Norman R. Czuchra on wed 3 sep 97
I've been away from the list for a while and wonder if anyone has addressed
teaching clay through the Charter Schools. I was approached and asked to
teach children, and in some cases parents and their children at a local
Charter School. It would be up to me to develop any program I wished and
charge my own fees. I'd be responsible for materials and firings. Is there
anyone currently in this situation? I am especially interested in any
advise determining a fee schedule. Any info. would be appreciated. Thanks.
Candace Young
joanna on thu 4 sep 97
Hi all. This isn't a response to Candace, but an addition to her
request. I have been approached about my willingness and availability
for teaching clay and computers (tho not at the same time!) to
homeschoolers. There was a very brief thread on working with
homeschoolers recently, and I would very much like to hear anything more
that will help me in planning a program for these kids, and thinking
about appropriate fees. I work with low fire glazes and an electric
kiln. I am not keenly analytical, so don't need info on figuring out the
unit cost of firing pieces, just the general idea so I can think about
this in some kind of intelligent fashion.
Thanks, Joanna
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> I've been away from the list for a while and wonder if anyone has addressed
> teaching clay through the Charter Schools.
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joanna deFelice
prepress@cyberis.net
Rick Sherman on sat 6 sep 97
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I've been away from the list for a while and wonder if anyone has
addressed teaching clay through the Charter Schools. I was approached
and asked to teach children, and in some cases parents and their
children at a local Charter School. It would be up to me to develop
any program I wished and charge my own fees. I'd be responsible for
materials and firings. Is there anyone currently in this situation?
I am especially interested in any advise determining a fee schedule.
Any info. would be appreciated. Thanks.
Candace Young
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Candace: No one has really responded to your request for information.
Perhaps this will help.
I assume you will be teaching under a contract with no schedule of
benefits or retirement fund. As a conract teacher, you should
consider: Amount of time for class prep., teaching time, followup
[cleanup, firing, consultation with parents, staff meetings, etc.]
cost of materails if you are expected to provide them. Will you be
givne a budget? What about supervisory support. How do your classes
mesh with the rest of the curriculum. Will your class be after school
or during the school day?
Suggest you meet with the parants, along with the principal or
supervisor and tell them your skills and what you are able to do and
then collectively design the curriculum. That way, they can measure
results and will be more committed to the program.
Finally, find out what other part-time or contract teachers get per
hour. Your fees will reflect market value - what the market is willing
to invest.
Good luck
RS
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