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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my contract, I can't be asked to cover for another teacher so I think this puts the pressure on admin to get a real substitute.  They often use aides to cover classes they can't find subs for.[/quote]

Are you FCPS?  I am asked at least 1-2x per month to cover classes.

I teach at a low income middle school so I think our jobs are the last ones to be picked up...
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It's a lot harder for an elementary teacher to cover another class than a middle school teacher.  (Not that it's right for a MS teacher to be asked to cover.)  But, if an elementary teacher has to cover--that means she has to cram two classes into a room--and both classes suffer.

As an elementary teacher, I had to do that a couple of times and it is just wrong.  In one instance--this was a long time ago--the other teacher had what we called a "Child Study" meeting.  She was gone for two hours.  I was not pleased.  This is what we called our IEP meetings.  The LD teacher insisted that the meetings be during the day-not after school.  It's not practical when you have few/no subs.[/quote]

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