what I understood is that it will be implemented next year at 50 schools . I also understood that we will keep our gmulim, gmul hours and the sabbatical. Also, teachers won't be forced to join this reform plan. It is probably way too early to start celebrating, but I have a good feeling about this. I honestly think it is the best we could get and I take my hat off for Ran Erez for his persistence and his dedication. I have seen the man at work, at one of the meetings I had with him during the big strike: I was under the impression that improving work conditions for teachers has always been the sole purpose of his life. let's hope he and we have achieved that goal.Sandra Yosef-Hassidim --- On Wed, 12/29/10, Adi Orian <austenorian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Adi Orian <austenorian@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [etni] the new agreement To: "etni" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 11:35 PM I'm sure everyone saw the news, but just to recap, since there are many questions for some reasons (people not brushing up on their Hebrew...?:) : The signing was on a basic "road map", it will take a long while to implement anything and it will probably change. In any case, nothing is being implemented next year, and as the news caster said: "don't hold your breath". The basic principles speak of a 50% increase in pay, matching over 40 hours of work each week, of which 24 are frontal, 6 are one-on-one and 10 for meetings, exam-checking, preparation, etc. Adi ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------