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Educator representatives urge district action on unsustainable teacher workload
Summary
EACC and AFSCME representatives told the board teachers and support staff face growing administrative and out-of-class duties that reduce planning time and increase stress; union leaders asked the board to review expectations and consider removing low-value tasks.
A representative of the Charles County educators association and AFSCME Local 2981 said at the Sept. 9 board meeting that educators and support staff are near a breaking point because of cumulative administrative tasks and after-hours responsibilities.
EACC speaker described the day-to-day workload teachers face: multiple duties (hall, bus, lunch), paperwork and sign-in processes, parent conferences squeezed into planning time, frequent interruptions, and extensive follow-up such as grading and creating makeup assessments. "Ultimately, what is being asked of educators is unsustainable," the speaker said, urging the board "to take a step…
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