Reply #156: I don't think you realize how long the workday of a CPS teacher is. [View All]

[Tatiana]

Last period at my building ended at 3:50 p.m. I left the building "officially" somewhere around 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. This, after starting my day at 7:30 a.m. That, my friend is a 10+ hour workday (in the building).

Of course, grading and additional planning as well as maintaining online blogs, home/school communications, and parent phone calls or home visits often extended by work time well into the night.

I don't know a teacher who works less than 60 hours per week.

I am proud to have a child that attends a world class public school and receives a quality education (average ACT composite score was 26.6), though it would be considered inadequate by our corporate mayor's school day standards.

Bottom line - not every school needs a lengthened day. Those schools that have the population of students that require extra assistance (and more minutes of instruction) need have teachers compensated per a proportionate amount of their daily rate.