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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Were grades inflated in Q1 of Taylor's first year? [/quote]

How would he have changed it? MCPS is a system of schools. The principals get leeway to do whatever they want.[b] CO offers guidelines and policies but enforcement is nonexistent.[/b][/quote]

And the bolded is the problem.  If the system wants to grant principals a large amount of leeway to do what they want (which isn’t always a bad thing) then the [b]principals[/b]  and their [b]staff[/b] need be held to account for mastery of standards, achievement of proficient scores, performance of staff, and innovation.  Otherwise, there needs to be a lot more standardization of implementation and practices so there can be effective measurement on what is working and what is not.

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Principals could start by having their teachers enter grades on time, not after they are due. It could help curb grade inflation. Students may submit assignments on time, but teachers haven't entered scores so grades are not accurate.

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I work 14-15 hours every weekend. I work an additional 2-3 hours every weekend night. And guess what? I STILL can’t stay on top of this job.

Perhaps you can ask principals to make the job more sustainable. Maybe you can ask them to provide us with time at work to grade and plan. Considering these are essential parts of our job, it’s alarming that we receive almost no time during the work week to get it done.

You are relying on teachers to give up their own health and home lives in order to have things done in a timely fashion. And I’ve been doing that for you for over a decade. I’m growing increasingly resentful and slowing down, and eventually I’ll quit like so many others.

So perhaps asking for more blood from stone isn’t your best option. [/quote]

Note that parents asked for grades to be done timely.  They didn’t ask you to work over the weekend to get it done. If you’re not being given time to complete that task, parents have no control over that. That’s between you, your boss, and your employer. And I’m fairly sure you have several means to express your grievance to help resolve: Meetings with boss, meetings with team, climate surveys, a Union, and the ability to talk with all the political representatives.  Being frustrated with parents who are asking for grades, ideally so they know when there are problems and can help support, isn’t helpful.[/quote]

I suppose we are at a standstill, then.

You continue to be angry at me because I can’t get it all done. Working 20-25 extra hours a week for you still isn’t enough, and the expectation is always that I do more.

You could have said, “I see the problem and I’m sorry that’s the state of education right now.” Instead, I got, “well, that’s your problem and you should spend even more time solving it. I have no sympathy for you.”

And not that it matters to you, but I speak up regularly to leadership. It falls on deaf ears. And so I watch my coworkers quit to find better balance in other fields. I’ll be joining them.

I’m not sure who will be grading your child’s papers in two years. The martyrs are burning out and quitting, and the teachers who remain aren’t going to continue sacrificing everything for this job.[/quote]

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