Sentences with phrase «teacher contract in»

Additionally, the rolling of out of a new teacher evaluation system alongside a new teacher contract in 2012 played a significant role in the shift, according to the study.
In Bridgeport he used a «turnaround model» that brought in a charter school operator to run a public school but left the local teacher contract in place.
Good human resource practices and consistent policies are essential with any type of teacher contract in maintaining a strong workforce.
Weingarten, who worked on the teacher contract in Newark, said there were some good legacy things that came out of the donation.
The defense was trying to make the point that the two board members did not discuss the Buffalo teachers contract in executive session, and that information was disclosed only after the final contract had been settled because it was a great public interest.
But acknowledging any such obvious fact would sweep the support from under the fixed salary ladders that are the basis for teacher contracts in most districts.
Summer 2010 Education Next The new teachers contract in D.C. will give innovative teachers an opportunity to prove that they can help poor kids -LSB-...]
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.
Teacher contracts in Massachusetts.

Not exact matches

The education ministry needed to recruit thousands of teachers on two - year contracts, earning as much as US$ 70,000 - a-year tax free; the successful applicants didn't need to speak Arabic, but they had to be comfortable in an unfamiliar culture.
If contract talks with teachers and health workers get hot in the next couple of years, blame natural gas prices.
The country was in the midst of a major push to deliver several core subjects — including math and science — in English instead of Arabic and the education ministry needed to recruit thousands of teachers on two - year contracts.
Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on public - school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was costing taxpayers millions.
Last Monday, BC teachers held a Day of Action in communities across the province to protest the BC government's decision to legislate a contract and put an end to their collective bargaining process.
«According to our Teacher, just as they are sinners who contract a second marriage, even though it be in accord with human law, so also are they sinners who look with lustful desire at a woman.
There really isnt, case n point, that teacher in Texas who became pregnant and wasnt married but according to the contract she signed it stated that as a MENTOR not teacher she broke the rules.
The government's method was to offer private schools four options: (1) continued independence with no aid, (2) integration into the public school system, (3) a permanent «contract of partnership» in which the classes under contract would be taught according to public school schedules by teachers under contract to the state, and (4) a «simple contract» of limited duration in which the designated classes would be taught by teachers hired by the school but certified by the state.
By a vote of 9 - 8, the court held that Spain did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights when it declined to renew the contract of a public school teacher who had been offering classes in Catholicism.
Later that year, at the PGA at Valhalla, Norman and Harmon got into a dispute over Harmon's clothing contract, and Norman fired his teacher in the middle of a practice round.
CHICAGO (Reuters)- Public school teachers in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three - year contract, ending a bitter dispute with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over school reforms that prompted the first strike of city teachers in 25 years.
District enrollment is stable, said Superintendent Theresa Dunkin, at an estimated 2,000 students in Wheeling and Buffalo Grove with 200 teachers who recently settled a new contract.
In some areas the job of overseeing home education may be carried out on a contract basis by a retired teacher, who will be paid for each assessment or inspection.
The Chicago Teachers Union jabbed at Mayor - elect Rahm Emanuel on Thursday over education reforms pending in Springfield, a sign that upcoming talks on a new contract might not be easy.
Moody's Investors Service weighed in today on the nine - year contract deal reached by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC teachers union, the UFT, saying that while the agreement «could eliminate» fiscal uncertainty by paving the way for other outstanding labor contracts, it also comes at a «large» cost and relies on assumptions that may or may not come to pass.
The School Teachers Review Body found in February that there was no need to extend teachers» hours as they already work well beyond their contracteTeachers Review Body found in February that there was no need to extend teachers» hours as they already work well beyond their contracteteachers» hours as they already work well beyond their contracted hours.
What's not clear is if there is similar language in the Frontier Central School District's contract with its teachers.
At the same time, Paladino remained defiant in his criticism of Obama's policies, saying the ongoing violence in Syria, as well as ongoing debate surrounding the Buffalo teachers contract, made him overly emotional.
No group in NYC has amassed more political clout than the teachers union, which has scored a new contract for its members, helped block charter schools from expanding, pushed for the renewal of mayoral control of city schools, and ensured the city education budget continues to soar.
Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools of Excellence (PROSE), created under the new UFT - DOE contract, gives schools flexibility in designing their schedules, programming, teacher evaluation systems and other aspects of their school environments so that they are able to implement innovative school improvement strategies.
As political scientist Terry Moe has shown, as the number of rules in teacher contracts goes up, student performance goes down, especially that of poor and minority students.
Board members also argued Paladino should be removed for sharing information discussed in an executive session about teacher's contracts.
Paladino's lawyers also pointed out that the board issued press releases regarding the status of contract negotiations with the Buffalo Teachers Federation, which remain on the board's website, in an attempt to contradict the assertion by Nevergold that all closed - door discussions regarding the teachers contract were barred from disTeachers Federation, which remain on the board's website, in an attempt to contradict the assertion by Nevergold that all closed - door discussions regarding the teachers contract were barred from disteachers contract were barred from disclosure.
As a teacher of Physics in the university, I was excited when the late President Umaru Yar» Adua awarded a contract of some N40bn for an alternative - energy, wind - powered electricity generation plant to be sited, naturally, at Katsina State.
It may have taken more than 12 years, but a teacher contract is finally in place in the Buffalo Public School system.
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.
In its review of the contract, Educators 4 Excellence, an advocacy group of teachers that often was aligned with the Bloomberg administration's goals, gave the contract a barely passing grade and said it «overlooked several critical issues,» such as class sizes and a tenure - granting process that the group believes ought to be more closely linked to teacher performance.
The most recent teachers - union contract expired in October 2009, although its terms have remained in effect ever since.
It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the Board's $ 450 million lawsuit against Lou Ciminelli, for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.
Union contracts, for example, could allow senior teachers, who typically are paid more, the ability to choose the school at which they teach, which could be seen as providing increased support for students in one building over others.
Who in their right mind would even want the job of school superintendent: parents hate you, teachers hate you (if you're doing your job)-- and the pay scale for superintendents is absurdly below what would be paid to a private sector CEO / COO managing the people and contracts and mandates that public school superintendents manage.
The NASUWT is campaigning vigorously for the teacher's contract to be amended in line with those of the police, armed forces and prison service to prevent BNP members from working as teachers.
«It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the board's $ 450 million lawsuit against (developer) Lou Ciminelli for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.
In response to a question from a delegate about the Chicago Teachers Union strike, which led to a successful contract, and the UFT's current, long - running contract battle, Mulgrew contrasted the circumstances faced by educators in Chicago and New York CitIn response to a question from a delegate about the Chicago Teachers Union strike, which led to a successful contract, and the UFT's current, long - running contract battle, Mulgrew contrasted the circumstances faced by educators in Chicago and New York Citin Chicago and New York City.
Fact is, teachers are spending less time in the classroom now than they did when de Blasio arrived, thanks to the fat - cat contract the mayor gifted them.
The Empire Center and local taxpayer groups said the state needs to give districts greater leverage in negotiating teacher contracts by amending a law that deals with pay scales and benefits.
Fields, 64, who has been endorsed by the union in past elections, angered the organization earlier this year with her proposal that teachers across the state reopen their contracts and agree to a wage freeze to help close the state budget deficit.
She tried to influence contract talks, she's worked to require greater background checks for teachers and has voiced support for a lawsuit in California to weaken teacher tenure.
«The contract with the teachers» union expired in October 2009, while contracts with the union for principals and other school administrators and District Council 37, the city's largest public employee union, expired in March 2010.
Commissioner Elia held a lengthy hearing in June to review a Buffalo School Board request to remove Paladino in violation of executive meeting board rules in which he revealed private, closed - door information on the teachers» contract.
The UFT spent $ 4.1 million on legal representation — funds that are used to defend teachers brought up on incompetency or misconduct charges, as well as for advice on in contract negotiations and litigation.
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