No longer are schools self-contained institutions where outsiders come in only when they are invited. Many contemporary schools are truly community facilities, offering before and after school care, along with a host of other social services. Most administrators feel compelled to be at their school during most, if not all, of it's hours of operation. We all know that principals face multiple instructional priorities with layered administrative task. Principals spend time on teaching and learning , ensuring that teachers have the support necessary to do their work, while at the same time making sure the cafeteria and grounds are safe and orderly.
Administrators are valuable, hardworking and caring professionals.
How dare one individual, who hasn't spent any comprehensive time in a school working with teachers and administrators, tell experienced professionals, through the introduction of the sick leave bill, that our dedicated efforts in public school education is not valued and that we do not deserve what we have already worked for . We entered into a contract with our respective school districts when we became administrators that provided us with very little in the way of incentives but did provide many challenges. We must defend this contract by supporting our elected school boards' right to establish the terms and conditions of our employment, especially as it relates to annual leave, sick leave and terminal leave policies. I hope that by the time you receive this edition of the Communicator that it isn't too late to defeat this unjust sick leave bill. Ladies and gentlemen, we can defeat this bill once again if we work together and do the things necessary to achieve victory.