Sentences with phrase «control teacher hiring»

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.

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.

Teachers don't hire themselves and they don't control the disciplinary process,» added Hawkins.

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.

What's needed, he says, are policy changes, giving the best teachers incentives to go into the most demanding schools and allowing principals to have more control over hiring and evaluating teachers and more flexibility and control over their budgets.

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.

Weak controls at the front end lead to highly inconsistent quality among entrants to teacher preparation programs and ultimately new hires.

But, states and school districts determine that quality since they control teacher certification, hiring, and other teacher - related practices.

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.

And we can't retain and control those billions (that come from teachers» dues) if we allow any changes to how teachers are hired and fired.

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.

Their primary goal was to get direct parental control over choosing a principal, and change teacher contracts so the principal would have full control over hiring and firing all employees, school spending and curriculum.

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.

June Jordan, under some special regulations that SFUSD adopted when small schools were the miracle fad du jour a few years ago, is exempt from many teacher hiring rules, so that the administrators have far more control over who teaches there than at other high schools.

They select their own curriculum and materials, hire teachers and staff, and control the campus budget.

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.

Because charter schools are free from district control and often from teacher unions, they have the power to hire and fire, choose the curriculum, and set student rules.

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