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LWolf

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5. Since local districts are funded by ADA,

Reply to hunter (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:48 AM

Nov 2013

it makes sense to take the week off when the rate of absence is going to be exaggerated.

Especially in CA, which doesn't fund excused absences like many other states do. I was teaching there when "butts in the seat" attendance funding was enacted.

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More than 600 San Francisco teachers and classroom aides skipped school tuesday [View all] Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 OP

I have some solutions to this problem. LWolf Nov 2013 #1

Our local school district takes the entire week off. hunter Nov 2013 #4

Since local districts are funded by ADA, LWolf Nov 2013 #5

The last school district we were in they would have had the whole week off. The new liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #11

In my current district, LWolf Nov 2013 #14

Seems like the ideal opportuntity to teach this and the ensuing historical experience of the colony FarCenter Nov 2013 #15

Hmmm.... Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 #2

If people in regular office jobs can manage to work SheilaT Nov 2013 #3

Your outrage seems to be somewhat OTT. Agschmid Nov 2013 #6

Oh, I don't think so. SheilaT Nov 2013 #7

teachers have more and more taken from them with every new contract negotiation. You think if they liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #12

I understand this. Igel Nov 2013 #8

600 hundred teachers and aides calling in sick last minute SheilaT Nov 2013 #10

No need to seek permission KamaAina Nov 2013 #9

Even so, when 600 call in "sick" at the start of a five day weekend, SheilaT Nov 2013 #13

Oh great. Another PR bungle that right wingers will use to bash teachers. Taitertots Nov 2013 #16