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Charles County educators press board to slow rollout of mandated collaborative planning
Summary
Teachers, union leaders and school principals at the Oct. 14 Board of Education meeting said a systemwide push for frequent, documented collaborative planning is increasing paperwork and unpaid work time and asked the district to pause, reassess and simplify implementation.
Teachers, union leaders and principals told the Charles County Board of Education on Oct. 14 that a rapid, centralized push to require collaborative planning across the school system has added substantial time burdens and paperwork for classroom teachers and building leaders.
The complaint, raised by Sean Heil, president of the Education Association of Charles County (EACC), and echoed throughout the meeting by classroom teachers and principals, focused on the logistics of implementation: required daily or weekly planning blocks, additional documentation and inconsistent partner assignments that leave teachers collaborating with staff outside their content area or grade band.
Why it matters: Educators said the added duties reduce time available for lesson planning, grading and direct instruction…
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