[Year 12 IT Apps] RE:OT - De facto student free day
Clare, Ian J
Clare.Ian.J at edumail.vic.gov.au
Mon Nov 2 12:09:39 EST 2009
We must be very studious way out west we are at about 85% attendance and a number of those away are for legitimate reasons as siblings are here. Big problem is that we usually run our staff sweep on the day so now we are running around at the last minute trying to organise one.
Ian Clare
ICT Co-ordinator
Casterton Secondary College
27 Mt Gambier Road
Casterton 3311
Ph 03 5581 1588 Fax 03 5581 1518
e-mail clare.ian.j at edumail.vic.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Bell, Cameron P
Sent: Monday, 2 November 2009 10:43 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps]
Sorry for the OT post, but couldn't think of any other vic-specific
forums that I could ask.
Well its Monday and tomorrow is the Cup Day holiday here in (metro)
Victoria.
As you would imagine, many people take today off to have a 4 day
holiday. Due to this known behaviour many city schools used to have
today as a curriculum day.
Now thanks to the decision that all student free days must be taken at
the start of the year (Except 1 report writing day and 1 at school
discretion) we are all here.
When I say "all" I mean all the staff and the 20% of the student
population who has turned up. I have just had a class of 4 students
and I bet I am not the only one across the city.
What a monumental waste of our time and resources.
Students and staff are actually running sweeps - not on the cup, but
on how many kids will be in each class. What a joke.
At least some classes are being collapsed on an ad-hoc basis as we see
the numbers at start of each period.
QUESTION: I, and the rest of our staff are genuinely curious as the
situation in other Vic metropolitan schools - are we the norm or an
anomaly? Is it a school culture thing?
What is your attendance like today? Did your school move 1 of their
student free days to today?
Thanks in anticipation
Cameron
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