tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post6670144139198064371..comments2024-03-17T19:49:08.769-05:00Comments on Jeff Bergosh Blog: Fixing Schools that Serve Communities with High Levels of Social DysfunctionJeff Bergoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12638001957494810839noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-19064801192910155202016-04-27T07:23:07.034-05:002016-04-27T07:23:07.034-05:00You know Jeff, I might actually agree with you. I...You know Jeff, I might actually agree with you. I do think the Turnaround group has probably been beneficial in generating new ideas, but it's very important to have a staff that is motivated and experienced enough to perform the job. I am not sure if just having more experienced staff is "the solution" but it's definitely important. In other ways, however, some schools want to wipe out most of the senior staff because they aren't as welcome to new ideas, so it can be a give and a take. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-25972008836437734742016-04-23T07:03:18.861-05:002016-04-23T07:03:18.861-05:00Yeah, they had no appetite for discussion on the t...Yeah, they had no appetite for discussion on the topic of incentive pay for teachers that work in schools that serve communities with high levels of social dysfunction. But the principal said it herself, and I have heard this myself from teachers who teach at these tough schools where there is NO parental support: The message they send is loud and clear: They love the kids, they love the work, but it becomes physically and mentally exhausting, and eventually they say to themselves, inevitably, "Why am I killing myself, staying here?" and these teachers transfer to the suburbs. That's what happens, then we have the most challenging schools with the least experienced staffs. It is not a mystery, the fix and the solution. Pay them a yearly bonus that is cumulative and recurring as long as they stay in the challenging assignment. Then upon year 5, 8, or 10---when these teachers are senior enough to get an easier, suburban assignment, maybe they stay if they continue to be paid $5K,$7K, or $10K more if they stay in the challenging school. This is how you break the cycle of the inner-city schools being teacher churn factories that subs will not even come to. I've been screaming this for years now, for years. It falls on deaf ears which is sad. It falls on deaf ears even though people know it is what is desperately needed in at least 10-12 of our schools in Escambia if we ever want to get serious about keeping the most experienced teachers in these schools. Jeff Bergoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638001957494810839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-3818638191607599532016-04-21T06:05:58.656-05:002016-04-21T06:05:58.656-05:00Haha, just watched the workshop, re: Turnaround So...Haha, just watched the workshop, re: Turnaround Solutions at Warrington. I thought Mr. Slayton was going to lose it when Dr. Lipnick opened the door for you to discuss cumulative teacher bonuses for staying at low-performing schools. Mr. Slayton stayed grumpy for a while!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-55708981389668377722016-04-09T05:30:07.559-05:002016-04-09T05:30:07.559-05:00I have not yet read the agenda item but I will cer...I have not yet read the agenda item but I will certainly discuss this with my counterparts at the workshop this Friday morning. I voted against this expenditure last year as last year it was the second year of the one year turnaround, and apparently this will be the third year of the one year turnaround. It is not that what they do for the school is not beneficial, and I hear that it is, and I am at that school once weekly on Wednesdays to mentor a student there, it is just the cost that bothers me and the fact that it creates duplication of administration at the site at a very high cost to the taxpayers for a benefit that cannot be easily quantified.Jeff Bergoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638001957494810839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-75065349373536414662016-04-08T20:46:00.221-05:002016-04-08T20:46:00.221-05:00I see there's another $400K to be voted on at ...I see there's another $400K to be voted on at this month's board meeting to turn around Warrington Middle. How many years now have taxpayers footed the bill for this one-year solution? Maybe the school-based dream team and this private company dream team are not so awesome after all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com