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VIGILS BY NOAH HAIDLE at Long Beach Playhouse

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It's seems like times are definitely changing. Not sure if it's for the good or bad or whatever. But definitely, the closing of the world famous V.I.P. record store is in my opinion, another defeat in Long Beach's small business scene. For those who don't know (which I hope aren't many of you CIty Lifers), V.I.P. is home to many old school hip hop videos that featured Warren G, Snoop, Nate Dogg, and more. Remember this video?     To be…See More
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Food is the great unifier. A great dish is something that every culture in the world takes pride in; from fresh sushi to a hearty steak.Kafé Neo opened its doors at the corner of 4th and Temple in Oct. 2007. Since then it has been serving Greek flavors infused with American…See More
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Good morning City Lifers, I'm sure you're all getting ready for your barbecue session(s) on this Memorial Day. First I wanted to share something with you all.  A good friend and mentor of mine who is also a Long Beach resident artist, Akinsanya Kambon was able to sit…See More
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Long Beach Teachers Attend Layoff Hearings

I came across this article on the Press-Telegram this morning and wanted to share it and get your thoughts on the Long Beach Unified School District budget crisis... Has it affected you personally yet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG BEACH - When teacher Lacey Gilbreath received a pink slip from the Long Beach Unified School District last month, her heart sank.

A teacher at Hill Classical Middle School for more than a decade, Gilbreath thought her job was safe.

 

"It was a total surprise. I don't know what's going to happen," she said. "I think we're all feeling a little left in the dark."

Hundreds of LBUSD employees gathered in the Wilson High School auditorium Tuesday as part of a weeklong series of layoff hearings. The district has sent out more than 1,100 layoff notices - mostly to teachers - as part $50 million in budget cuts this year.

State law allows teachers to contest preliminary layoff notices at a hearing before an administrative law judge. Teachers will learn by May 13 whether they are actually losing their jobs.

The hearings are part of a complicated layoff process that is based on seniority. Under state law, teachers whose positions are slated for elimination have the right to "bump," or take the job of junior teachers, provided they have the experience and credentials needed to assume the junior teacher's job.

At the hearings, teachers can argue that the LBUSD incorrectly ranked them on the district-prepared seniority list or that another teacher was mistakenly deemed more senior.

Some teachers were experiencing the nerve-racking process for the second year in a row.

Last year the district sent out more than 800 layoff notices but ended up laying off about 100 teachers after receiving additional funding.

This year's number of layoffs is expected to be much worse as the district faces massive cuts in state funding.

"Whatever the number is, it will be unprecedented," said Michael Day, president of the Teachers Association of Long Beach, the district's teachers union.

District officials on Tuesday spent hours reviewing a seniority list with thousands of names.

Some teachers were told they were slated to be "bumped" by a more senior employee, while others were told their positions were being eliminated.

"It's so hard sitting here and hearing all these names being called," said Shelli Santos, a teacher with the district since 1999.

Santos is one of the more than a hundred teachers in the national Head Start program who are in danger of being "bumped" by teachers in the district's Early Childhood Education program.

For some like Jose Ramirez, a fourth-grade teacher at Tincher Preparatory School, the prospect looked grim.

"I was basically told my services will no longer be needed," said Ramirez, who was on a list of teachers slated to receive final layoff notices.

Ramirez, a teacher with the district for 10 years, received a preliminary layoff notice last year but it was later rescinded.

"It's very sad, and it definitely takes away some of your momentum, but then you think about the kids and that's what keeps you going," he said.

If he does lose his job, Ramirez says, he plans to watch his two small daughters during the day and attend school at night to earn additional teaching credentials. His wife, who works full-time in the Human Resources department at Cal State Long Beach, is also concerned about losing her job.

 


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Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on April 7, 2011 at 12:11pm
Get it Beverly! Absolutely agree with you on the "budget crises". It's being falsely created by corporate tax cuts, in order to have a "crises". It's in crises to some see opportunity to grab power and enact/force changes they want. Without considering the actually majority opinion, interests, or desire. We need a Wisconsin moment, actually we need a lot of them.
Comment by Beverly White on April 6, 2011 at 10:21pm
Well, "The Man", the way I see it - this is an example of the trend that is happening nationally with education. Ever since No Child Left Behind, the national government now has mandates/control over many aspects of education that was traditionally in the hands of the states. This is also a sign of the national and global so called "budget crisis" - which to me is simply money shifting from old economies/hands to new ones - like the millions states are losing in taxes to internet sales. And the generation shift that is happening globally - a more culturally homogeneous young generation is rising to power all over the world and it is changing paradigms. So, here in the US we are seeing unions struggle to survive - and old traditional ways of doing things are changing.  In education - we tend to see huge changes when economies are dissecting their budgets and projecting tomorrow's workforce. Many are pushing for privatizing education, so there will be competition to produce the "best" students... and since the government seems to be "failing" at it - or because we think the government "sucks" at everything they do - because it's so slow to change - which it doesn't have to be. The US obviously compares its test scores to other nations, and we fail miserably in many ways - particularly in the huge gap between the scores of the "low socio-economic (SES) students" or "at-risk" students, and the high SES group - hence, the huge "achievement gap". In CA, the budget spending over the past 10+ years shows that we have cut spending tremendously in education, and have almost tripled spending on corrections/prisons. I feel the projected trend is moving toward a national education system and doing away with state departments of education all together. Many will disagree, but I feel NCLB has paved the path. Long Beach Unified is seen as a model nationally for bringing up test scores, budget cuts, and basically staying ahead of the curve with education reforms that are coming down from the feds and from CA. So, it feels like the trend is to get rid of the teachers who "aren't living up to expectations" and to keep the ones who are - another huge aspect is segregation. In CA, our schools are extremely segregated by cultures - especially right here in the LBC... in the past (many still do), folks would refer to "minority" students in CA being the "at-risk" ones - well, 1) White students are the minority in CA schools now, and 2) many private schools and charter schools that focus on teaching specifically these cultural groups have had outstanding outcomes... so, as we all know achievement is not linked to our damn skin color - it is however statistically very closely linked with parental examples and involvement... the #1 factor in being "at-risk". So, I have no answer for how to make it right - except to join in the struggle for educational revolution and the fight for human dignity for our children.
Comment by The Man on April 6, 2011 at 2:48pm
I honestly don't know what else is there to do. I would like for someone to provide what it REALLY takes for things to get back on track... Like a clear, honest snap shot for things to get straight in the school district
Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on April 6, 2011 at 2:28pm
Honestly though reading this is pretty tough... I'm down to rally, Wisconsin style.
Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on April 6, 2011 at 2:26pm
oh, oh or just privatize them all... whew woo, corporate profits FTW!
Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on April 6, 2011 at 2:25pm
We could hold a bake sale.
Comment by lbcsrw on April 6, 2011 at 12:26pm
Yup.  If only there was a way to get more funding to schools...

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