California Educator

December 2013

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letters There is a 250-word limit, and all letters will be edited. If you send photos or other materials, identifications and permissions are required. Letters must include your name along with your address, daytime telephone number or email address. Email editor@cta.org. YOUR OPINIONS AND LETTERS ARE WELCOME! Sub pay is abysmal Your article on substitute teachers (October) was spot-on. I am retired and enjoy subbing. Teachers generally leave good plans enabling me to manage a class in any subject regardless of my personal strength in the discipline. I find the increased use of subs as classified staff and the abysmal compensation problematic. This is not a teacher problem; it is an administrative problem. By using subs this way, administrators are actually eliminating classified jobs. I teach in several local districts where salaries have not been raised in at least 10 years. Discounting a half hour for lunch, sub pay is $15 to $20 per hour. It's sad that districts demand professional standards, yet compensate as if subs were day labor. CAROL CAMPBELL United Educators of San Francisco (retired) About Diane Ravitch Thanks for highlighting Diane Ravitch's work, which provides an important perspective on policies that are producing so much stress, and for helping us see that what we do is appreciated. MOLLY BISHOP Rohnert Park-Cotati Educators Association Baseline testing in Santa Rosa I read your article regarding concussions (October) with great interest. However, when I got to page 15, I read that Santa Rosa City School District has not implemented baseline testing. I am the athletic director for Piner High School, in the Santa Rosa City School District. We started baseline concussion screening of all our football players and all soccer players (both men and women) this year. The first group we did in conjunction with Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa Sports Medicine, and a local consortium of physicians. As a district, we recognize the importance of not only screening athletes, but of educating them to the signs, symptoms and treatment of concussions. We have a one-hour educational component that both students and coaches must attend before they take the screening. If an athlete gets a concussion, we provide a post-injury screening. At that time, both the baseline and post-injury screenings are printed out and given to the athlete so they can take it to their doctor. No athlete is allowed back on the field without a doctor's note clearing them for practice/play. I look forward to a parent component of this education. Until then, we will continue to educate and baseline athletes. TRISH DELZELL Santa Rosa Teachers Association Editor's note: There was no testing at publication time, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat newspaper. "La Verne provided the tools to make me an effective educator." Credentials and Certificates § § § § § § § § § Multiple and Single Subject Administrative Services CTEL Education Counseling/PPS School Psychology/PPS Special Education: Mild/Moderate Reading and Language Arts Child Life Specialist New Learning Technology Bachelors § Liberal Studies § Child Development Masters § § § § § § § § Educational Leadership School Counseling School Psychology Special Education Reading Special Emphasis Child Life Child Development (also online) Doctoral § Organizational Leadership (Ed.D.) WASC accredited, CCTC and NCATE approved. Programs offered at campuses throughout California. Contact for more information: College of Education and Organizational Leadership 1950 Third Street La Verne, CA 91750 laverne.edu 877-GO-TO-ULV degreeinfo@laverne.edu Educator 12 Dec 2013 v2.0 int.indd 9 Natasha Burrell M.Ed. Special Emphasis/Credential 2010 M.S. Educational Counseling/ PPS Credential 2014 6th Grade Math and ELA Teacher 12/14/13 3:32 PM

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