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Monday, May 5, 2008
Time to rally around Clayton teachers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I had a different blog written for this week, but instead I decided to give a shout out to those teachers who decided to stick with us.
The last time Clayton County Public Schools went on probation, we lost several experienced teachers. But according to Fox 5 News, nearly 91 percent of our teachers have signed on for another year.
Most who left CCPS were newer teachers. Thankfully, our children will have some continuity and recognize that everyone has not given up on them. One less thing for our kids to think about regarding the accreditation mess, as many worried about losing their favorite teacher(s).
What’s most important is having educators in place that care about and know our children, and that our kids who value their education get to work with teachers they are familiar with.
It is also crucial that parents and the community as a whole get involved (and stay involved) in CCPS, the PTA and the Board of Education so that we are never again shut out of decisions regarding our school system.
While many are trying to flee Clayton and those who have already fled (or never lived here in the first place) twist the knife and enjoy the show, it is a blessing that these teachers are staying to give our children some stability, especially if we do lose accreditation.
But educators can not accomplish this alone. We must do our part on July 15 by voting in five new school board members who will put the students first.
Clayton, let’s rally around our teachers! Whether accreditation is lost or not, CCPS needs all the parental and community support they can get to help rebuild the system from the inside out.
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