This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Week of March 10
I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend. My week was going well (had a b'day on the 11th) until we get an email from the county Career Tech Director advising us that we will be having a 5 year audit. I am sure she knew about this audit 5 years ago. Now she is sending out all of this paperwork that needs to be complete by May. For some, this is going to be a task because she is also asking for a teaching portfolio. Thank God for NTI because that is one item out of the packet I will be able to provide. I am so frustrated because they knew this was coming and just decided to let someone know. Then she wants to threatened people AGAIN that if they don't attend the summer GACTE conference, then you will not be eligible for extended day. Well, I am sure that extended day is more than the conference, mind you, I have 6 classes and a CTSO to show for it. Oh, she wants to make sure that you spend your own money to join GACTE. This is getting ridiculous. I think a school system can use perkins funds to pay for membership. Can someone please let me know if this is true so I can put in a request?
I think joining a professional organization is our personal/professional responsibility. It would be great if they would pay for it, but if they will not we such go ahead and pay for it ourselves. At my place of work (or what some {including myself} would call my place of work--HELL on earth), My boss paid for all of us (3) to be memebers the first year, but this year he would not support me (1). Do they have the money? YES. What it kill them to pay for us? NO. So, Why not? Only God knows! However don't let that issue keep you from doing want is best for you and your profession. SP
ReplyDeleteCorrection Would it kill them to pay for us?
ReplyDeleteMortissa, my school system paid for my first year. They did this because they realized that I may not have the money to join since I was just getting into the profession. After that, I've been on my own. You can count it on your taxes as a professional expense though.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is money well spent (as long as they are not embezzeling it) and I get a lot out of the professional organizations I belong to (at least those in nursing).
We also had our 5 year audit my first year of teaching. Just think of it as an inspection of some sort and that they are not out to get your job but to give you some constructive criticism on what you can work on. I got A LOT of great information, especially since it was my first year and I didn't have NTI behind me yet.