Drives me crazy.
Summary
TLDRIn a candid conversation, a school principal discusses the decision to not require teachers to work on certain days, despite them being officially designated as workdays. The principal justifies this by highlighting the extensive unpaid hours teachers already contribute during events like book fairs, parent-teacher conferences, and academic competitions, which occur outside regular school hours. The principal argues that if teachers can complete their tasks by Tuesday, they should not be mandated to come in on Wednesday and Thursday, emphasizing the value of their previous unpaid work and the importance of recognizing their dedication and hard work throughout the school year.
Takeaways
- 😠 Teachers work many extra unpaid hours outside contract time
- 😢 Central office mandated 2 work days when teachers had completed tasks
- 😡 Principal refuses to make teachers come in with no work to do
- 🤔 Principal argues teachers work many extra hours unpaid
- 👍 Principal allows early classroom closeout based on completing tasks
- 😇 Principal stands up for teacher needs against central office
- 🤨 Central office questions principal's decision
- 😠 Book fairs, conferences and events are unpaid work days
- 😠 Teachers work estimated 80-100 extra hours unpaid per year
- ❓ Central office could pay for extra time worked in future
Q & A
Why isn't the principal making teachers work on Wednesday and Thursday?
-The principal isn't making teachers work on Wednesday and Thursday if they can get everything done on Tuesday and have their rooms closed out, to avoid making them come in and do nothing.
What is normally required on Wednesday and Thursday according to the central office?
-According to the central office, Wednesday and Thursday are required workdays.
What are some of the additional duties teachers perform outside of regular school hours?
-Teachers perform additional duties such as attending book fair nights, parent-teacher conferences until 7 pm, grandparents' night, school plays, and academic competitions on Saturdays.
How does the principal justify giving teachers Wednesday and Thursday off?
-The principal justifies giving teachers time off by highlighting the extra hours they work throughout the year for events not compensated, suggesting these efforts balance out the required workdays.
What is the principal's stance on compensating teachers for extra work next year?
-The principal suggests that if teachers were compensated next year for their additional work, such as parent-teacher conferences and academic nights, then making Wednesday and Thursday required workdays would be reconsidered.
How many hours do teachers approximately work outside of school hours during the school year, according to the principal?
-According to the principal, teachers work approximately 80, 90, or maybe 100 hours outside of school hours during the school year.
What condition does the principal set for teachers to take Wednesday and Thursday off?
-Teachers can take Wednesday and Thursday off if they can complete all their work on Tuesday and have their classroom ready and signed off.
What is the principal's reaction to making Wednesday and Thursday a required workday?
-The principal expresses frustration towards the central office's decision to make Wednesday and Thursday required workdays, seeing it as unnecessary if teachers have already completed their duties.
What would change the principal's approach to the required workdays?
-The principal's approach to the required workdays would change if the teachers were compensated for their extra hours worked on events outside the regular school hours.
How does the principal conclude the conversation?
-The principal concludes the conversation by asserting their stance on the matter, wishing the person on the other end a good day, and expressing exasperation with the phrase 'good Lord'.
Outlines
📚 Flexibility for Teachers' Workdays
The script describes a conversation between a school official in Burnsville and the central office regarding the requirement for teachers to work on specific days. The official argues against making teachers come in on Wednesday and Thursday if they can complete their tasks by Tuesday. The rationale provided emphasizes the additional unpaid work teachers do throughout the year, including evening parent-teacher conferences, book fair nights, academic competitions, and other school-related activities that extend beyond regular school hours. The speaker points out that teachers work many additional hours, estimating 80 to 100 hours over the school year, and therefore should not be required to work on days when they have nothing to do. The official suggests that unless the teachers are compensated for their extra hours, they should be allowed to take the additional days off once their classrooms are in order.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Required Workday
💡Flex Day
💡Book Fair Nights
💡Parent-Teacher Conferences
💡Grandparents Night
💡School Play
💡Academic Competition
💡Flexibility
💡Teacher Commitment
💡Compensation
Highlights
Inquiry about not making teachers work on a specific Wednesday and Thursday.
Clarification that it's not required if teachers finish their work by Tuesday.
Reference to additional workdays outside regular hours, like book fair nights and parent-teacher conferences.
Highlight of the extra hours teachers work beyond their contractual obligations.
Argument against making teachers work additional days without compensation.
Suggestion to pay teachers for extra hours worked in the next year.
Decision allowing teachers to take time off if they finish early.
Emphasis on the value of teachers' time and workload.
Critique of the decision to make certain days required without flexibility.
Mention of teachers' commitment to school events outside of regular hours.
Discussion on the importance of recognizing teachers' extra efforts.
Proposal for compensating teachers for additional workdays.
Explanation of the rationale behind allowing early leave for teachers.
The conversation ends with a wish for a good day, signaling the end of the discussion.
Transcripts
School Burnsville how can I help you oh
hey central office what's going on you
just got a question yeah what's the
question
okay you heard I wasn't making teachers
work this week on Wednesday and Thursday
yeah no I'm not do I know it's required
workday yeah yeah but here's the deal if
they can get everything done on Tuesday
and they can close out their room and I
can go down there and sign off on it why
would I make them come in here and work
on Wednesday and Thursday and do nothing
oh because it's a work day let me tell
you what else is a work day um for my
teachers
um uh book fair nights yeah we do three
of those a year a parent-teacher
conferences where they're here till
seven o'clock
um three times a year uh grandparents
night
um the school play uh academic
competition that's on a Saturday
um these teachers are up here all the
time outside of school hours they
probably work I would say probably 80 90
maybe 100 hours during the school year
so I'm not gonna make them work on
Wednesday and Thursday just because you
decided to make it a required day
instead of a flex day yeah if they can
get everything done on Tuesday they are
welcome to take Wednesday and Thursday
off and use all that time that they
worked now if you'd like to pay them
next year for coming into parent-teacher
conferences coming to academic night
coming to the book fair the next year
we'll make it a requirement but until
then they can leave as soon as they're
done with their classroom all right talk
to you later you have a good day good
Lord
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