End the Sub Crisis in San Francisco Public Schools
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Nancy Olexo
10 years ago
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The plethora of PD's associated w/trainings and testing and implementation of the new reading/writing/core curriculum has heavily impacted the sub situ!! The lack of subs for support services, e.g. our school libraries, often forces those professionals to simply "close"!
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Andrew Libson
10 years ago
Agree this is a problem. But paraprofessionals are part-time employees not full time. That needs to be recognized and changed!
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Steve Williams
10 years ago
Our kids deserve better!
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Mei-ying Williams
10 years ago
This under attention to the sub crisis is remarkable! Our kids deserve better!
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Cherridah Pate
10 years ago
Is there an outreach to fill the need. Part-time work is hard to find.
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Christy Estrovitz
10 years ago
Students, teachers, and the community need reliable caring substitutes to keep learning active in the classroom.
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Kentaro Iwasaki
10 years ago
As a parent, former teacher in SFUSD, and PD provider for the district and other districts, I recognize the vital role that substitutes play in releasing teachers for trainings (and in teaching students when teachers are sick). We want to make sure students get quality instructional time and do not need to get divided up into various classrooms (putting additional burden on other teachers and lessening the instructional experience for students). Thanks.
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Elizabeth G Lee
10 years ago
As a public school teacher, I have seen my students and colleagues suffer needlessly when subs cancel at the last minute. It is an outrage!
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carlindecato
10 years ago
in an already challenged district, this is unacceptable news and i am counting on the .gov leadership to remedy this hiring and training situation. ASAP !
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Velia Alvarez
10 years ago
San Francisco is a rich city. I don't understand why the public schools suffer financial. What a shame.
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Dan Devitt
10 years ago
As a teacher, I understand not only how hard it is to miss a day but also how necessary it is to find a quality sub, sometimes quickly.
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Suellen Lee
10 years ago
We really need help for our teachers and kids! Not having enough subs is not fair to all!
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William Swanson
10 years ago
Please it's for the kids! Thank You
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Anonymous
10 years ago
San Francisco is such a great city, it should only naturally have great schools!
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Chris Braun
10 years ago
Parent of a San Francisco Community School student
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This is absolutely unacceptable.
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Gerald R Moore
10 years ago
Parent of a Lowell HS student.
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Dani Webster
10 years ago
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I have 2 kids in SFUSD (1st and 3rd grades) and this sub situation is really unfortunate. We have a lot of subs who cancel the morning of. Those classes are, like someone else mentioned, split up and placed into other classrooms. Often not their own grade. We can do better San Francisco!
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Louella Hill
10 years ago
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I am shocked every time my son comes home and tells me "the teacher wasn't there so some of us went to different classrooms and waiting in the back for the day." Without subs, it becomes a day of babysitting versus a day of education.
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Dawn Olson
10 years ago
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With a partner who has been teaching for SFUSD for more than 15 years and a fourth grader at Flynn Elementary,I know too well how the sub shortage diminishes the quality of the school environment. If SFUSD paid anything close to a living wage the problem would be solved.
The plethora of PD's associated w/trainings and testing and implementation of the new reading/writing/core curriculum has heavily impacted the sub situ!! The lack of subs for support services, e.g. our school libraries, often forces those professionals to simply "close"!
Agree this is a problem. But paraprofessionals are part-time employees not full time. That needs to be recognized and changed!
Our kids deserve better!
This under attention to the sub crisis is remarkable! Our kids deserve better!
Is there an outreach to fill the need. Part-time work is hard to find.
Students, teachers, and the community need reliable caring substitutes to keep learning active in the classroom.
As a parent, former teacher in SFUSD, and PD provider for the district and other districts, I recognize the vital role that substitutes play in releasing teachers for trainings (and in teaching students when teachers are sick). We want to make sure students get quality instructional time and do not need to get divided up into various classrooms (putting additional burden on other teachers and lessening the instructional experience for students). Thanks.
As a public school teacher, I have seen my students and colleagues suffer needlessly when subs cancel at the last minute. It is an outrage!
in an already challenged district, this is unacceptable news and i am counting on the .gov leadership to remedy this hiring and training situation. ASAP !
San Francisco is a rich city. I don't understand why the public schools suffer financial. What a shame.
As a teacher, I understand not only how hard it is to miss a day but also how necessary it is to find a quality sub, sometimes quickly.
We really need help for our teachers and kids! Not having enough subs is not fair to all!
Please it's for the kids! Thank You
San Francisco is such a great city, it should only naturally have great schools!
Parent of a San Francisco Community School student
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Parent of a Lowell HS student.
I have 2 kids in SFUSD (1st and 3rd grades) and this sub situation is really unfortunate. We have a lot of subs who cancel the morning of. Those classes are, like someone else mentioned, split up and placed into other classrooms. Often not their own grade. We can do better San Francisco!
I am shocked every time my son comes home and tells me "the teacher wasn't there so some of us went to different classrooms and waiting in the back for the day." Without subs, it becomes a day of babysitting versus a day of education.
With a partner who has been teaching for SFUSD for more than 15 years and a fourth grader at Flynn Elementary,I know too well how the sub shortage diminishes the quality of the school environment. If SFUSD paid anything close to a living wage the problem would be solved.