Having been a coach in a similar position, I can tell you it was a frustrating for her as it was for you.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: kimberlee hannan <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Specialist > WHile I haven't gone through this exact situation, but for a while a school > I was at shared a literacy coach over three schools. She showed up a couple > of times a week. She didn't have connections to the teachers, the culture > or atmosphere of the school. She made suggestions based on a short piece if > time after a haphazard observation. She had no relationship with us or our > kids. She was never there for meetings, so she didn't know what all we > needed to do. It was not a good situation. > Kim > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Katie Stover > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Sandy, > > > > Where are you? This is very disheartening!! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Stevens" < > > [email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 11:46 AM > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Specialist > > > > > > > > Due to the need to make budget cuts, our district is considering > >> eliminating the position of Reading Specialist. They are thinking of > >> using Stimulus funds to hire three part time "instructional coaches" to > >> work in classrooms to assist with math and reading. The assumption is > >> that these three will replace the Reading Specialist. > >> > >> Anyway, there are some staff who will be coming to the next board meeting > >> when this will be discussed. Have any of you folks gone through anything > >> similar? Have there been any arguments that have helped to plead the case > >> in support of keeping the Reading Specialist? I hate to see our district > >> lose that position. I have seen other districts lose the reading > >> specialist and it takes years to get that specialist back, if they ever > >> do. > >> > >> Sandy > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mosaic mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > >> > >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > -- > Kim > ------- > Kimberlee Hannan > 7th CORE-ELA & WH > Sequoia Middle School > Fresno, California 93702 > > The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown > > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
