How many preps

08-18-2016, 09:37 AM
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This is my fifth year and every year I teach 5-6 preps. This year, I was assigned 7. I feel as if I am being discriminated against. In our contract it states that the administration will do the best they can to limit teacher preps to a max of 3, but due to budget constraints, this cannot always be done.
Well, there are a bunch of teachers who can easily switch with me so that my burden is less. I am willing to take on collaborative classes, which means I would still have the 7 preps, but would not have to plan and teach 35 lessons per week. I am overwhelmed and feel like I am being pushed out. I compare my schedule to the others, and it is almost comical how unfair it is. I know unfair does not mean being equal, but it does mean limiting that person's ability for success.
So my schedule is as follows:
Remedial English 7th
Remedial English 8
Remedial English 9th and 10th combined
Musical Theatre 7 (60 students)
Musical Theatre 8 (60 students)
Writing Elective for high schoolers 9-12th
I included the amount of students to show how rediculous it is. By the way, I have no art or music background and feel extremely unqualified to teach musical theatre. I would love to just teach and help students with needs, that is what I went to school for.
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