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In my opinion no!
They are contracted for a number of work days per year which is negotiated.
That number was around 180 but changes yearly. Just as other people work
a 5 day 260 work day year or the newer 4 -10 hour days 208 day year. The
vacation time and holiday for the traditional work year is a negotiated
reduction from these numbers. All are costed into the actual days worked.
If teachers elect to contract for other work, run a summer business, take
time off or go back to school over the summer that is their option. What
most have done however is to make sure the compensation rate for the days
worked is high enough so as to permit any of those options to be available.
It is no different than many businesses who build into their fee structure
for their seasonal down time or a manufacturer who works but one shift.
Most also look forward to that slow period as a time to relax or to take on
other work.
One of the advantages of a 12 month school year would be that vacations
could be granted similar to the private sector and then the issue would
become none existent. Better yet we could all work 6 hours on Friday, 10
on Saturday and 10 on Sunday and then have the rest of the week off all
year long with no vacations needed because we would have time to get
everything else done.
Paul Double
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>Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 09:15:09 -0500
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>Subject: [Winona] a question from one of my friends . . .
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>This is a response to something that has come up for discussion on
>Winona-On-Line.
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>Someone asked about the number of sick days teachers have available to
>them. The answer is 12.
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>My question is, do teachers get paid vacation days?
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>The answer is, "No". (unless someone has 20 years of service in this school
>system. A recent contract now allows five days of paid leave once every
>five years).
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>John R.
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>My comments:
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>Teachers are not paid for national holidays such as Memorial Day and
>Thanksgiving. They are not paid during spring breaks, summer breaks, etc.
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>It takes 20 years of service to WAPS in order to earn a paid holiday . And
>then, you may take 5 consecutive leave days ONCE every five years.
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>Teachers receive a pay check throughout the year . . . because their pay is
>withheld and dispursed over a 12 month period. They are paid for days
>worked, not days off.
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>As to sick days . . . when a teacher misses a day due to illness, s/he is
>the one who has to create the lesson plans for the substitute teacher. S/he
>is the one who must correct 110+ tests/papers upon return. S/he is the one
>who must teach the missed curriculum. A sick day means a lot of make-up
>work and take-home work when the teacher returns to the classroom.
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>Joanie Heydt-nelson
>yep! a teacher!
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