Therefore CFT supports Full academic freedom for teachers limited only by the First Amendment. Educational Support Staff. Therefore CFT supports developing and utilizing the skills of paraprofessionals and other school related staff through K-14. Evaluation of education workers exists to improve the quality of education and delivery of services at all levels. Therefore CFT supports adoption of a wide range of evaluation methods using the best current practices. using the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards methods as models for K-12 evaluation.
Teaching involves lifelong learning.
However, effective educators require continuing education from sources other than employer-provided staff development programs. Therefore CFT supports life-long learning for all educational employees. While educators have never been well paid, education workers salaries have suffered through the chronic under-funding that has plagued California s schools. Some groups, such as part- timers, paraprofessionals, child development workers and adult educators, have remained at exploitative levels when sufficient funds became available. Employers cannot recruit and retain well-prepared workers if salaries remain low.