Education
Central High’s Havlicek on proposed teacher legislation, new grading system, sharks on golf courses
Central High School Spanish teacher John Havlicek in the WIZM studio Monday for La Crosse Talk PM to discuss proposed teaching bills, how per pupil state funding is way behind — despite Gov. Tony Evers 400-year plan — standards based grading and sharks giving new meaning to water hazard on golf courses.
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Began the show running down the eight bills proposed in Madison by the state teacher’s union and then discussed the school district’s transition to standards based grading.
After that, we talked about how per pupil funding has lagged in the state for over a decade and will continue to do so, despite Gov. Tony Evers’ veto trick to boost it for the next 402 years. Ended talking about sharks on a golf course and touching on each of the aforementioned (and below) teacher bills.
- Set minimum teacher pay tied to legislators’ own pay.
- Create an hourly wage for student teachers.
- Establish a non-voting seat for an educator on school boards.
- Give bonuses to teachers who stay in the same district.
- Pay teachers for their prep time, like preparing lessons and grading.
- Pay teachers for time spent on non-classroom activities, like supervising lunch.
- Give teachers the same health insurance received by Wisconsin legislators.
- A new grant program for school districts to reimburse the cost of “Grow Your Own” programs.
