Hello Sheila,
On 13 Jan. 98  20:11 Sheila King wrote to Craig Schroeder...
 SK> I must say, that I'm surprised to see that the teachers are 
 SK> actually required to show up for work on a day where school was 
 SK> cancelled due to weather.
I wasn't very clear, perhaps...  They are not required to
attend the workplace on those days.
 SK> I guess at your school the missed/canceled school days are not 
 SK> made up?
We build 3 days into the calendar that do not require makeup
by the students.
 SK> I can see your point, that this is different from what most 
 SK> working adults deal with. But, as Ron McDermott has already 
 SK> pointed out: it would be next to impossible to schedule a 
 SK> meaningful inservice or workshop on that short of notice.
I believe that response comes from a perspective based in past
patterns.  An inservice doesn't require flying in outside
talent (anyone from 50 miles away can be booked as an expert)
to make it meaningful.  Long term school projects could gain
some impetus in making use of these suddenly available
group/team time opportunities.  Creative administrators could
easily develop legitimate use of the time.
 SK> Why do you think that teachers should have to report to the
 SK> physical plant on such days? Just because everyone else in other
 SK> professions has to? That doesn't seem like such a good reason.
For the PR aspects, if nothing else.  Also, it's terrible time for
professionals to waste when they are left so short of it during
the active times of the school year.
Regards,
-=Craig=-
craigclu@bigfoot.com  
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