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I'm fully fluent in Spanish but I refuse to do any kind of translation or interpreting work since it's not part of the job description and I've explicitly asked for them to give me some additional compensation if they want me to do that for them. They want to use me so they can save money from, but they don't want to even pay me the difference of not having to pay a translator. Call me petty but I do enough work that doesn't get compensated.
I don't think that is petty at all! I'm glad you stick to your guns, they should definitely be willing to offer you some sort of incentive or extra $$$ if they're trying to get you to do extra work.
I understand spanish and can speak it to a lesser degree. Not enough to call myself bilingual. I agree that it would be a much more fare system if additional pay could be offered for bilingual teachers. If you studied it in college and were hired specifically for this skill then, Yes, additional pay should be offered.
However, when you start paying teachers for additional skills where does it end? As an example, I know teachers who are well versed in certain computer skills and end up assisting a great deal with them. They aren't paid extra.
If you are being asked to use these skills for the school outside of your contracted hours then you should raise the issue.
I think you make a great point about where to draw the line and you gave a good example of the teachers with computer skills. I try not to do anything outside my contracted hours so maybe I shouldn't say anything
We pay individuals for their translator duties. If you translate at a meeting for an hour you earn an hour of pay.
I think that's how it should be everywhere. Which area?
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I think yes absolutely! I am embarrassed to say I still really don’t know what goes on in speech, but I can tell when my students make progress with artic and language! So thanks for all you do in just plain English, but Spanish too wow!! We have a new population of students who are originally Spanish speakers and we’ve always had a few throughout the district. It’s really tough to communicate when you know absolutely zero Spanish!! I feel like you are a huge asset to your district! Maybe if it’s something you’re passionate about try finding a district with a high Spanish speaking population? I’m in a rural district and we get a few students every year whose parents work on farms around us and city schools near me always have high bilingual populations!
Thank you for your kind comment! And that's okay, I also don't know what goes on in Speech sometimes 😂 I'm still learning and growing every day. That's cool that you work in a rural district!
Likewise, when we are able to use staff in the district to translate, and they are available it's typically our first choice and yes, they do get paid for their services.