Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i2FLnFI18107; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:49:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:49:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <1dd.1c7d9dff.2d877e4d@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sandees32605@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10053] Re: requirements and pay equity X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 28 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 1633 Lines: 36 In a message dated 3/6/04 10:15:10 AM, said@ameritech.net writes: << have seen any kind of pay equity as a result for Adult Education teachers all things being equal (like certification). And if you do have pay equity in your state (for example, Adult Ed teachers get paid on the same scale as K-12 teachers) how was this accomplished? >> Yes, we do have pay equity in my school district. Even with that, teachers' salaries are so low here that a single parent with 2 children qualifies for food stamps. When? How? Some 10-15 (??) years ago, the adult teachers in all fields banded together. As I recall, the impetus was that one adult teacher who was in a Masters program discovered that teaching adult classes wouldn't 'count' for something or other. In her battle to get that accepted, she realized that she was being paid much less than contract teachers who taught the same number of classes. So - we met first with the principal of the school that housed adult programs and gained his full support and then with the superintendent and gained his full support and then with the head of the teachers' union. Polite meetings over coffee. Polite meetings in which we stressed our qualifications, our certifications, our dedication, the success of our program, etc. It turned out that the Union took our issues to the School Board, and the following year, we were all on contract. I am appalled that so many adult ed. teachers are still paid slave wages rather than salaries. The same thing happens to adjunct faculty at community colleges and universities. Best, Sue Sandeen sandees32605@aol.com
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