Lack of vision causes unrest at Dollard College
Ad hoc policies and lack of vision from the school board are the main causes of the turmoil that has arisen at Dollard College. This became clear yesterday at a meeting at which teachers and educational supporters discussed their complaints.
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Monday, the AOb together with the other unions, a bundling of complaints to the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and the regional management. “The common thread is that there is a lack of good policy and vision,” says AObdistrict manager Marja de Bree.
Yesterday afternoon, the AOb together with CNV and FvOV a meeting in Winschoten. The union has received reports that there is unrest in the secondary schools of Dollard College. About XNUMX teachers and support staff came to the meeting to express their concerns about the school management.
Health care
“We have made an inventory of the complaints,” says De Bree. “There is a lot of concern about the personnel policy and the temporary colleagues who disappear after two years. Many members are also annoyed by the communication from the management, the 'top-down' burdening with assignments and the lack of vision for the long term.”
There are also concerns about the plans to move the upper secondary school to another location. "The members want the MAVO to simply stay together at one location." Supporters, in turn, find that they have to do more with fewer hours. “So the concerns are wide,” says de AOb-rayon driver. "The red line is the ad hoc policy and the lack of vision."
Hand over
All concerns have now been brought together on paper. Next Monday, the unions will hand over this bundle to the directors. De Bree: “Then we will talk and hope to reach concrete agreements to turn the tide.” The AObDistrict manager will emphasize on Monday that the school management must still talk to the staff themselves. “That is badly needed, because there is a lot of criticism.”
Earlier on the Dollard College already announced that it was aware of the concerns and that discussions had already been held with lecturers and the participation council.
