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MEMORANDUM

 

 

Memo To:   Dr. Kriner Cash, Superintendent, BPS

From:         Philip Rumore, President, BTF

Date:          March 20, 2020

 

Subject:     Concerns/Suggestions


As we continue to work together, we are forwarding additional concerns and suggestions from teachers. 

Suggestions:

  • Have a procedure for students/parents to pick up laptops and student materials.  Parents only had one days notice.
  • Have a number/email address where teachers can volunteer to assist, e.g.: type of assistance/day(s)/time/place.  Some teachers are willing to help out at their own or close by schools.


Concerns:

  • Most materials for three (3) weeks - how will they be corrected?
    • When?  
  • While appreciative of additional support of Say Yes, teachers are concerned with not being consulted and of the services that will be provided by Say Yes.  Many teachers are already making personal contacts with families.
  • Many families cannot access Schoology.
  • Special Education/Pupil Personnel – only notified late Monday, March 16th, to prepare packets.
  • Teachers being told to include Administrators in their Schoology and their “Class Dojo” (School #80 and others).
  • Teachers being told to log into “Work Place” or they will be charged with a sick day by Sarah Edwards.

 

Please know that some of your administrators are causing very bad feelings and anger as their negative and destructive actions are spread via facebook.


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Important Information

  • The Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) Information 

    The APPR is a process by which teachers are evaluated in NYS. The intent of APPR is to assist educators to improve the quality of instruction in schools and to improve students' performance for colleges and careers. District APPR plans must meet strict state guidelines and be negotiated with local unions. Under state guidelines, APPR takes into account classroom observations and student performance. Teachers across NYS receive an overall effectiveness rating every year.

     

    APPR is complex and can often be overwhelming.  Click here to keep up to date on all the current APPR information.

  • Opt-Out Information 

    Teachers and parents share deep concerns about the standardized tests used by NYS for accountability purposes that include; stress on students, in-appropriateness and lack of validity of the Common Core-aligned tests, loss of learning time, and lack of transparency on state test content. Parents who decide it is not in their children’s best interests to take these assessments are part of an “Opt-Out” movement. BTF fully supports parents’ right to choose what is best for their children.

     

    Click here to keep up to date on the "Opt-Out" movement and other information.

  • COVID-19 Information


    For our members, BTF has collected COVID-19 resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, as well as our affiliates, NYSUT, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. Together we must, and will, be proactive to ensure that Coronavirus does not infect and spread to our students, staff and community.
     
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