With the 2014 legislative session less than three months away, State Rep. Tricia Cotham is launching a series of forums to talk with teachers about supporting schools and shaping state policy. The first will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Plaza-Midwood library branch, 1623 Central Ave.
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Cotham, a Mecklenburg Democrat, was a teacher and administrator in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools before joining the General Assembly in 2007. She notes that the sessions are not limited to CMS employees; all teachers are welcome.
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And while you've got your calendars out, here are a couple more education-related events coming up. You can be one of the first to catch the CMS 2014-15 budget overview from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at West Charlotte High, 2219 Senior Drive. More sessions around the county will be held through April; click here for the schedule. You can also take the CMS online budget survey through Friday.
And for those with an interest in services for students with disabilities, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to state policies from 5:30 to 7 p.m. March 19 in Davidson. Click here for details.
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Can't attend - but here is what is needed:
1. Rescind Common Core
2. Remove Standard 6 from teacher evaluations - unfair
3. Put all teachers where they are supposed to be on the promised salary scale.
The morale problem ( and impending quality staffing crisis) will be solved.
Are not incompetent schoolhouse administrators an issue? I hear constatntly that they will not enforce the published discipline standards?
Also, illiterate baby momas are making admiinstrative decisions.
The biggest need is competitive pay for all levels of teachers (new and veteran). There is no reason teachers should be able to go to Virginia and make almost $10,000 more per year. There should be high expectations and minimal performance requirements for teachers, but there should be base pay that warrants those expectations.
There's bi-partisan support for a pay raise for teachers. McCrory has already proposed it and it's going to happen this year.
The "RAISE" talked about is not for ALL teachers. I have lost at least $10,000 in salary , benefits and pension over the last 5 years.
Never again will I advise students , friends and family members to go into the teaching profession in the state of NC.
Now, being an administrator or super in CMeS...That is entirely a different story !
What pay raise? Are you talking about the one for new teachers only? The one that was brought about because it's an election year. The one that had to be done because of teacher loss. NC universities do not produce enough teachers for NC. We need to bring out of state recruits to keep the doors open. With teacher turn over and retiring baby boomers, it was a necessity. Mcory and Tillis could care less about teachers. I voted for both of them but call a spade a spade.
7:29, get your facts straight, only a third of the youngest and cheapest teachers will receive a raise.
Its time for all school personal to vote.
What? Wrong, most teachers do not get a raise. Shame on Tillis and Mcory
Compare teacher salary schedules for the last ten years.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/finance/salary/
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2013-14schedules.pdf
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2008-09schedules.pdf
The teachers pay in NC is embarrassing. Sorry teach.
That's pretty bad
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