My view is that a strong teachers union is an important way for teachers to improve their work environment (which is our students’ learning environment). Each year I was a teacher, I was a dues-paying member of the teachers union. I served as a representative on the state-mandated discussion committee, which is a monthly meetingContinue reading “Our Teachers Union”
Category Archives: Supporting Teachers
Small Town School Board Campaigns
I was elected to the WLCSC school board in November 2022 and before that I was one of 15 candidates for the WLCSC school board in 2020. Participating in the 2020 election helped me to better articulate my beliefs about how school board campaigns in a small community like ours ought to run. These areContinue reading “Small Town School Board Campaigns”
School Social Workers
When I was teaching at WLES, there were several instances where students, as young as 5, were taken home by the school resource officer in the back of a police car. In each case the child was having a very bad day and the classroom teacher called the vice principal or dean of students forContinue reading “School Social Workers”
Prioritizing Teachers
Our school district has recently struggled to attract and retain highly-effective teachers. It didn’t used to be this way. Just a few years back, we would have several highly-qualified teachers apply for each job posting. Many of these applicants were experienced teachers in neighboring school districts. Some teachers would apply year after year, trying toContinue reading “Prioritizing Teachers”
Class Size
As a parent, I value smaller class sizes for my children. This has been one of the distinctive characteristics of our elementary school that attracts families to our school district and keeps our property values high. Small class size is something that was highlighted during the campaign to ask our community to vote for theContinue reading “Class Size”
Dacia Mumford 