tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post8180345789436561134..comments2024-03-18T23:17:55.642-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Career Ladder poised to get axRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-84273383131793924772010-04-11T11:57:15.875-07:002010-04-11T11:57:15.875-07:00Hey, I do much "extra work" and I never ...Hey, I do much "extra work" and I never get anything like a career ladder payoff....and I sure don't make the same as even a first year teacher..quit whining for a little while. You'll get used to having to work hard for your salary...the rest of us do...I'd love to have some career ladder money - just once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-19445520206854947512010-04-10T20:02:00.068-07:002010-04-10T20:02:00.068-07:00What burns my butt is the fact that most all schoo...What burns my butt is the fact that most all school districts can run busses to all type events, mostly football, and think nothing of it. Until such time as they cut out this unnecessary wasting of gasoline/diesel fuel, I don't feel sorry for them. We have all cut our driving habits back, let the schools do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-40034513365101370602010-04-09T14:15:16.855-07:002010-04-09T14:15:16.855-07:00I don't think anyone wants to cut the funding,...I don't think anyone wants to cut the funding, they just don't have the money revenues are down nearly 40% from two years ago. You can't spend what you don't have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-84588195645959329882010-04-09T12:00:04.957-07:002010-04-09T12:00:04.957-07:00As a teacher of 22 years, I have depended on Caree...As a teacher of 22 years, I have depended on Career Ladder for a portion of my salary for many years. Just because someone warns me the money might not be there, I cannot take the chance and stop doing all the things that I count for my Career Ladder hours. If I had not done the hours and they did find the money I would definitely have not received the money. I did the work, because I couldn&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-34050223045307512672010-04-09T11:11:44.446-07:002010-04-09T11:11:44.446-07:00Most teachers are altruistic by nature and did the...Most teachers are altruistic by nature and did the extra work for career ladder knowing they may not receive payment. As a teacher, I knew this, but hoped the state would realize how hard we work for such a small paycheck. After 25 years and a doctorate, the highest pay-scale a majority of teachers can make is 60K. Almost every teacher I know has at least a master's degree and we make around Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-83024463147322987162010-04-09T10:24:27.844-07:002010-04-09T10:24:27.844-07:00In our district, teachers were warned, but assured...In our district, teachers were warned, but assured that things looked reasonably OK for funding for this year. Teachers were told to do what they thought best, without a clear outcome. The District promised to pay their portion, regardless of the decision of the State. We'll see...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-83271155804376824722010-04-09T09:48:03.792-07:002010-04-09T09:48:03.792-07:00Rep. Icet and Senator Nodler issued a warning duri...Rep. Icet and Senator Nodler issued a warning during budget hearings last April to the Department to inform districts before anyone committed to the program and followed it up with a letter in June reminding them of the need to inform teachers. If teachers committed to this they need to ask DESE, why they sat on the warning until July. The legislature gave this warning before anyone committed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com