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a Newsday reporter was at the meeting and a portion of the meeting was taped and there is an online story entitled "Plainview-Old Bethpage parents slam teacher protests"
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/plainview-old-bethpage-parents-slam-teacher-protests-1.1593006
comments/questions brought up by parents at tonight's Board of Ed meeting:
why isn't curriculum consistent throughout the district
Old Beth and Parkway teachers welcomed parents back into the classroom for Halloween and Pasadena and Stratford teachers didn't
Why doesn't Stratford get the same materials as the other elementary schools - this was brought up by non-Stratford parents
why is it so hard to get in touch with teachers here? - teachers in Commack are required to answer parent emails within a certain amount of time or they have to explain to administration why they couldn't
the PCT compares POB teacher salaries to neighboring districts but those districts have longer days - and less days off - so it is not a fair comparison since those teachers work more hours
questions about implementation of various remedial reading programs - how they are being supported in the classrooms - teachers need materials
why don't elementary report cards contain academics in all 4 quarters
why can't elementary extra help happening before or after school instead of during school so your kid doesn't miss out on math when they need help in reading
why can't we have a 9 period school day instead of 8 so kids have more choices and can have lunch
why aren't reading level results explained and available to all elementary parents - suggestion made to include this information on the report card
what is the timetable for the goals of the Board of Ed about report cards
can we eliminate or lower contribution to teacher retirement fund (answer - no - this is a state law not a local decision)
an explanation was asked for the discrepancy in what the school taxes actually cost vs. what was estimated as reported by Newsday
there were about 70 parents at tonight's meeting - parents have been showing up at BOE meetings pretty consistently since the beginning of October and different parents are speaking up
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Send Newsday reporter John Hildebrand your opinion
ReplyDeleteHis email address is at the top of the article. If he receives enough email maybe we can convince him to come back to the next meeting and hopefully more residents will show up and speak up!