A blog-reading book lover passes along a few e-mails about some recent changes to the district's performance pay plan. The feds have disallowed bonus checks for librarians (aka media specialists) because they are "non-instructional staff." In other words, the feds...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** The teachers whose principals screwed up will get their bonus pay after all. ** Our report on the official word on the whys and hows of the budget implosion. **...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** DISD dodged a multi-million dollar bullet by selling its bonds just a few days ago, as Texas has suspended its backing of school bonds. ** The district's "boatgate" scandal appears...
Expect the district to implement a new $2.6 million "incentive" program next school year that will pay teachers to show up for work. They're calling it the Star program. I have no idea what Star stands for, maybe Show up,...