Not exact matches
Senate Republicans not only stuck it to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio on mayoral
control of the public schools, but also handed a victory to his nemesis, Success Academy charter school network founder Eva Moskowitz by allowing charters to
hire more uncertified
teachers.
Although better principals may also attract and
hire more - effective
teachers, the absence
of reliable quality measures for new
teachers and the fact that many principals have little
control over new
hires lead us to focus specifically on turnover.
Though the Orleans Parish School Board would still maintain
control over the budget and the
hiring and firing
of teachers, A&M would report directly to the state superintendent and have the authority to appoint the district's top financial officers.
The only point
of view consistently left out is that
of old - fashioned organized labor, which, under the portfolio district scheme, could not
control teacher hiring and placement with a single district - wide contract.
Following a charter school model, principals in the state - run New Orleans schools will have the independence to recruit and
hire their own
teachers and academic support staff, and
control the use
of federal Title I grant money, beginning next school year.
We are also deeply troubled by the prospect that if virtually unregulated
teacher certification academies with little academic quality
control are allowed to proliferate, the employers
of their graduates will be either charter schools, many operating in high - poverty communities, or traditional public schools that lack the resources to be selective and competitive in
hiring the best - qualified
teachers.
In particular, according to the report, principals,
teachers and parents cited as positives greater
control over how and when they
hire, the ability to opt out
of direct
teacher placements by the district and the use
of one - year contracts to ensure new
hires are a good fit with the school's mission.
(3) Assessment
of teacher performance, disciplinary matters and design
of the curriculum should be under district
control with continual input from the community as should
hiring and firing
of teachers.
Many large urban school districts are rethinking their personnel management strategies, often giving increased
control to schools in the
hiring of teachers, reducing, for example, the importance
of seniority.
They are able to exercise independent
control in the vital areas
of hiring and firing
of teachers, tenure, administrative duties and curriculum content.
Public schools in Colorado that have greater
control over
hiring teachers, setting the school calendar and budgeting show slightly higher levels
of student academic growth and high levels
of teacher empowerment, according to a CU Denver report...
Doug Thomas, Walter Enloe, and Ron Newell explore the Minnesota New Country School, where
teachers have
control of the learning program, the
hiring and retention
of personnel, and are responsible for the success
of the school.
Have you ever heard
of a school where
teachers have
control of the learning program, the
hiring and retention
of personnel, and are responsible for the success
of the school?
To test the effects
of the transfer, researchers assigned teams
of grade and subject - level
teachers to a treatment group, which got to
hire one
of the TTI
teachers, or a
control group, which filled their vacancy through normal channels.
This gives K12 Inc. tremendous
control over almost every aspect
of their schools including curriculum,
hiring of teachers and principals, and evaluating student performance.
LEADERSHIP • Effective
hiring, training, team building, and
controlling skills • Highly developed verbal communication skills • Demonstrated high standard
of literacy and written communication skills • Ability to maintain liaison with
teachers and parents • Sound knowledge
of administrative functions within a day care facility