Re: really silly question

[Sheila Davis <daviss@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

Hi Kathleen,

I can offer some explanation. Since there are 5 days in the school week,
.2 means a 1/5 time position or 1 day per week; .6 would be 3/5 or 3 days
per week. When I went back to working after a maternity leave, our system
had created a .6 or 3 days per week position in a smaller school, so I
took it because it was a good schedule to have with a baby. My baby is
now 16 years old and I have been full-time for 10 years now.


Sheila Davis
Plympton School
Waltham, MA 02154



On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Kathleen Finnerty wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I know there are no silly questions, but as I am a recent MLS-school media
> graduate and new to the education field, something has me stumped.  As I am
> pursuing my search for the "perfect job" (I have been told that no such thing
> exists!), I have seen many, many advertisements for library media specialists
> (I'm looking at elementary level).  In these ads, after the LMS title, in
> parentheses it is sometimes followed by any thing from (0.2) to (0.8).  I
> _think_ this means these are not full-time positions (which I do not want)
> but what's the difference between (0.2) and (0.8)?  Do some positions still
> offer benefits while others don't?  Does a (0.8) position offer more hours
> than a (.02) one?  How many hours per week (or classes per week) does each
> number stand for?
>
> Also, I've seen (2.0) after the LMS title as well.  Does this mean that there
> are 2 positions available?  (This is what I'm assuming but am fast learning
> not to assume anything - and this practice of using number/decimals after a
> job posting is limited to the education field only.)
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!  Thanks in advance for helping a "newbie"
> (as I have been affectionately called by several members of this wonderful
> group!).
>
> Kathleen Finnerty
> MLS-School Media
> University at Albany graduate - May 1997
> Kathsaturn@aol.com
>