Frequently Asked Questions
- Which levels have
unencumbered lunch in Cobb county?
Only elementary has lunch
without assigned duties in Cobb
- Where do I find class size limits
for my regular education classes?
On the
Department of Education website at:
www.doe.k12.ga.us
under "Board Rules." For the next two years, the Department of
Education has waived class size limits and added system
averaging.
- How many students (disabilities)
may I have in my special education class?
You may gather this information from the
Special Education coordinator who services your school.
- May I have my GAE
representative attend meetings between me and my administrators?
Sometimes, depending on the
situation, but it is always legal to tape a conversation in
Georgia to which you are a party. You can have a representative
in a disciplinary meeting.
- How do I remove extremely
disruptive students from my classroom?
Georgia law
20-2-738 provides for the removal for the disruptive students
from the classroom. You may access this law by logging on to the
following:
www.
Ganet.org/services/ocode/ocgsearch.htm
enter the code: 20-2-738.
- What law covers ESP's, parapros,
custodians, etc? This group is covered under the Fair Labor
Standards
Act You may access this act by logging on to:
www.
Freeadvice.com/gov_material/del-reference-to-fair-labor-standards-act.htm
- How do I get modifications in my
environment if I have a disability?
You may qualify under the Americans with
Disabilities Act, Section 504.
- How do I know if I have tenure?
Anyone holding a valid Georgia teaching
certificate prior to July 1, 2000, is tenured in Georgia. When
you are offereded your 4th year contract, you then have tenure
in Georgia.
- How do I know which rules
govern my classroom?
You may find rules for Cobb
at : www.cobbk12.org/~boardpolicies. You may find state rules
at: www.doe.k12.ga.us under "Board Rules".
- How do I find out about
certification?
Please log on to:
www.gapsc.com
to find out about certification issues. (this is the Georgia
Professional Standards Commission)
- Does GAE advise non-members?
No
- How and when may I file a
grievance?
I grievance may be filed when a policy or
law has been violated. Harassment (other than those rights
granted under the constitution) is not a policy.
- What happens to my sick leave when
I leave the county?
Sick leave may be transferred from one
County to the other. If you are leaving teaching for over a
year, you forfeit the leave.
- How do I know for sure if I have
been slandered or defamed?
To find out the answer to this question,
please call your GAE Uniserve director.
- How do I know if a special
education child should be in my room?
IEP's determine all placements for special
education children.
- Am I required to work all of the
weekend events, ballgames, etc, which my principal asks me to
work?
Teachers are on a 185 day contract.
Therefore, to work weekend days violates that contract.(breach
of contract). If you choose to be paid and to work for pay, then
that may be done.
- May I say what I really think
during a faculty meeting?
Teachers are guaranteed freedom of speech
and may speak freely on matters of public concern without fear
of reprisal. Teachers must be careful to avoid any expression of
speech which interferes with the learning process or which
violates law. In order to claim first amendment rights, the
protected speech must be a matter of public concern.
- What if we are supposed to have a
"teacher workday" and the administrators fill it up with
meetings and inservices?
Please notify your GAE Uniserve director
if this happens.
- What do I do if another teacher or
administrator treats me unprofessionally in front of people?
You are able to file an ethics complaint
with PSC . Log on to:
www.gapsc.com and look at the
10 codes of ethics educators should live by to determine what
has been violated.
