For at least the last 9 weeks' grading period, our district has been involved in failed contract negotiations with the superintendent and school board. We are at impasse, which requires a mediator. The teacher's association decided to take some minor actions to express our solidarity: We dress in black on Mondays (heretofore declared at "dress for success day" by the superintendent.) We wear black and green ribbons on our clothing. There was informational picketing outside the last board meeting. Apparently all of this has not pleased our administration. They don't even like our color of choice!
So...my agenda for next week includes:
Colts Day on Monday. One of our former students is a Colt--recently re-signed to take the place of the injured Stokely. (I have to buy a shirt!) In the evening, we will wear black to the Board meeting. We have been denied a position on the agenda that night, but will be there, in spades.
Tuesday is "casual day". I can legally wear jeans. Wednesday, there is an activity or two that I will be expected to help supervise. Just don't know what they are, yet!
Let's see...we have one who is suspended for stealing a cell phone. She got on it and changed the voice mail, and called her boyfriend. There are recordings. Apparently, she didn't know she could be caught!
We have another who smoked in the girls bathroom just outside my classroom. It took us probably two minutes to catch her. She is also out until the new year.
Another youngster with whom we have worked forever just to keep in school copped an attitude with a sub today. He is also gone until January. Guess it's time for me to put my "No S. S." sign up again. (S.S. = Stupid Stuff).
And...tonight...the word has come down that the FCC has dropped Morse Code as a requirement for General and Extra class radio licensing. This has been coming...and I am NOT looking forward to hearing the whining from the Good Ol' Boys. I'm thinking that it will take them a few days to find out. I'm going to lay low!!!!!!
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