We had Tom McLaughlin come speak from the IFT who talked to us about avoiding problems as a superintendent in dealing with collective bargaining. I found it very informational particularly the topics of discussion dealing with current trends in bargaining. It was also interesting to listen to Tom regarding the new TRS laws, evaluation and Race to the Top. He was very knowledgeable and enjoyed asking him questions.
We were assigned our groups for collective bargaining. We established ground rules and were critiqued by Dr. Closen on things to improve on and things we did well. It was a good experience. I thought the process went well and was very good experience.
We finished up Dr. Closen's PPT on Collective Bargaing and he emailed it to us which will be of great benefit.
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Tom's comments regarding the new TRS system are in line with what I have heard with other people involved in education. There is a big concern regarding how these changes will impact the growth--or lack of--future professionals. For these changes to pass in a day leads one to wonder how much time and thought was put into these changes. Reviewing other states and the changes put forth, it appears that new options these states have proposed may have some merit.
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