[Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid

[Pat Kraut]

So, it isn't good for people to live in other areas? If the people here are happy doing their teaching...knowing this is a good place to live and don't move out often I think that is a good thing. If one is assuming they are good teachers. I have heard that a lot of the local teachers spouses are tied to the University so they don't leave that often. 
The pay has to be tied to what the parents are making in the local district. Parents cannot be expected to pay so much taxes to support the schools that they cannot do anything else. If teachers and/or the union is expecting that they are wrong. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Julie Crumley 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:52 AM
  Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid


  Mr. Hansen says:

  "Idaho must become (and remain) competitive in retaining quality
  teachers.
  If I were a recent graduate of the UI College of Education, I would
  stick
  around the Idaho schools just long enough to attain experience (fatten
  my
  resume') and move on to a more lucrative school district, say . . . in
  California . . . or Washington."


  The thing is, that is the OPPOSITE of what happens. Looking at local hires in the school district just this year (in the School District newsletter I just recieved) note a single hire at the junior high (the only hires listed) were local.  Perhaps you read this as well? I know my family did, and was NOT happy.  Students must move away from Moscow in order to gain enough experience to even THINK of getting hired here.  And it's not just Moscow.  

  When I graduated from the UI College of Education in May 2003, ONE job was open in North Central Idaho.  ONE. And it was at Bovill Elementary.  The second closest was a music education teacher in Avery, ID.  Getting my point?

  JC (MHS '99, UI '03)





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