| "Grand total for a typical week's grading—from 8 to 10 additional hours." | By Allison Webb If those of you in power cared about teacher retention, quality of instruction, and increasing student achievement, you might want to consider the following points. Here is a detailed account of why beginning teachers don’t last, why many excellent teachers quit and why nothing else that you do to improve education will make any difference in terms of the quality of teaching. I am going to show why despite the fact that I live my job more hours than my husband and three daughters would like, I will never get ahead, and find myself with 15 years invested in the dead-end job that I love — teaching. I teach five classes a day and prepare three different lesson plans (Spanish 1, Spanish 3 Honors and AP Spanish Language and Culture. |
 “I am incredibly honored to be recognized as National Superintendent of the Year, and am so proud to share this recognition with Athens and the Clarke County School District community,” said Lanoue. “Together, as a community of learners, we have made a difference in the lives of our children, and I am so pleased that we have been recognized for this on a national level.”
Read more: http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2015-02-26/clarke-countys-lanoue-named-nations-top-superintendent A Series by Dr. Jim Arnold Alan Long is Principal at Jefferson County High School in Louisville GA. He began his teaching career as a coach and PE teacher 28 years ago, and has served as a school administrator for 10 years. Alan raised his two sons as a single parent, and is proud of the fact both of them volunteered for military service after high school. “They took my ideas of service to another level” he said, “and I am very proud of their accomplishments.” He was elected to serve as President of the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders. Under Alan’s leadership GASSP has placed finalists in the NASSP High School and Middle School Principal of the Year process 6 of the last 8 years. He was encouraged by a former Principal to become an administrator, and took the opportunity to serve and learn with a strong building leader. He immediately saw the positive effects a good leader could have working with teachers and students, and making a difference through leadership quickly became his passion. Gov. Deal defends decision to nix school bus driver health funding (AJC) Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday defended his decision to cut health insurance funding for about 11,500 part-time school staffers, such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers. Some lawmakers from both parties have already indicated they opposed cutting off school bus drivers from health coverage. After hearing a presentation on the cuts earlier this week, state Rep. Bill Werkheiser, R-Glennville, said, “I predict if they pass it, 80 to 90 percent of the drivers in rural Georgia won’t drive.” Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/gov-deal-defends-decision-to-nix-school-bus-driver/njtLW/
 Superintendent-elect Richard Woods used a speech to school board members from across the state to stake out his agenda.
Highlights from the AJC and AP:
Woods will be sworn in on January 12th, 2014. School Council President Writes Letter Urging State School Superintendent Barge to Stop Over-Testing12/6/2014
December 3, 2014 Dr. John D. Barge State School Superintendent Dear Dr. Barge: I am writing on behalf of the Chase Street Elementary School Council to address what we believe to be extraordinary levels of over-testing our children. Testing has been a topic of much discussion in recent months, and for good reason. I would like to share with you some of our specific concerns with testing from the perspective of parents of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. We understand the need for testing to measure our children’s progress. However, state- and district-mandated testing will consume at least part of our children’s school days on over 28 separate days in a 176-day school year. This means that, conservatively measured, our 3rd-5th graders will be tested on over seventeen percent of the days they attend school.  State School Superintendent
Sunday, October 12, 2014 Airs at 7:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Participating candidates: Valarie Wilson and Richard Woods Lt. Governor Sunday, October 19, 2014 Airs at 6:30PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Participating candidates: Casey Cagle and Connie Stokes Governor Sunday, October 19, 2014 Airs LIVE from 7:00 – 8:00PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Participating candidates: Jason Carter, Nathan Deal and Andrew Hunt Click here for full schedule. |
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