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Teachers and residents tell board frequent classroom walkthroughs, administrative contact are disrupting instruction
Summary
During public forum, multiple speakers asked the board and administration to reduce frequent classroom visits and stop after‑hours calls to teachers; teachers also raised concerns about mischaracterized communications and the approval process for professional development requests.
Several teachers and residents used the meeting’s public forum to raise concerns about administrative classroom walkthroughs, after‑hours contact and professional‑development procedures.
Helen Steinbach, a teacher, said classroom visits have become frequent enough to unsettle students and disrupt instruction. “Some of our teachers are feeling a little overwhelmed by all of our visitors that we receive on a weekly…
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