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by Los Lunas, New Mexico
Dec 17, 2006
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Valencia County News Bulletin
Weekend Edition, December 16, 2006
By Clara Garcia, Staff Writer
"A teenager arrested on charges that he allegedly shot at
the home of the Los Lunas High School principal earlier
this year has pleaded not guilty.
...."The teenager is suspected of shooting at Dr. ...See More/blockquote>
Valencia County News Bulletin
Weekend Edition, December 16, 2006
By Clara Garcia, Staff Writer
"A teenager arrested on charges that he allegedly shot at
the home of the Los Lunas High School principal earlier
this year has pleaded not guilty.
...."The teenager is suspected of shooting at Dr. Dan
Webb's home in the early morning hours of Sept. 10. Webb
and his family were not hurt in during the incident.
"Bullet holes were discovered on the outer walls of the
home, front door, garage door and a front window,
according to the criminal complaint.
..."According to the criminal complaint, numerous
witnesses told police Arnold was with a group of friends
at his Los Lunas home on the night of Sept. 10 when
someone said that they should go to Webb's house and throw
rock at it.
"Someone present made a comment, 'What are rocks going to
do?' the criminal complaint says. Then someone responded
that they should shoot it instead."
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These are exerpts from the story. Webb is a new principal
brought in from California. This district has had
problems with violence and safety issues for teachers for
a long time. I, personally, was physically assaulted by a
freshman and the district admin did absolutely nothing. I
had witnessed other staff assaults, as well as extremely
violent behaviors ingnored by the administration.
I am guessing that this new principal is actually trying
to impose sanctions for poor behavior, something children
in this town aren't used to.
The Webb's apparently were home asleep when the shooting
took place and, thank god, nobody was injured.
by Does YOUR state have a Teacher's Rights Bill?
Dec 22, 2006
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Every teacher is entitled to a duty-free lunch and
planning and preparation time. Except for a few minor
changes made in the 1995 rewrite of the Texas Education
Code, the statutes have essentially remained the same.
Duty-free lunch – Texas Education Code, Sec. 21.405
By law, each classroom teacher ...See More/blockquote>
Every teacher is entitled to a duty-free lunch and
planning and preparation time. Except for a few minor
changes made in the 1995 rewrite of the Texas Education
Code, the statutes have essentially remained the same.
Duty-free lunch – Texas Education Code, Sec. 21.405
By law, each classroom teacher and full-time librarian
gets at least a 30-minute lunch period “free from all
duties and responsibilities connected with the instruction
and supervision of students.” According to a Texas
Attorney General opinion, the term “duty” would include a
directive that teachers remain on campus during lunch,
because it would relate to student instruction or
supervision. Districts cannot require teachers to stay on
campus during their 30-minute lunch even if the campus
is “closed” for students.
The law provides exceptions—personnel shortages, extreme
economic conditions or unavoidable/unforeseen
circumstances—which give districts the right to require
teachers to supervise lunches, but not more than one time
per week.
The rules adopted by the commissioner of education set the
bar very high before a district can assign a teacher to
lunch duty. Scheduling problems do not create unforeseen
circumstances. They exist when an epidemic, illness, or
natural or man-made disaster leaves no one available to do
the duty. An extreme economic condition exists when hiring
a person to supervise lunch would cause the district to
raise taxes to the extent that the district might face a
tax roll-back election. A personnel shortage exists only
after all available nonteaching personnel—superintendent
and business manager included—have been assigned to the
duty and the district has diligently recruited community
volunteers to help.
Planning and preparation time – Texas Education Code, Sec.
21.404
The law entitles every teacher to planning and preparation
time, during which the district can require the teacher to
engage in no activity other than parent-teacher
conferences, evaluating student work, and planning.
Teachers must have at least 450 minutes of planning time
every two weeks in increments of not less than 45 minutes
within the instructional day.
Examples:
A teacher could have five 90-minute conference periods
within a two-week period, instead of a 45-minute
conference period each day. A district can provide 50-
minute blocks of planning time daily, and exceed the
minimum requirement, but it could not provide 50 minutes
one day and 40 minutes the next.
A district cannot schedule a 7:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
instructional day, and then give teachers 3:15 p.m.-4:00
p.m. to plan after the students leave.
Conference period cases often involve requirements for
group planning or staff development during planning
periods. According to the commissioner of education, if a
district gives teachers no more than the statutory minimum
planning time, the district cannot ask teachers to engage
in group-planning during one of those planning periods.
Example:
A district that schedules 50-minute planning periods every
day could ask teachers to plan as a group one day every
two weeks, but the district could not take one planning
period for group planning and another for staff
development.
by United States Institute of Peace
Dec 28, 2006
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The United States Institute of Peace announces the National
Peace Essay Contest for students in grades 9-12. For the
2006-07 contest, student's essay must examine the issue of
youth and violent conflicts. First-place winners from each
state receive $1,000 college scholarships and compete for
national awards o...See More/blockquote>
The United States Institute of Peace announces the National
Peace Essay Contest for students in grades 9-12. For the
2006-07 contest, student's essay must examine the issue of
youth and violent conflicts. First-place winners from each
state receive $1,000 college scholarships and compete for
national awards of $2,500 to $10,000. National award
amounts include state awards. First-place state winners
also are invited to attend an expenses-paid awards program
in Washington, D.C., in June. To obtain guidelines for
entering the contest, e-mail [email removed]].
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Has anyone went through the transition to teach program?
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What Language Arts programs are used in grades 1-3?
What city are you in?
Thanks
P.S. I have a lot of Language Arts links on my website
([link removed])
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Does New Mexico provide health benefits for
teachers/families? Do you have to pay for it? Co-Pays? We
are thinking about moving there. Both my husband and I are
teachers and were wondering how much out of pocket expenses
we would be looking at. Thanks.
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My 22 y.o. daughter is a single mom in Valencia County and
is considering going back to college to become a teacher.
What advice would you give her?
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