Jul 14, 2022

“As far as my kids’ education, I wouldn’t second guess where I sent my kids to school,” Sikes said. “I loved there were teachers that invested in my kids’ lives to the highest level and didn’t settle for mediocrity.”

Jun 27, 2022

”I don’t have an agenda other than let’s look at the whole system and figure out what we can do to improve it, what we can do to repair it,” McFarland said. “I think if everyone goes into it with open eyes and open ears and is willing to listen to both sides there doesn’t need to be any animosity.”

Jul 8, 2022

“When the problem is right in front of your face every single day, it’s really hard,” Wilson said. “Right off the bat, the thing that really punched me in the face was (teacher) morale.”

Oct 26, 2022

GIEA president Michelle Carter said Wednesday that the union has nearly 500 members who are teachers in the district.

Carter also said, “I just want our teachers to be heard and they do not always feel supported and don’t feel like they can always speak what their truth is, because they fear that there will be negative consequences. So many times, they just remain silent, and they just leave. We have not had a voice at the table.”