Short end of the deal : Some JCPS parents say hybrid learning schedule will add to difficulties Updated: 7:53 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 7:53 PM EST Feb 26, 2021
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Show Transcript MORE. REPORTER: FOR SOME, A HYBRID SCHEDULE IS A GOOD COMPROMISE THAT HOPEFULLY HELPS STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND GIVES MORE IN PERSON INSTRUCTION. FOR OTHERS, IT’S A HALFWAY MEASURE THAT ONLY COMPLICATES THEIR LIVES MORE. IT IS FRUSTRATING. REPORTER: ANDI SHELTON WAS REALLY HOPING HIS DAUGHTER WOULD GET TO RETURN TO CLASS FIVE DAYS A WEEK, AND IS DISAPPOINTED IN THE HYBRID PLAN. LEARNING ON A COMPUTER AS BEEN HARD. GOING BACK TO SCHOOL ONLY TWO DAYS A WEEK JUST SEEMS LIKE A SHORT END OF THE DEAL PARTICULARLY WHEN WE DO NOT GET TO PICK WHICH ONE OF THE TWO DAYS. REPORTER: HERE’S THE PLAN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE WOULD RETURN MARCH 17. THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE WOULD
JCPS students, teachers headed back, here’s what state lawmakers think
Relief across the aisle as Jefferson County Public Schools votes to return, but a bitter divide exists when it comes to discussing how we got to this point. Author: Chris Williams Updated: 5:59 PM EST February 26, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. Those who represent parts of Jefferson County, in Frankfort, are relieved and hopeful that Kentucky’s largest School District will return to some in-person instruction. But some say the staggered approach is too little too late while others insist that this decision was a delicate balance.
“I can t tell you how angry and disappointed I am about the Jefferson County Board of Education”, said 36th District State Representative, Jerry Miller. “It s stunning to me how they…it s malfeasance in my view what they re doing to the children.”
Last night at the Board of Education meeting, JCPS superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio presented a plan for reopening that includes 5-day and hybrid schedules.
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A bill reforming the teacher pension system for new hires cleared the Kentucky State House Thursday afternoon, less than two hours after coming out of a legislative committee.
The bill would put teachers hired after Jan. 2022 into a different “tier” than current employees. The new tier would have a smaller defined benefit than the existing plan, but would also have an additional defined contribution, meaning retirees’ total benefits could fluctuate more based on the stock market. But the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ed Massey (R-Boone), said the average payment would be 74% of the teacher’s salary, similar to salary replacement for the current plan and would save the state $3.57 billion over the next 30 years.
KY House votes for plan requiring new teachers to work longer, pay more for retirement John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader
Feb. 4 The Kentucky House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a Republican-backed bill that would change the teacher pension system for new hires, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
Just two hours earlier, the House State Government Committee approved House Bill 258. It would require teachers hired after Jan. 1 to contribute more toward their retirement benefits, capping the state s obligation at 10 percent of salary, and to work at least 30 years instead of the current minimum of 27 years.
The new plan s salary replacement for retired teachers would be comparable to what retirees currently get, said the bill s lead sponsor, state Rep. C. Ed Massey, R-Hebron. Unlike most workers, Kentucky school teachers are not eligible for Social Security retirement benefits, so their pensions are especially critical.