That early morning phone call telling you that school has been canceled today!
Here is what a lot of people don’t understand about a teacher’s contract and the work year.
I work a per diem contract. 185 days. No paid vacations. No paid holidays.
If the state legislature decides to proclaim the second Tuesday in April “Fred Klonsky Day” and close the schools in honor of me, our district will simply add another day to the end of the year.
I’m not complaining. As long as we’ve been able to collectively bargain a fair contract (which is now being threatened), we’ve been able to bargain fair compensation.
Still, summers off means no pay (unless you’ve chosen to have your paychecks divided up over 12 months instead of 10). Martin Luther King gets honored by giving teachers an unpaid holiday.
While people who work in the private sector will complain about teachers getting summers off, our work year
