"Teachers are on a mission to cut down the mountain of paperwork they say is burying educators across Tarrant County, and their representatives are asking local school boards for help.
'We want to work with them because the law in this case is definitely on the teacher’s side,' said Larry Shaw, executive director of the United Educators Association, a group that represents North Texas teachers.
The group asked Arlington trustees last week to follow the lead of districts such as Fort Worth and establish committees to examine the paperwork required of classroom teachers. The Arlington chapter of the Texas State Teachers Association also joined the call for a review of paperwork requirements.
Programs implemented by Arlington and other districts to track student progress and address discipline issues have led to an onslaught of forms that vary by campus and may be endangering teachers’ ability to do their primary job, the organizations complain."
'We want to work with them because the law in this case is definitely on the teacher’s side,' said Larry Shaw, executive director of the United Educators Association, a group that represents North Texas teachers.
The group asked Arlington trustees last week to follow the lead of districts such as Fort Worth and establish committees to examine the paperwork required of classroom teachers. The Arlington chapter of the Texas State Teachers Association also joined the call for a review of paperwork requirements.
Programs implemented by Arlington and other districts to track student progress and address discipline issues have led to an onslaught of forms that vary by campus and may be endangering teachers’ ability to do their primary job, the organizations complain."