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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a reason that ONLY ES schools get 3 hrs releases? 
I get planning days, IEP mtgs, whatever, but what about MS and HS teachers???
Are they not privy to 3 hr releases?

In theory, MS and, especially, HS teachers' work load is heavier, courses they reach are more intense, (in HS) college-bound students need xyz from them, multi-page essays and FRQs, grading science fair binders, and the list goes on...[/quote]

HS is more important curriculum wise so they can’t afford to lose the 3 hours. There is too much at stake.

In addition, HS and MS teachers get more planning on a daily basis than elementary school teachers and they only have one subject to teach. They get one full period of planning daily (85-90 minutes) and another period is advisory/Flex Time.

Elementary school teachers need more planning time than they are currently getting. [/quote]

While MS and HS teachers might only teach one [u]subject,[/u] they certainly do not only have one prep. A math teacher might teach two sections of Algebra II, one section of Pre-Calculus, and two sections of AP Computer Science. An English teacher might have three sections of AP Lang, one section of English 10, and one section of English 11.

Advisory is not additional planning time. In fact, it can be an additional prep. Instead of three preps, the teacher could have four if you include the extra work that Advisory can be.

It's funny that you think MS and HS teachers have 85-90 minutes of planning per day. That time is almost always taken up by CT meetings,  IEP meetings, and 504 meetings. I consider myself lucky if I get 120 minutes of actual planning time per week. Those are the good weeks.[/quote]

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