| | | | | give teachers a 3% increase this year and |
| Teachers plea for salary increase and reduction of | | | | another 1.5% increase next year. Total salary |
| class size. | | | | increase is expected to a total amount of $8.5 |
| | | | | million. |
| Some 86.4% of teachers from Kent School | | | | |
| District walked away from their jobs to hold a | | | | Do you believe that the teachers demands are |
| strike against Kent School District's administrators. | | | | reasonable to hold such strike? |
| Workload, class size, and salaries are said to be | | | | Vote yes or vote no. |
| the main issues that cause that teachers' protest. | | | | |
| The teachers union also gave a statement that | | | | Due the strike of the teachers in Kent School |
| they are protesting because of so much meetings | | | | District the start of classes has been postponed. |
| held before and after classes. Kent school | | | | Classes are expected to start when talks and |
| teachers say that these meetings reduces their | | | | negotiations are done. This is the first time that |
| time for class preparation and their time to attend | | | | Kent district starts their classes late. Kent district |
| to students needs after class such as student | | | | usually start their classes early in the school that |
| consultations and tutorials. | | | | other schools. But until now, some students are |
| | | | | still enjoying their summer vacations. In deed, we |
| The administrators response to their pleas to | | | | can call this an academic tragedy because it has |
| reduce the class size and to reduce the number | | | | killed students academic needs. |
| meetings held was tackled during their meeting | | | | |
| with the work union's negotiators. The | | | | Because the classes are late this year, it is |
| administrators said that the district has the means | | | | expected that students class schedule will be |
| to reduce the class size and that the roster shall | | | | changed shortening their vacations. School districts |
| be redistributed evenly. Teachers meetings can | | | | are required to have 180 of class instruction for |
| also be reduced, thus communications and | | | | the whole academic year. |
| updates will be done via e-mails to provide ample | | | | |
| to time for teachers to spend more time with | | | | Are you in favor of shortening students vacations |
| their students and other class-relations works. | | | | this school year to compensate the days lost due |
| Regarding the salaries, the district proposed to | | | | to the teachers strike? |