Submitted by Ann Marie Wellhouse (not verified) on March 7, 2007 - 05:15.
The charter school that I founded and taught at with my teaching principal husband is the highest scoring high school in San Diego County. We have mostly blue-collar to low income kids. Our teachers are paid a higher wage (with full benefits) than the other high schools and have much better working conditions (15 kids in a class and a total student load of about 100 kids).
We don't have a union and our teacher turnover rate is extremely low. We do have a great contract with our teachers but they are held accountable to school success including but not limited to test scores. They may use any instruction and curriculum that suits them and works for their students.
So accountability plus freedom to innovate equals everyone wins. Who needs a union?
The charter school that I
Submitted by Ann Marie Wellhouse (not verified) on March 7, 2007 - 05:15.
The charter school that I founded and taught at with my teaching principal husband is the highest scoring high school in San Diego County. We have mostly blue-collar to low income kids. Our teachers are paid a higher wage (with full benefits) than the other high schools and have much better working conditions (15 kids in a class and a total student load of about 100 kids).
We don't have a union and our teacher turnover rate is extremely low. We do have a great contract with our teachers but they are held accountable to school success including but not limited to test scores. They may use any instruction and curriculum that suits them and works for their students.
So accountability plus freedom to innovate equals everyone wins. Who needs a union?