Posted by
Mark on Friday, August 29, 2008 6:47:33 PM
I have spoken to a few Rocklin teachers and they tell me their group cannot believe how Steve Paul, the General Secretary of the Rocklin School Board, treated them at the August 20th school board meeting. He made them sit for hours before they could address him and his comrades on their lack of a pay raise. General Secretary Paul pounded his gavel many times to let the teachers know he was fed up with the way they have been acting.
When I spoke to some teachers and told them General Secretary Paul, Comrade Lowell, and Comrade Lang received around $16,000 from their union during the 2006 campaign, they became furious. They asked why would we give $16,000 of our money to school board members that do not support us? I told them not to forget approximately $5,000 they gave to Comrade Daley and Comrade Maben during the 2004 campaign.
Teachers in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District earn roughly $8,000 more a year than a Rocklin teacher with the same number of years teaching. I have been told that teachers in the Roseville School District may earn more than $10,000 a year.
There is a rumor that Rocklin Superintendent Kevin Brown was given a 23% raise over the last 3 years. That has not been confirmed. I recommend that the teachers submit a Public Records Request and ask to see the Superintendent’s contract. They may be surprised on what they find. They should ask for a Public Records Request for all the administrators in the district office.
I would like to recommend to the Rocklin Teacher Union President, Mary Dick, that their members take a look at recalling the Rocklin School Board. I prefer this option to the teachers going out on strike. If the teachers go out on strike it only hurts the kids. The kids are already suffering. Teachers are now working only the hours required in their contract. That means parents do not have an opportunity to talk with the teachers. I believe if the teachers initiated a recall of the school board, parents would support them.
It is time for the teachers to take matters in their own hands and recall the Rocklin School Board. Lets not forget that General Secretary Steve Paul told the teachers he was not happy with the way they are acting. The General Secretary and his comrades had no problem taking around $21,000 of the teacher’s money to get elected. It is time to put teacher friendly and parent friendly members on the school board.
TEACHERS, RECALL THE ROCKLIN SCHOOL BOARD