tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post1665954614375077276..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: An Interview With KEA's Ex Dir BlankenshipRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-70321394790716278192013-10-29T16:42:41.203-04:002013-10-29T16:42:41.203-04:00Come on, what a bunch of softball questions and po...Come on, what a bunch of softball questions and politically correct responses. <br /><br />What is KEA doing to assist teachers who have lost their jobs as a result of legislative underfunding of education?<br /><br />What is KEA doing to ensure that teachers are provided with legitmate and tangible PD in the absence of state PD funding while having significant changes in curriculum, assessment and teacher evaluation systems?<br /><br />What is KEA's response to the Commisioners comments about Teach for America placements being a good thing in Appalachia and a mechanism for "shaking things up" and challenging teachers in rural KY districts?<br /><br />What specific efforts has KEA made in ensuring that the proposed PGES system will provide a fair and practical evaluation model for teachers, or has it had any says so at all in its adoption at all?<br /><br />If KEA is my advocacy group I pay dues to in order to represent thousands of KY teachers' interests in Frankfort and I haven't gotten a pay raise in five years (much less COLA which I though was legislatively required of districts) and I am being expected to do more and spend my own money to perform my job because of legislative underfunding, then tell me who really hasn't "been doing their part" as far as my professional membership expectations?<br /><br />I read this concocked "interview" and can't help wondering if the ex isn't trying to angle for a job at Prichard Comm. or Stu looking for consideration again as the next Commish.<br /><br />I wish I had my dues back so I could at least have put them to good use in my classroom, because they sure aren't doing anything for me in KEA's hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com