Associated Chaffey Teachers

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1. Anonymous

   Did the Bargaining Committee even consider the survey the Association submitted? Not one date of the three days was an option on the survey. Also, having these days on Mondays also cut into some supplementary income for some employees assigned to Mondays specifically (e.g. after school tutoring), so we get hit twice by the cuts. Thanks!

   Posted on 28-Jan-10 at 1:31 pm | Permalink
2. Hank Mollet

   Yes, the survey was the primary consideration for the team. The highest ranked choices were three day weekends in April, attached to spring break, and at the end of the school year. Because of testing schedules we were unable to agree to taking all the days in April, so the days we agreed on represent a mix of the highest ranked choices.

   The impact on after school tutoring is an unintended consequence. Perhaps the tutoring schedules could be adjusted to fit the needs of the students and teachers in the program.

   Posted on 28-Jan-10 at 2:15 pm | Permalink
3. Marilyn Irwin

   Well, they’ve done it again! Libraries and Teacher Librarians are not a luxury, they are a necessity in this information age with 21st century technology. Let’s be more creative and realistic with suggesting what we can do without. Our students need these services now, more than ever!

   Posted on 07-Feb-10 at 4:46 am | Permalink
4. Marilyn Irwin

   Ed. codes relating to school libraries:

   44868. No person shall be employed as a teacher librarian in an
   elementary or secondary school, unless he or she holds a valid
   credential of proper grade authorizing service as a teacher librarian
   or a valid teaching credential issued by the Commission on Teacher
   Credentialing if he or she has completed the specialized area of
   librarianship.

   44869. A teacher librarian, when employed full time as a teacher
   librarian or serving full time, partly as a teacher librarian and
   partly as a teacher, shall rank as a teacher.

   18120. The governing board of a school district maintaining its own
   library or libraries may appoint a librarian or librarians to staff
   the libraries provided they qualify as librarians pursuant to Section
   44868.

   18121. The governing board of a school district is accountable for
   the proper care and preservation of the school libraries of the
   district, and may make all necessary rules and regulations not
   provided for by the State Board of Education, or the Superintendent
   of Public Instruction and not inconsistent therewith.

   18122. The governing board of a school district shall, on or before
   August 31st, in each year, report to the State Department of
   Education on the condition of school libraries, for the year ending
   June 30th preceding. The report shall, in addition to other matters
   deemed expedient by the governing board or the librarians, contain
   the statistical and other information as is deemed desirable by the
   State Department of Education. For this purpose the State Department
   of Education may send to the several districts under its supervision,
   instructions or question blanks so as to obtain the material for a
   comparative study of library conditions in the state.

   18100. The governing board of each school district shall provide
   school library services for the pupils and teachers of the district
   by establishing and maintaining school libraries or by contractual
   arrangements with another public agency.

   18101. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards, rules
   and regulations for school library services.

   18102. Libraries may be established and maintained under the
   control of the governing board of any school district.

   18103. The libraries shall be open to the use of the teachers and
   the pupils of the school district during the schoolday. In addition,
   the libraries may be open at other hours, including evenings and
   Saturdays, as the governing board may determine. Libraries open to
   serve students during evening and Saturday hours shall be under the
   supervision of certificated personnel. Certificated personnel
   employed to perform full-time services in an elementary, junior high,
   or high school during the regular schoolday, may supervise, but
   shall not without their consent be required to supervise, a school
   library on evenings or Saturdays. If a person agrees to supervise the
   school library during Saturday or evening hours, he or she shall be
   compensated in the amounts determined by the governing board of the
   district as indicated on the salary schedule.

   Posted on 07-Feb-10 at 5:03 am | Permalink
5. Marilyn Irwin

   Marilyn Irwin
   Sat, 06 Feb 2010 6:54:11 am
   February 4, 2010

   Open letter to stakeholders in the Chaffey Joint Union High School District:

   The undersigned teachers of the Alta Loma High School English department express our dismay at the thought of teacher librarians losing their jobs in this budget crisis. The teacher librarian plays an important role in student learning and is a major source of support for teachers as they help students achieve the standards. The teacher librarian helps teachers find resources and appropriate materials, instructs students on the research process, defends teachers against censorship, and works to help students become lifelong readers.

   If we concede now that our school can operate without a librarian, we fear that this position will be seen as a luxury we can live without in the future. Anne Hebert said, “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” Without a librarian, what is the library? This vital organ in our schools will be essentially shut down. The teacher librarian is the one person on campus who supports virtually every teacher and student in some way.

   Thank you,

   (All teachers of the English Dept. at ALHS signed)

   Posted on 19-Feb-10 at 10:42 am | Permalink

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