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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No posts have criticized teachers, just noted that this or that teacher took leave..I think.there was one that said administration n could have been more on top of things.[/quote]

I'm a teacher and I've been on maternity leave twice. If your kid's class doesn't get a good sub, it's not because the administrators aren't "on top of things." There isn't exactly a huge pool of highly qualified, experienced, long term substitute teachers out there. If they were that great, they would be in full time position. Administrators can't conjure up a great sub like magic. [/quote]

As others have noted - there's a systemic problem here.  Obviously not the teacher's fault.  But the lack of a society that deals with maternity leave in an effective, thoughtful, supportive way for all impacted.  I think at a minimum, the administration should communicate what their plans are with the parents - and also since maternity leaves happen regularly, there needs to be a better investment in developing a pool of long term subs...  based on the track record of LT subs at our school, I am very concerned my child's class - where the teacher is only going to be there about half of the year.  Having a good teacher is a big deal.  I don't imagine helicopter parents WOTP are concerned about teacher quality and wanting their children to have strong teachers throughout a child's career, and don't consider dealing with a lesser quality than they deserve as something little kids should just 'deal' with.  Seriously.  It's an issue that should be dealt with by the school system and administrations at school.[/quote]

What plan do you want communicated? Here's the plan: they will hire a long term sub. 9 times out of 10, you can't hire this sub months in advance because if a person is subbing, they want to keep their options open. Of course everyone wants a great, high quality sub when a teacher goes on maternity leave. You don't think the administration wants the same thing you want? Where do you suggest we get these great subs? Reality check-- it's hard enough to find quality teachers for full-time positions. Teacher shortages are real. No one is saying it doesn't suck, but the solution is not as simple as "the administration needs to get on the ball!"[/quote]

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