Removing seniority as a factor in hiring decisions when
considering teacher transfer requests, and reducing the number of transfer rounds from two to one
Not exact matches
States and districts can eliminate seniority - based layoffs, which should
consider effectiveness instead, and make it easier to
transfer or remove ineffective
teachers who can not improve.
States and districts can establish a policy of «mutual consent» that gives principals the right to choose their own
teachers... States and districts can eliminate seniority - based layoffs, which should
consider effectiveness instead, and make it easier to
transfer or remove ineffective
teachers who can not improve.»
I recently had lunch with a new science
teacher who was
considering transferring to another campus because he had received an unsatisfactory evaluation this year from our principal.
Some
teachers conclude that the struggling students should
transfer to a less rigorous course or should be
considered for special education.
In effect, he explains, the Baltimore school encouraged
teachers who were against the school's new direction to
consider transferring to more conventional schools.