Hi,
Teachers most of the time simply can't control what the administration
does and after 27+ years of teaching I know that administrations do NOT
always do what is best for students even with the best intentions. No
matter how much we discuss this issue this remains a fact of our
profession.
You best approach is to be totally professional and always put the
students first when discussing your point of view and/or concerns. Try
as much as you can to get the system to work for you by having input.
Questions..
1. Can we have a written job description for the literacy coach?
2. Will the literacy coach be working with students or just teachers?
3. Will the literacy coach have materials or will the teacher be
expected to provide
materials?
4. Is it possible to have small groups taken out of the class or will
the coach be
providing all the services in the classroom.
5. Will there be time to plan with coach? Will there be an in-service
BEFORE school
starts and during the year to review materials the coach has and to
have her
demonstrate exactly what she plans to do that is similar or
hopefully different
than what the classroom teacher is already doing?
6. What criteria will be used to determine what students will be
receiving services?
7. Will we have an opportunity to see what literacy coaches are doing
in the other
schools?
In defense of teachers who don't use the coaches I totally agree with
what was said but not all teachers are like that. I have a math coach
and literacy coach that I don't use because I have more experience in
the classroom and more materials than both coaches. When I did ask for
help they gave me the exact same materials I had and a few dittoes. So
sometimes depending on who is hired a teacher simply may not find them
helpful.
Good-Luck
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Subject: [MOSAIC] Losing literacy co ordinator
Hi
After reading about the school district losing a literacy co-ordinator,
my
best friend was a literacy co-ordinator hired in outside of the
district.
She was there one year and quit out of frustration. She was a classroom
teacher for several years as well as a Title I teacher. In addition,
she has
taught pre-service teachers at several local colleges. She is a
wonderful,
creative teacher and professional who as my son had her for second
grade.
The problem was the teachers would not accept her as a person or a
professional. Even though, she offered to help the classroom teachers,
very few
accepted her offer.
So I would have to ask, if your reading specialist is doing a great job,
why would your district want to get rid of this person and hire 3
part-time
people? It sounds like a money issue. To me, it would make more sense to
keep the one you have because how much harder would it be for 3 people
to
"fit-in" and fix the problems rather than one who is knows your system
already.
That is my opinion and maybe even yours, but as a teacher I know the
administration does what is "best" for the district.
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