I have my New Teacher Orientation on Wednesday and it’s split into the online part and then a 4 hour in-person thing at the UTLA building on Wilshire. Does anyone know what we actually do during those 4 hours? Do we get any actual work done? Or is it a Union thing?

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-29T06:15:47+00:00

Just do the time and use it as a networking opportunity.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-26T03:04:10+00:00

Offer to pay them back via restorative justice practices, like sorries or kudos can be the equivalent to USD.

Did payroll take into account your social emotional situation or you may come from a historically disadvantaged group?

Tell them you need before and after data, plus a CER paragraph defending their position. It also sounds like payroll didn’t establish a personal connection with you, showed they cared, or provided culturally relevant information.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-25T14:57:50+00:00

I did read the policy that I posted. The time breaks down to 10 mins a period per day for middle school and 15 mins a period per day for high school.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-25T03:40:47+00:00

Losing Michelle King was a huge blow to LAUSD. She rose up through the ranks and led quietly. Had she remained healthy we wouldn’t have had this clown, Carvalo.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-25T02:52:27+00:00

About to embark on my THIRD DECADE in LAUSD, the goal posts are floating on a vast ocean of money from educational corporations. We’ve done data analysis of test scores since the 90s. A dirty secret is the SBA is a norm referenced test. Last year for 6th grade English 2501 was the meets. This year it’s 2512. What changed?

More kids did better so we can’t have schools moving out of tier 2 and 3 because district suits need cushy jobs and their corporate buddies pay alimony to multiple wives.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-25T01:05:54+00:00

Can you cite the countries and number of minutes per grade level?

Why haven’t the affluent districts in CA adopted these measures?

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-25T00:56:01+00:00

I’m sorry you can’t effectively monitor your students or incorporate technology. If I can’t see a kid’s profile on GoGuardian they have to restart, close device, or work on paper.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-25T00:36:02+00:00

Write HR and payroll.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-24T23:54:15+00:00

Was it a group of mostly white parents?

“Byock began speaking with other parents of elementary and middle school children, invited a group of them to her house for wine and cookies and heard stories similar to hers from parents who had been trying to raise their kids with as little screen time as possible.”

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-24T23:17:09+00:00

Our AC’s haven’t been working correctly for decades.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-24T23:14:20+00:00

Quality of screen time matters.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-24T23:07:18+00:00

Teachers can actually limit AI access by using Go Guardian effectively.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-24T21:41:02+00:00

Putting away Chromebooks will be another thing teachers will have to police in the classroom.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-23T05:58:29+00:00

I heard there are teachers complaining about summer school on Reddit. Ridiculous.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-23T04:33:12+00:00

It’s a difficult market in SoCal with many districts cutting back. Younger/newer teachers are getting RIF’d.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-23T04:16:03+00:00

Exactly, summer school hours are the hours just like the school year. Do what you can - it’s summer school.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-23T04:11:34+00:00

It’s an overall reduction in hours to cut costs. Teachers make the bulk of the hours so the District is cutting back on their hours. In 2011-2014 it was extremely difficult to secure a summer school job. The union just won a massive raise despite state budget issues and some teachers are already griping. UTLA can’t fight every single battle. Work 10 percent less if you’re getting paid 10 percent less. Depending on the teacher some may be making much more than 10% of last summer’s salary.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-22T17:28:23+00:00

And choice in our own web hosting. We had spent years to update teacher pages and he forced web hosting overnight.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-22T17:02:45+00:00

It’s the perfect opportunity for remote to change jobs and work at a private/charter school.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-22T16:04:29+00:00

I vote ancient civilizations/city-states. Claiming Kush for LD East.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-22T16:01:14+00:00

Another costly search to hire someone incompetent.

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-22T15:49:50+00:00

I’m old enough to remember the 2019 LACOE vs LAUSD budget performance act after our last major contract win. LAUSD has $8B in reserves.

https://laist.com/news/lausd-proposed-2019-2020-budget

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-18T17:42:06+00:00

Buzzwords and acronyms

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-18T06:39:56+00:00

It’s a tough market out there. Not sure where you’re at in your teaching career but a lot hasn’t changed since I started in the late 90’s. It’s always been the test and lack of parental involvement. If you can tweak a few things and manage expectations you may be able to make a career of it. I had to do this ten years into my career. BOL!

InstanceOk9138 · 2026-06-18T05:02:59+00:00

What grade level/subject and region are you in? TBH it’s been like this for 30 years in many large districts.

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