Christa: Trustee Vote Ignores Input

Christa Hazel: I’m taking issue with your question which gives the impression that teachers were demanding job-embedded collaboration. The teacher’s association conducted their own survey offering five choices and the majority outcome was that teachers preferred to continue with the current schedule of collaboration as it is presently implemented. The school district’s survey was a hobson’s choice of a Monday morning or Wednesday morning preference. Many teachers requested permission to write in their vote of “keep as is” but were denied the ability to do so. (More below)

Question: Will this vote come back to haunt Superintendent Hazel Bauman and the School Board?

The Trustees offered to delay the vote on Late Start Mondays in order for the district to conduct a “robust dialogue.” While our school held many meetings on the issue, it has been clear that the decision was a done deal. Parent and staff input was taken (there is documented opinions by staff opposing the changes that were submitted to the district office) and it was not acknowledged in a meaningful way.