Results are in from the Charleston Teacher Alliance's yearly survey of the Charleston County School District. Thanks to Moultrie News, highlights can be replicated here.
Go to its Facebook page for the full report.
"Statement from Charleston Teacher Alliance Director, Jody Stallings:
On Principals:
“Teachers give plaudits to the many principals who are providing their schools with positive, effective leadership. Drayton Hall Elementary and Oakland Elementary should be singled out for a high level of sustained leadership. Unfortunately, the faculties of at least 29 of our schools are coping with principals whose leadership is only minimally effective or worse. And at some schools, including Baptist Hill High and Ellington Elementary, students and teachers have endured ineffective leadership for multiple years in succession. Providing effective leadership in all schools is crucial to recruiting good teachers and ensuring that all students have a chance to succeed.
On the Superintendent:
“The superintendent’s increase over last year’s score reflects her effort to work with teachers on critical issues. Through her attempts to increase teacher salaries, implement a Teacher Cabinet, pay teachers for extra work when substitutes cannot be found, modify teacher evaluations to bring the county in line with state requirements, rein in unnecessary and expensive initiatives that make it difficult for teachers to do their jobs, and shake up leadership positions when leadership has proven to be ineffective, Dr. Postlewait has demonstrated improved leadership over the last year. Many teachers believe, however, that some critical issues, such as problems with the district’s progressive discipline plan and the massive burden of student overtesting, still need to be addressed.
On the school board:
“Most teachers are ambivalent about the school board, with some members being very receptive to teacher concerns and others pursuing an unclear agenda. Teachers believe that stronger interaction with teachers, more focused attention on issues that impact the classroom, supporting teachers in stronger discipline, and pursuit of better compensation for teachers will help us to be more effective and will help all students of Charleston County to learn and be successful.”
On the survey results:
“Teachers are doing their very best against long odds with often limited support. The heart of the teachers of Charleston County Schools is with their students. Teachers of this county demand no more of their principals, superintendent, and school board than they demand of themselves: competence, dedication to improvement, and focus on what matters most. We believe that for all three groups (principals, teachers, and school board) the key to success is constructive collaboration with the people who teach and reach our students day in and day out: teachers.”
The Charleston Teacher Alliance is the largest teacher advocacy group in Charleston county. Its membership includes over 1100 CCSD teachers. Jody Stallings, Director of the CTA, is an 8th grade English teacher at Moultrie Middle School."
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