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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We would never ask other (majority male) professions to volunteer their time like we do teachers.  Imagine asking a corporate lawyer to give up his weekend "for the client firms."  He wouldn't do it, and he would be right not to.  [/quote]

Of course we (corporate lawyers) do this.  Its called business development and training and networking and all the other non-billable work we do.  We don't bill our clients for the time we spend taking them to dinner or sporting events.  We don't get bonuses for that time or for the time we spend at conferences, networking events or internal firm committees.  That's all free time by us.  We do it because we think its going to pay off in the long run with increased business, and its helps the firm generally, but if it doesn't we aren't compensated for it.

Now that's neither here nor there with whether teachers deserve more money, but just to be clear its not a teachers only thing.[/quote]

Well but you are compensated and given bonuses precisely because you go above and beyond to get that business. Teachers do not receive such bonuses. [/quote]

DC Public School teachers absolutely do get bonuses.  
Signed, 
A DCPS teacher who thinks she is paid fairly. [/quote]

DCPS teachers get a bonus under the following circumstances:

a) You are rated highly effective on the IMPACT scale; 
b) You work in a Title 1 school

This means a tiny percentage of DCPS teachers get bonuses because it is damned near impossible to get highly effective in a title I school, especially if you are teaching the core 4. I have heard from Master Educators and Administrators that it is hard to justify giving highly effective scores when the proficiency levels in the school are low. So this idea of getting a bonus is a joke. If you don't work in a title I school, your bonus is 2k and you forfeit collective bargaining rights if your principal decides to excess your job the next year. Not worth it. I have been in this system for over 6 years. I haven't seen a cost of living increase in 5 years. I want to continue to live in D.C. AND I want to start a family. I want to be able to afford a half-way decent house. As it stands right now, I can't do these things in D.C. with the amount of money I am making.

Signed, 
A DCPS teacher who wants to one day own a home and start a family.[/quote]

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