tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post7315991350017680806..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Duval's teacher absenteeism problem.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-5173963317740852122017-01-15T10:21:37.429-07:002017-01-15T10:21:37.429-07:00You make a good point. I always prefer to see the ...You make a good point. I always prefer to see the raw data so that we know how the numbers were cooked.Rob Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279733614071301652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-41207743113154078732017-01-13T05:31:31.444-07:002017-01-13T05:31:31.444-07:00I believe you see alot of teacher absenteeism esp....I believe you see alot of teacher absenteeism esp. at struggling schools because teachers do not feel supported by the district or the union. How could they when you take away planning days & interrupt xmas vacations? If teachers are in training they're still missing instructional time. Why not get rid of early release days and have planning days once a month so teachers can receive training & have their meetings without being away from their students? Oh and why have weather days in the school year if you're not going to use them. Thx DTU. <br /><br />Just a thought. There has to be a better way. Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543728085900576908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-25377393214705350382017-01-12T13:34:12.323-07:002017-01-12T13:34:12.323-07:00This appears to be an average number of days and n...This appears to be an average number of days and not reported by teacher. So, if 2 teachers in a school of 60 teachers take 12 weeks maternity leave and 1 teacher in that school has surgery and is out for 6 weeks then that averages to 3 days for all of the teachers in that school. Teachers may be taking 6-8 days but because teachers do have surgery and babies that school average is high. This is a stupid statistic most likely crated to make all teachers look negligent. Afraid to sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383361570761059975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-76447108387913790292017-01-12T11:26:13.998-07:002017-01-12T11:26:13.998-07:00This appears to be an average number of days and n...This appears to be an average number of days and not reported by teacher. So, if 2 teachers in a school of 60 teachers take 12 weeks maternity leave and 1 teacher in that school has surgery and is out for 6 weeks then that averages to 3 days for all of the teachers in that school. Teachers may be taking 6-8 days but because teachers do have surgery and babies that school average is high. This is a stupid statistic most likely crated to make all teachers look negligent. Afraid to sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383361570761059975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-42999437071329651352017-01-06T02:56:32.234-07:002017-01-06T02:56:32.234-07:00More than 1 in 4 of the nation’s full-time teacher...More than 1 in 4 of the nation’s full-time teachers are considered chronically absent, according to federal data. The National Bureau of Economic Research has found that when teachers are absent for at least 10 days, there is a significant decrease in student outcomes. School district administrators across the country do not know what exactly is causing excessive teacher absenteeism. Some point to teachers taking sick leave, maternity leave and personal days to which they are entitled, and others attribute part of the problem to school climate. When teachers don’t feel motivated to go to school and teach, some of them just don’t show up.Rob Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279733614071301652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-17782415823680551802017-01-05T18:40:01.530-07:002017-01-05T18:40:01.530-07:00The devil's in the details and I need some. Wh...The devil's in the details and I need some. What type of leave is considered for summing up 'chronic absentee'? Any type of leave? So if the District forces me from my classroom for training (it happened one day this year), that counts? I didn't want to go. If I get called for jury duty--there is no choice, report or the marshals come looking for you--that counts? I understand that some teachers who think the sick/personal leave means take the full amount making up whatever excuse is necessary and don't consider that their students aren't learning when they are not there is problematical. But there are many reasons teachers have to miss work and to call them chronically absent in a perjorative manner isn't the way to find a solution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-20998109045656297932017-01-05T16:53:15.466-07:002017-01-05T16:53:15.466-07:00It's gone from 60% to 50% payout for unused si...It's gone from 60% to 50% payout for unused sick leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com