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- Subject: GEN: "Other Duties As Assigned"
- From: Linda De Vore <jhmcld@CASAGRANDE.COM>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:40:27 -0700
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All of us have heard about that last line of any job description that
goes something like: "And all other duties as assigned" I just found
this at Classroom Flyer a newsletter I receive (and recommend BTW) from
The Learning Company talking about programs
for the gifted (quotation marks are mine):
DOROTHY wrote in to share her ideas:
The school I work at in Cumberland, MD , John Humbird Elementary, also
draws over 85% of our students from low income families. {We have 430
students with over 325 students receiving free/reduced lunches!} Every
year seems to bring a SMALLER budget and an increase in our student
body. Our school is a Pre-K through Fifth Grade school in a very poor
county. Our "SPECTRA" program is for gifted and talented students. We
don't have a GT teacher specifically. "After struggling with what to
do and who will do what, our SIT Team (school improvement team) decided
to have the media specialist be in charge of this program. She has a
scheduled time and day for SPECTRA -- just like a regular class. She
pulls the students by grade level on a weekly basis and all SPECTRA as
one large class on a monthly basis. It really has worked well. She is
able to give those students the extra challenge they need and the
"regular" teachers can concentrate on their classrooms." I guess this
is one of those last items on the job description. Lots of questions
came to my mind when I read this. What kind of training has she had to
do this? Is she certified in teaching gifted? Where did she have to
cut services to fit in these extra classes? Do the teachers work with
her? What do you think?
--
Linda De Vore, Media Center Director
Casa Grande Junior High School
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
jhmcld@casagrande.com “Friends are God’s parachutes.”
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All of us have heard about that last line of any job description that goes
something like: "And all other duties as assigned" I just found this
at <i>Classroom Flyer</i> a newsletter I receive (and recommend BTW) from
The Learning Company talking about programs
<br>for the gifted (quotation marks are mine):
<p>DOROTHY wrote in to share her ideas:
<br>The school I work at in Cumberland, MD , John Humbird Elementary,
also draws over 85% of our students from low income families. {We
have 430 students with over 325 students receiving free/reduced lunches!}
Every year seems to bring a SMALLER budget and an increase in our
student body. Our school is a Pre-K through Fifth Grade school in
a very poor county. Our "SPECTRA" program is for gifted and talented
students. We don't have a GT teacher specifically. "After
struggling with what to do and who will do what, our SIT Team (school
improvement team) decided to have the media specialist be in charge
of this program. She has a scheduled time and day for SPECTRA
-- just like a regular class. She pulls the students by grade level
on a weekly basis and all SPECTRA as one large class on a monthly
basis. It really has worked well. She is able to give those
students the extra challenge they need and the "regular" teachers
can concentrate on their classrooms." I guess this is one of
those last items on the job description. Lots of questions came to
my mind when I read this. What kind of training has she had to do
this? Is she certified in teaching gifted? Where did she have
to cut services to fit in these extra classes? Do the teachers work
with her? What do you think?
<p>--
<br> Linda De Vore, Media Center Director
<br> Casa Grande Junior High School
<br> Casa Grande, AZ 85222
<br> jhmcld@casagrande.com “Friends are God’s parachutes.”
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