Coach Robby Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Weŕe on day 1 of eLearning, will be doing so for at minimum the next month or so. I would be willing to bet we don´t return at all this year. How are you all handling it? As a teacher or as a parent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 48 minutes ago, Coach Robby said: Weŕe on day 1 of eLearning, will be doing so for at minimum the next month or so. I would be willing to bet we don´t return at all this year. How are you all handling it? As a teacher or as a parent? Not a teacher but found out today I will be working from home for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Coach Robby said: Weŕe on day 1 of eLearning, will be doing so for at minimum the next month or so. I would be willing to bet we don´t return at all this year. How are you all handling it? As a teacher or as a parent? We start virtual classes (3rd grade) next Monday with our child. We had a practice run with it last week. The school sent iPads home but there was an issue with the software. So far, that’s all I have. I am curious though about how this changes the required 3rd grade testing that was scheduled for the week after spring break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamaparker1 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Our school corporation will be deciding next week. We are on spring break until the 30th. Rumor is students will be held two extra weeks but staff will return. My quess is that will change. I'm a retired teacher/counselor but work as an instructional assistant. All assistants are on the clock so alot of people will be without pay. For many of them , this is their only income. I feel terrible for them. It won't be easy for me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Robby Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, iamaparker1 said: Our school corporation will be deciding next week. We are on spring break until the 30th. Rumor is students will be held two extra weeks but staff will return. My quess is that will change. I'm a retired teacher/counselor but work as an instructional assistant. All assistants are on the clock so alot of people will be without pay. For many of them , this is their only income. I feel terrible for them. It won't be easy for me either. Our school Corp is paying hourly employees their average weekly rate for the next 4 weeks. Bless you for being an IA! Wouldn’t survive without mine (I’m a sped teacher) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamaparker1 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Thanks. Special education teachers are amazing and are overloaded with paper work. Thank for your commitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 i am a former teacher but my wife is an hourly employee at a school and will be without pay until they go back to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I posted in another thread. Have a relative who is a professor at the University of Denver. And will be administering final exams on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I sent home a packet of review material to cover this week since it’s the end of the quarter. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re done for the year. eLearning will get trickier if we are out for the remainder of the year and I have to introduce new material. Thankfully there is not that much of that left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 30 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said: i am a former teacher but my wife is an hourly employee at a school and will be without pay until they go back to school. As a former teacher myself, I think it is BS they are not offering your wife some sort of compensation. Many hourly employees made teachers lives much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 4 hours ago, FritzIam4IU said: As a former teacher myself, I think it is BS they are not offering your wife some sort of compensation. Many hourly employees made teachers lives much easier. Just a thought. What about filing for unemployment compensation ? Or are teachers exempt ? I don't know. My wife taught for 40 years. Thank goodness never faced this problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 My kids started a 2 week spring break yesterday. The school corp has officially announced the week of 3/30 will be e-learning. I would expect that to be extended, possibly for the remainder of the year. With both me and my wife being told by our employers to work from home, it will be a very interesting time. We may grow closer, or we may kill each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 Kansas just called the rest of the year off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Robby Posted March 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, 5fouls said: My kids started a 2 week spring break yesterday. The school corp has officially announced the week of 3/30 will be e-learning. I would expect that to be extended, possibly for the remainder of the year. With both me and my wife being told by our employers to work from home, it will be a very interesting time. We may grow closer, or we may kill each other. Man you’re not kidding! I’d be shocked if Indiana went back to school this school year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 12 hours ago, milehiiu said: Just a thought. What about filing for unemployment compensation ? Or are teachers exempt ? I don't know. My wife taught for 40 years. Thank goodness never faced this problem She is a teacher but not actively teaching, she stopped working once Ayden was born to stay home and give him the care he needed. she moved to a position in the cafeteria once Ayden started school because she could be on his schedule and if he misses school no students are missing out on their education because she is not at school. We did not feel that was fair to the kids, same reason I moved on from teaching. Her school outsourced their jobs to a big company. We are checking on unemployment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamaparker1 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 12 hours ago, milehiiu said: Just a thought. What about filing for unemployment compensation ? Or are teachers exempt ? I don't know. My wife taught for 40 years. Thank goodness never faced this problem If a teacher has a contract or a IA has an letter stating reasonable intent to employ, they can NOT file for unemployment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 My wife's school announced they are paying non contract employees 3 days pay a week and paying their insurance premiums. I'd grab a job at the grocery if I had too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, NotIThatLives said: My wife's school announced they are paying non contract employees 3 days pay a week and paying their insurance premiums. I'd grab a job at the grocery if I had too. At our school they keep the non contract employees under 30 hours so there is no insurance even offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 22 hours ago, iamaparker1 said: Thanks. Special education teachers are amazing and are overloaded with paper work. Thank for your commitment. My daughter-in-law can attest to this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Billingsley99 said: She is a teacher but not actively teaching, she stopped working once Ayden was born to stay home and give him the care he needed. she moved to a position in the cafeteria once Ayden started school because she could be on his schedule and if he misses school no students are missing out on their education because she is not at school. We did not feel that was fair to the kids, same reason I moved on from teaching. Her school outsourced their jobs to a big company. We are checking on unemployment. You could be getting a check in the mail soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: My daughter-in-law can attest to this..... Also so underpaid for some of the things that they have to endure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Billingsley99 said: At our school they keep the non contract employees under 30 hours so there is no insurance even offered. That stuff pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, NotIThatLives said: That stuff pisses me off. Me too and when I am considered self employed as well as getting insurance for a child with serious health issues there are not a lot of good options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamaparker1 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 Ours does the same thing . Reducing hours, so no benefits. Email today said they are reviewing option about pay for non certified staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 I was kind of shocked to learn this morning that FWCS(Ft. Wayne Community Schools) are not set up for eLearning. Is this typical for urban schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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