My family has lived in Reynoldsburg for over 12 years. Our children are both Reynoldsburg high school students; one a senior and the other a freshman. We have experienced many ups and downs in Reynoldsburg City Schools and I believe we are at the lowest point in our children's' education. Some of our best teachers have left the district and we are now facing the possibility of a teacher strike. In addition, our schools are on a destructive course of creating a stunted curriculum that limits opportunities for student learning and makes Reynoldsburg an unattractive community for development.
As negotiations for the new contract continue, I would like to follow up on our meeting from a few weeks ago.
When we met, you emphasized that the school district had been researching strategic compensation for three years, and gave me some of the details about two studies that the district had conducted. At the time, you did not have on hand the folder with further information about the studies, but said that you could get it for me. In a later email message, I recommended putting this information on the FAQ, phrasing the question like this: Letter to the Editor, published in This Week News, August 7, 2014
As teachers resign/retire from Reynoldsburg City Schools, the district finds alternatives to replacing them, like canceling the class, hiring a paraprofessional, offering online classes and enrolling more students in each class. Letter to the Editor, This Week News, August 7 2014
On the surface, merit pay makes so much sense. Shouldn't people be paid based on their merit? How do we hold them accountable? These are questions I've heard, and I've asked myself. Letter to the Editor, published in the Columbus Dispatch, July 15, 2014
I have been a resident of Reynoldsburg for nearly two decades, have covered the education beat for two weeklies for 15 years and am the daughter of an educator. |
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