The Joplin R-8 Board of Education hired six during a closed session November 24.
According to the minutes, Jessica Burroughs was hired as a teacher, while Tyler Drake, Victoria Holmes, Jim Schneickert, Bryan Thompson, and Gerri Tracy were hired as certified staff.
The board also discussed litigation during the session, according to the minutes.
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Much was said about teachers getting their salary exposed. Trust me they earn it and do the simple math, that is, if you had a good teacher and paid attention. 25 students per class, 7 hours contact time per day, 175 days a teaching year. Salary of $37500 if you are experienced divided by the above number of contact hours. If you did your math correctly it was roughly 30,600 hours. That means you get a baby sitter, a teacher, a role model and confidant all for the measly sum of $1.22 per hour. You cannot get a teenage babysitter for that amount and if you think it is such a great profession go to school for 4+ years and put up with administration, rules and unruly/undisciplined kids for 7 hours per day. Doubtful that any or very few parents have this much contact time with their kids and then you complain about teachers. Wife was one and I thought about and decided to keep my sanity.
Short of a Christmas miracle they can bet on hiring a whole lot more.
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