judgement of >> 4.5 million. Universal Placement International was ordered >> to pay damages to the teachers after a two week >> trial...This is the famous governor's idea to important >> labor for charter schools/ >> >> this is the teaparty methods of education....when is the >> last time the hard Right was correct about ANYTHING? > Sorry but you are wrong. The same exact B.S. went down in > Baltimore, Maryland and that was not the idea of Republicans. > Baltimore is a Democrat run city. Baltimore City Schools is > run by Democrats and minorities. > > This is not a Republican versus Democrat thing. Both parties > of our government are selling out the American worker to big > business and you better believe that education is big > business. > > You are making a big mistake if you blame this exclusively on > the Republicans or the Tea Party. Both parties are selling us > out. Don't get it twisted. They are conning people like you > by playing one side off against the other. They are just > playing good cop, bad cop with you. Don't fall for it.

Apr 3, 2013

Teacher groups???

by Dr. Watters

Jun 8, 2013

Hi! I'm seeking input regarding what professional teacher groups teachers really belong. I often advise per-service teachers to join KappaDelta Pi, NAEYC, CEC, etc... But, do in-service teachers really belong to these groups?

What other possibly local groups do you belong?