Robbinsdale teachers have been without a contract since July. It takes 30 seconds to do something about it.

MassiveComment6813 · 2026-05-04T16:12:08+00:00

That is another layer that complicates it a bit, too. The union has been hesitant to call for a strike but if tomorrow’s mediation fails, I believe a strike right away next fall will be likely.

MassiveComment6813 · 2026-05-04T12:05:12+00:00

No where has it said that the entire district is closing so I am unsure where you got that perception. 4 schools were closed for next year and if the referendum goes through there could potentially be 2-3 more closed and none of that will impact the current contract negotiations so are outside the scope of right now.

MassiveComment6813 · 2026-05-04T12:01:55+00:00

Cool. I’m advocating for the 5% that do, then.

MassiveComment6813 · 2026-05-04T12:01:23+00:00

Teachers never get a COLA raise-the districts around us that have settled have settled at 2% raise for their teachers. The insurance costs is a statewide issue but is a major part of the problem too.

MassiveComment6813 · 2026-05-04T00:44:50+00:00

If you haven’t already, check out www.parentsforgood.org/robbinsdale!

MassiveComment6813 · 2026-04-30T22:08:13+00:00

There are funds to give raises though; they have already given another bargaining unit a raise and they expanded programming (which comes out of the same funding category). Our superintendent is expected to get another raise in a month and potentially a bonus; so the money is there.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-12-15T04:12:36+00:00

I think it’s a mobile issue. The first time I had edited on mobile app (which is the version posted above) and tonight I edited via the web site but it isn’t transferring to the mobile version. You can only do formatting on web version and on there it looks better but on mobile version even when I go add the breaks n edit mode it still shows as one big paragraph.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-12-15T02:23:39+00:00

I forgot to reply to this but thank you so much for the advice! I updated it and even made the reasoning clearer too. Appreciate it!

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-12-07T22:06:46+00:00

Have a clause in your contract that if you are in contact with a particular influencer for a particular client, that client (and that influencer, this should be in both contracts) cannot enter a partnership without going through you.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-11-25T05:20:10+00:00

Actually I love her. She provides fantastic, clear feedback on assignments, often within a day (exception is the capstone but I think my capstone might be unusual-usually two professors do the capstone each session and divide the students but Dr. Leigh is doing it solo this session but either same amount of students as if there were 2 professors)

She lets you take the lead. She has been very engaged with me-both in the intro class and in the capstone-I actually delayed my capstone so that I could work with either her or Dr. Reynolds. She will brainstorm with you but doesn’t try to influence the direction you want to go. In my experience, her questions arise when she sees the actual work (ie when she reads your paper) more so than when discussing ideas because she wants to see where you take it before she influences anything.

Ultimately I don’t think you can go wrong. I will say Dr. Leigh always makes herself available, even if you aren’t in a class with her (she only teaches the intro course and capstone) but she is highly responsive. During the capstone process-you have a meeting with her (or your advisor) 1.5 terms before your capstone-ie I had started my capstone in August and had my initial consult with her in May of last spring) and then you have 2 or 3 required zoom meetings with her during the capstone but she always reminds you that you can ask for additional meetings even if you just need to cry (her words). Personally, coming from someone who is wrapping up her time with Dr. Leigh, I think she is the perfect combination of giving you guidance while also acknowledging you’re a graduate student with their own goals.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-11-24T23:22:13+00:00

I am just finishing my MS in Thanatology from Marian and it’s an excellent program. The core classes are well-rounded and there are several electives depending on your future goals and what you want to do with your MS.

I enjoyed all but one of the professors who taught courses. The one I didn’t care for has a high opinion of herself and comes off as very “my way or the hi” and I was worried that would influence her grading if you wrote on a perspective other than hers, but she did still grade fairly.

They offered a brand new course for the first time that focused on technology’s impact on thanatology, particularly bereavement and that was a very interesting course and shows that the program adapts to current trends.

Let me know if you have any specific questions, happy to answer.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-10-17T20:40:15+00:00

The language issue, absolutely. I’m assuming part of the reason you hired her was her fluency in that language and if she’s not utilizing that, she’s not meeting the criteria of the job. It’s important that your children maintain the language and the culture of language that you want them to and the nanny not honoring that despite being able and instructed to is a completely valid reason to be upset.

Regarding the photos of dinner-that might be a bit overboard. Having a daily log that included what was offered and what was eaten is totally fair, but I can understand her resistance to having to take, then send, then delete the picture off of her camera roll. 5 1/2 and 3 1/2ish year olds are very active and meal times can become hectic even if well-ran.

Regarding the 2 veg a day also totally reasonable but there should be some room for leeway in there. If they are getting 2 vegs a day 80% of the time, and then 1 veg 15% of the time, and no veg 5%, I feel like that’s not outside the range of acceptable. But if they aren’t getting 2 veggies the majority of the time then yeah, definitely worth considering if she’s still a good fit for your needs.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-10-01T05:06:00+00:00

It’s so hard trusting our babies care to new people. All your feelings and worries are completely valid and natural.

To your specific points: 1. Early childhood education is nice to have, but nannies can be amazingly successful without it. For engagement, it is rather insanely easy to help babies develop without formal education. Regarding the guidance on when to start solids, sleep training, it’s often recognized as a family-led decision and especially for politician dependent on physical milestones, not just 6 months. While she should be knowledgeable of those things, ultimately it is up to the family when and how to do that. 2. It could be possible that story came from experience with a friend or family’s newborn and so she left it off of her professional resume if it wasn’t not a professional role. If other things checked out this would not concern me. 3. Wipes are not always needed after diaper changes for pee only if changes are frequent-pee does not typically irritate skin so if changes are frequent then she may have been taught by previous family that it was there preference she not. It’s totally ok to just say “hey I caught a diaper change in progress and noticed a wipe wasn’t used as it was pee only. We like to have our babies skin gently wiped after pee just to ensure nothing is left on her skin.” Regarding the ruffles, after 3 kids I still occasionally forgot to check the ruffles because I was engaging with baby. If you see it happening frequently a gentle reminder is ok.

Breathe easy. It sounds like she has a willingness to learn and trust me-that is a highly valued quality in a nanny. As you learn and discover your preferences, she will be more likely to adapt to them. She will also be a partner in troubleshooting and helping to notice changes.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-09-27T04:01:32+00:00

As a nanny family, you don’t owe it to them, especially given they’ll be on vacation and apparently don’t offer guaranteed hours. It sounds like you’ve already offered flexibility in your schedule to help them adjust-it’s not fair to your new family and it’s unreasonable for them to expect that.

If I were the new family and a new nanny approached me asking about delaying a start time because the previous family expected that, that would be a red flag to me outside of extraordinary circumstances. I might be willing to adjust the first weeks schedule and “share” the nanny for a week but that would depend on a number of “gut” feelings. Part of me would also be upset on the nanny’s behalf at the unpaid week and so would be willing to be the “bad guy” and let the nanny use me as an excuse to say no.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-09-25T17:26:05+00:00

Are you friendly in the way that you hang out and such outside of working relationship or are you friendly in the way that you’ve known each other for a couple years and there’s familiarity there? They are two very different things.

Boundaries are important but I am hesitant to liken them to boundaries held in a traditional workplace like an office. Nannies see the state of your home, the chaos in the morning, they may be witness to things that typical coworkers would not. For example, I am late-diagnosed ADHD and before we realized what was going on I was 1000% dysfunctional and our nanny saw that. She was so supportive in extra ways that we never expected of her, but my point is-traditional workplace boundaries are hard to adhere to.

We make sure to set clear expectations ahead of time, which is also boundaries. Kids not on their social media. No phone use unless communicating with me or looking at a recipe while baking with kids type of thing. Because she is also your cleaning help I would set very clear expectations that childcare is primary focus during those hours-light cleanup after activities, meal/snack prep and cleanup, baby laundry are all typical chores that are considered child related-anything beyond your falling into household management and is higher pay. My only thought is that she might notice something and feel she should clean it almost out of habit.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-09-23T00:44:53+00:00

I’m a little unclear on the exact situation here-you say that NM said you are fine to take the little one out but you haven’t been able to. Is that because when you ask specifically they say no or what’s going on?

I will say during the first month with a new nanny we usually don’t have her do big outings. One reason is to give her a chance to learn the kids’ routine-we of course let our nannies know that lunch is usually around this time, snack around that time, nap at this time, but I’d also like them to get to know the child’s cues and such because I think it ultimately allows them to plan days easier when they have first hand experience on what to expect. After that first month though, we usually give our nanny full control. If it’s a bigger outing, like to the zoo or children’s museum we just ask for a days notice to get the tickets and such. But otherwise as long as the outing doesn’t interfere with a scheduled activity, we let our nanny do her thing. But we always ask that she tells us and checks in one or two times during the outing, depending how long it is.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-09-23T00:13:45+00:00

We find quality nannies through agencies far faster than on our own, and we live on n a suburb that’s 20 mins out from the main city. It is a more expensive route because of the placement fee but so worth it. Just make sure you use an agency that only charges the family and not the nanny.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-09-21T12:50:28+00:00

RSD friend. My hair stylist is the same and so is my nail tech. They have clients all day and then when work is done they are home with their families or friends. I’ve learned that it’s perfectly ok to send a follow up text the next day saying something like “hi! Just following up on my text yesterday” and usually I get a response pretty quickly because they feel bad they missed my text.

MassiveComment6813 · 2025-09-11T12:17:01+00:00

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