Sentences with phrase «streamline teacher dismissals»

AB 375, a new bill meant to streamline teacher dismissals, could be headed for quick passage after clearing the State Assembly's Education Committee with a 7 — 0 vote Thursday.

These proposals have generally sought to do one or more of the following: lengthen the probation period for new teachers, strengthen the teacher evaluation process, streamline the teacher dismissal process, or «end tenure» by moving to renewable contracts.

After nine months of hearings and amendments, legislation aimed to quicken and streamline teacher dismissal procedures failed to pass in the Senate Education Committee by one vote.

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Teachers unions should embrace efforts to streamline the removal process for ineffective teachers and only contest those dismissals that clearly violated due process or were unsubstantiated by the teacher evaluationTeachers unions should embrace efforts to streamline the removal process for ineffective teachers and only contest those dismissals that clearly violated due process or were unsubstantiated by the teacher evaluationteachers and only contest those dismissals that clearly violated due process or were unsubstantiated by the teacher evaluation process

Both proposals would streamline dismissal, but the union version would require better support for teachers in such areas as professional development and remediation... and propose [s] similar «accountability» processes for principals and district administrators...»

The new AB 934 also does nothing to streamline California's arduous dismissal process, which entrenches grossly ineffective teachers in classrooms indefinitely.

She pointed out that her amended bill would still extend the probationary period before teachers receive tenure from two to three years and would at least give districts the ability to negotiate a streamlined dismissal process through collective bargaining with local teachers unions.

Also taken out of the bill was a provision to balance teacher performance with seniority when making layoff decisions, and a new streamlined dismissal process for ineffective teachers.

In 2012, California state senator Alex Padilla wrote SB 1530, which would have streamlined the labyrinthine «dismissal statutes» that require districts to navigate a seemingly endless maze of hearings and appeals that all teachers are currently entitled to.

When he asked whether she opposed an effort in the state Assembly efforts to streamline the dismissal process in cases of teacher involvement with drugs, sex with students and child abuse, she said she didn't recall.

The legislation streamlines the process for removing underperforming teachers and would resolve teacher dismissals in a much shorter time, helping to reduce costs associated with dismissals for both districts and employees.