Superintending 2021

spurious wrote: »

Athlone have replied to me. The Russian scripts go back in the maroon bag.

They must have read the confusion here as they text us all to this effect at 15:00 today:

"Dear Superintendent. For the Russian examinations please ensure you refer to the List of Corrections and use the special Maroon envelopes to return the scripts.' SEC"

https://www.tui.ie/news/tuiasti-secure-pay-increase-for-leaving-certificate-work%C2%A0.14174.html


Just saw this. Does anyone know what the increase is for superintending?

How long will it take for payment this time? Have they committed to any time limit? In 2018 it was late October before they paid me fully for my examining work (I sent my form in the day I finished in July). If I recall from the thread here at the time, most people on this forum that year had the dubious privilege of being paid in mid-late September for the same work completed… two months before.

No excuses whatsoever for that sort of treatment by the SEC.

Bananaleaf wrote: »

Sure look how long it takes that lot to do anything. I still can't understand how it took them until September last year to release LC grades, after closing the portal to teachers and principals in June. I mean .... there were NO EXAMS that year, so what exactly took them so long?

I think superintending is paid relatively quickly. No idea for correcting. I'll be doing July provision and won't get that until November for whatever reason.

I'm legit convinced that there is only the one employee in that office.

Superintending is 30 days after you send in your financial form. Summer Provision pay date this year is 28th October.

Sir123 wrote: »

Does anyone know if the short and long day away from home allowances are tax free like the mileage?

I don't know, but I only ever remember being told that the mileage was paid tax free

Finishing up today and I was putting the empty exam paper box in my car this morning before the exam. I got literally verbally abused by the school caretaker. “Parking is for staff only”, I said does superintendent not count as staff?. He said no, and you need permission to park here. I had used public transport every day but on the drop off days and today obviously had to drive. So I told him I couldn’t move now as the exam was about to start and I walked off. Then, standing at the window, I could hear him speaking to someone else from the school and he referred to me as “that superintendent ******”. I feel very upset about this exchange as I was trying to do the work to the best of my ability to be subjected to homophobia, and any other school I’ve been in, parking was never an issue. Who do I complain to about this man, the school or the SEC?

By all means address this to the exam aide and the principal

sitstill wrote: »

Finishing up today and I was putting the empty exam paper box in my car this morning before the exam. I got literally verbally abused by the school caretaker. “Parking is for staff only”, I said does superintendent not count as staff?. He said no, and you need permission to park here. I had used public transport every day but on the drop off days and today obviously had to drive. So I told him I couldn’t move now as the exam was about to start and I walked off. Then, standing at the window, I could hear him speaking to someone else from the school and he referred to me as “that superintendent ******”. I feel very upset about this exchange as I was trying to do the work to the best of my ability to be subjected to homophobia, and any other school I’ve been in, parking was never an issue. Who do I complain to about this man, the school or the SEC?

That's awful. I'd have gone to the principal of the school and then to the SEC. Not sure if there is room in your final report for this but possibly state issues with parking.

sitstill wrote: »

Finishing up today and I was putting the empty exam paper box in my car this morning before the exam. I got literally verbally abused by the school caretaker. “Parking is for staff only”, I said does superintendent not count as staff?. He said no, and you need permission to park here. I had used public transport every day but on the drop off days and today obviously had to drive. So I told him I couldn’t move now as the exam was about to start and I walked off. Then, standing at the window, I could hear him speaking to someone else from the school and he referred to me as “that superintendent ******”. I feel very upset about this exchange as I was trying to do the work to the best of my ability to be subjected to homophobia, and any other school I’ve been in, parking was never an issue. Who do I complain to about this man, the school or the SEC?

The mind boggles at some people. Principal, Final Report and a call today to the SEC so that it is brought directly to their attention among all the other paper reports. Make it clear in all cases that you informed him clearly you were on SEC business because he might claim he didn't know.

We are contract staff, but I definitely saw a section on bullying and harrassment in the General Instructions. I never read it but it's there. Nice if the school had cctv of the encounter, too.

The room I was in was grim. Very small, everything filthy and falling apart. I pitied the students having to learn and do exams in that environment.

sitstill wrote: »

Finishing up today and I was putting the empty exam paper box in my car this morning before the exam. I got literally verbally abused by the school caretaker. “Parking is for staff only”, I said does superintendent not count as staff?. He said no, and you need permission to park here. I had used public transport every day but on the drop off days and today obviously had to drive. So I told him I couldn’t move now as the exam was about to start and I walked off. Then, standing at the window, I could hear him speaking to someone else from the school and he referred to me as “that superintendent ******”. I feel very upset about this exchange as I was trying to do the work to the best of my ability to be subjected to homophobia, and any other school I’ve been in, parking was never an issue. Who do I complain to about this man, the school or the SEC?

@sitstill I am so sorry this happened to you. Tell everyone about this. I would be making a formal complaint about it to the school principal and to the SEC. In writing. I hope you are okay. Sending you a virtual hug. I know you mention homophobia but I don't doubt that part of it was also because you are a teacher too - honest to God, we are not seen as human beings at all by a lot of folk.

gaiscioch wrote: »

I'm getting mildly concerned about the length of my Final Report now as apart from a drawing of the room layout all I had was something like "grand" under each question.

That is all I ever put in mine

got paid during the week too... and payslip came in the post. They had said they try to process payments within 30 days of centre closing but got mine early.

I'm pretty sure it was the 24th.

Saw the payment in my account this morning, 22 July. I posted the form in on Friday 25 June. Fair play.

It's all in the one payment. You'll get a payslip in the post and a breakdown of pay for supervision, expenses etc. The portion that is expenses is not taxed.

I'd say the vast majority of us were on until the last day. But, unless I'm missing something huge, how can it still take that long I wonder?

This further cements my belief that the SEC have just the one person working in that office at any one time, doing everything.