Teacher Salary Steps
NYC DOE Salary Steps and Differentials: Salary Increments Teachers can earn up to an additional $6,000 per year, by completing 30 graduate credits above your masters degree. Listen to this post! There are two types of salary increments: Salary Steps A salary step is an incremental increase in salary based on previous qualifying professional experience. Click […]
Parent Teacher Night
Tonight starts the first of four scheduled parent teacher night conferences for the school year, up two from last year. Carmen Fariña, New York City schools chancellor explains why the expansion was a priority for her and offers advice on making the most of the time, including this week’s introductory session.Nick Lawrence, 8th grade social studies teacher at the East […]
DASA WORKSHOPS ADDED
We’re adding DASA workshops on Columbus Day – Monday October 13, 2014 Veterans’ Day – Tuesday November 11, 2014 What is the DASA? The Dignity for All Students Act New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act, “DASA”) seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe […]
Effective LD Strategy
A CHILD’S CONDITION IMPACTS STRATEGY, NOT EXPECTATIONS — (Effective LD Strategy) We recently had a PD day and this fabulous line was one of the key ideas of Dr. Rich Hawkins, the director of the St. Rose/CITE Educational Leadership program. He calls these key ideas “tattoos” as in you want them to be tattooed into […]
Should We Run Schools Like Businesses?
The last few years have seen a number of calls for schools to be more entrepreneurial. I think this is a classic case of lazy thinking that sounds good until some real analysis is done. Then its weaknesses are revealed. Listen to this post! What do these proponents mean when they say “entrepreneurial?” A recent […]
Tips for New Administrators
20 Tips for New Administrators (Better Known As: How to Stay Off the Front page of the New York Post!) Administrators have a tricky job! Here are 20 Tips on how to navigate the school system with efficiency and professionalism, compiled over many years in the world of school safety, parental conferencing, student learning, professional […]
Pre K Teacher News
Fariña and De Blasio address Pre K Teachers – Pre K Teacher News Day 1 for the new Pre K initiative draws near! The Mayor and Chancellor are using this time to rally the new Pre K teachers around the city. They spoke at the new Pre K Initiative, a training program to prep teachers […]
Common Core Gallup Poll Results
COMMON CORE GALLUP POLL SHOWS MORE AWARENESS, MORE INACCURACY PDK Gallop poll confirms that CCSS knowledge is a roiling battle for control of the narrative. While more people know about the Standards, and have formed strong opinions about them, the actual knowledge they have varies widely, with most people getting their information from TV, Radio, or […]
