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Teacher urges board to align Moodle training expectations for staff and students
Summary
A teacher, speaking during public comment, criticized five hours of mandatory unpaid Moodle training for staff and asked why students in district online classes can skip videos while teachers must complete them to avoid restarting tests.
A teacher addressing the Kingman Unified School District Governing Board during public comment objected to five hours of mandatory, unpaid Moodle training that she said forces staff to restart modules if they skip videos.
The commenter, who did not give a name, told the board: "I don't know. If I skip as a teacher any of those Moodle videos, it forces me to restart them. Meaning, I started all over again. I can't just go take the test even though I've been taking the same test for last 20 years with the same basic information there." She contrasted that requirement with students taking district online classes, who the speaker said can skip videos and still progress.
"Why is it that teachers aren't allowed to move onward when kids are more than the state's more than willing to let us?" the commenter asked. She said the district's system notifies administrators when staff skip course content even if they achieve a passing grade.
The speaker said staff face time pressures around lesson planning and unpaid summer work and asked the board to consider "equality in their education" by applying consistent standards to students and teachers.
The board did not make a decision during public comment; the matter was presented for the board’s awareness rather than as an agenda item.
