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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS teacher of 10 years here - and I am beyond embarrassed by how outraged my colleagues are acting. I am actually happy about the switch to Blue Cross Blue Shield. In previous jobs I've held, insurance carriers have switched, and it hasn't been a big deal. Everyone saying they need days and days off to search for new doctors is beyond ridiculous. I watched the school board comments and I cringed. A small group of APS teachers act so outraged over EVERYTHING and they give the rest of us a bad reputation. Just want people to know we aren't all this crazy. And the people who speak at school board meetings (including one very vocal teacher) - DO NOT represent the majority of teachers in APS. [/quote]
Thank you! I'm so happy that none of them work in my school.[/quote]

“The people at the top DO respond to pressure from the bottom, yet the people at the bottom don’t have time or mental energy to fight back or to change how the interact or question why things are done the way they are done.  This is how oppressive systems work and the reason they stay functioning.  We need people from the bottom to rise up.”

Why do you have a problem with people speaking out about their experience?  I didn’t speak out (except for here) and will have to take some leave. I don’t think it ridiculous to state that I am going to need more sub coverage during a sub and staffing shortage. What I am attempting to prevent is kids losing more time learning. We are also pointing out that there are effects from this change, and that classroom teachers shouldn’t constantly be expected to take the brunt of those systemic changes. They should plan in some way for some teachers to need time off. Others don’t need subs and will not have the same consequences.[/quote]
Because it’s done as a threat to parents “call the school board or your child will miss out on instruction” It makes us all look bad. Misinformation is being spread about why Kaiser didn’t bid. They are in a strike due to overwork- have any of the people screaming conspiracy considered that Kaiser didn’t want us?[/quote]

I agree that parent’s should be involved as this is within APS, but I also think as employees when we see this coming down the line, if we say nothing to admin, that is a problem too. I wrote to HR (and on here) and kept it to that. I don’t expect parents to care or do anything, but I also think it is my duty to tell admin that I will need some time off and that others probably will too because of the policy change.  I don’t want my kid with multiple therapies to not get those. [/quote]

Sorry- parents shouldn’t be involved with this.  [/quote]

You are not required to do anything.

As a parent who is part of the APS community, I want to be informed of any challenges that a significant group (teachers) are experiencing. I may be able to help in some way. 
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The only thing you can do to help is to calm people down.  Kaiser didn't bid.  End of story.  This wasn't a big conspiracy.  Help explain how PPOs are actually more convenient than Kaiser.  Help explain that you don't need to take time off to establish care with a PCP before seeing a specialist.  Help explain that this change is not in 1 month (like some people are saying), but 3 months down the road.  Help people identify offices that are taking new patients.

Screaming at the board or on AEM doesn't help those teachers.  It only makes people more upset and fuels outrage.  Help them problem solve.  This isn't insurmountable. Lots of people go through this every year.  Be a role model on how to handle it.[/quote]

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