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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again, no teacher should be out for the whole year.  That's not how leave works.  There should be able to be a fall or spring production.[/quote]

Says you?[/quote]
What leave does APS offer that is a full school year?

Per the posted policy, FMLA is 12 weeks. Short term leave without pay is limited to 20 days per school year.  Workers comp leave is limited to 7 days. Etc.

Longer leaves don't require APS to hold the position so it should be backfilled with a permanent hire.[/quote]

Complaining about it here isn't going to help. Get other parents at your school involved if you want a theatre teacher at your school this year.  [/quote]

DP- but also note that the teacher was originally split due to low enrollment. There's nothing APS can do about that, for parents complaining about split time.[/quote]

They can change the way the class is offered (give a full year option rather than just half year...my kid took choir instead of drama because of this) and also tie participating in the productions to taking drama.  That is what Swanson is doing this year to get enrollment up.  All the kids were taking choir (see fun trips and parties and all their friends in choir) and then getting all the lead spots in the spring musical.  The teacher is now doing a fall play just for the drama kids and the lead roles in the spring will go to kids in drama.[/quote]

Swanson has the largest enrollment of all choirs in MS. FWIW, you get a bonus if you get a certain amount of kids enrolled in your "elective" class. Its the least they can do for these positions where the teachers put in a ton of outside ours (competitions, performances at local sporting events, etc)[/quote]

Yes, because Ms Walker is FANTASTIC and word spreads among the kids and parents.  Why take wheel when the choir teacher is awesome and there is a fun trip in the spring and a Halloween party.  And so much lower of a barrier than joining band, who get the same things.

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