Sentences with phrase «of teacher contracts»

The issues include details of teacher contract negotiations and some legal settlements.

Good human resource practices and consistent policies are essential with any type of teacher contract in maintaining a strong workforce.

The survey findings suggest that educators reported mixed support for the differentiated compensation component of the teacher contract.

The investigation found that binding arbitration was used in about 10 percent of teacher contracts and only 4 percent of the time in municipal employee contracts.

Provide more opportunities for teachers and school leaders to learn about the components of the teacher contract.

De Blasio did, however, stumble over an answer about specific cost - savings in the United Federation of Teachers contract, and publicly apologized to Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder over a delay in getting him information about special education reforms.

The petition from several school board members to remove Paladino is not about the racist comments, but instead accuses him of knowingly violating his oath of office because he leaked to the media details of teacher contract negotiations, information that was discussed in a closed door executive session of the board.

And voters reject by almost 2 - 1 margins some fundamental pillars of teacher contracts: They support 64 - 33 percent merit pay for outstanding teachers and they say 62 - 33 percent itshould be easier to fire bad teachers.»

Mitch Price, a legal analyst with the Center on Reinventing Public Education, noted in a 2009 study of teacher contracts that «a lot of these contractual issues are «smoke screens» for those people who don't want to do something.»

West said he was somewhat bothered by the film's one - sided presentation of teachers unions, especially without ever really exploring the contribution of school boards that also determine the outcome of teacher contracts.

Even if another public hearing is held after school hours, which would offer a better opportunity for rich debate on the issue of teacher contracts, they aren't going away anytime soon — they are the law of the land, for now.

In Los Angeles, page 6 of the teacher contract states that the United Teachers of Los Angeles «may request the release of designated employees from their regular duties with no loss of pay for the purpose of attending to UTLA matters, with the expense of the substitute or replacement to be borne by UTLA.»

Some ideas include creative use of specialists, block scheduling, reallocation of teacher contract time, quarterly release - time for data teams, and summer data retreats.

On today's program, members of the contract negotiating team: Renee Pinkney, PCEA co-president, Janice Jones, PCEA Negotiator, and Park City School Board member Andrew Caplan, have details on the announcement of the teacher contract for the next three years.

And while Brey said WEAC's significance is not undermined by the slashed number of teacher contracts, at least one state legislator believes the state teacher's union is much less effective as a resource than it once was.

It also redeployed the school's existing resources to change the model without adding to school costs and operating within key parameters of teacher contracts.

Joyce added that the burden may be too heavy for local districts, which would have to prepare their own pay schedules or negotiate scores of teacher contracts.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña applaudedTuesday's full ratification of a United Federation of Teachers contract, which will usher in reforms that transform New York City schools and support the teaching profession — and do so within the City's commitment to fiscal responsibility.

Just five of the teacher contracts in the nation's largest school districts grant school leaders the kind of flexibility they need to run schools well, but two - thirds of the rest do not obviously hamstring administrators with rules applying to teachers, according to a report released today by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

The petition from several school board members to remove Paladino is not about the racist comments, but instead accuses him of knowingly violating his oath of office because he leaked to the media details of teacher contract negotiations, information that was discussed in a closed - door executive session of the board.

«The Executive Budget includes funding for labor reserves associated with the recently agreed upon United Federation of Teachers contract.

Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Fariña Applaud Ratification Of Historic United Federation of Teachers Contract

School leadership will receive more professional development and teams of «master» and «model» teachers, as designated in the United Federation of Teachers contract, will be deployed to the schools to help with academic improvement.

The School Reform Commission voted Monday morning to cancel the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers contract, a move that is likely to result in legal challenges.