These cases have tested a chief selling point (pardon [or underscore] the business reference) of VAMs: that they will effectuate, for example,
teacher termination with greater ease because nobody besides the advanced statisticians and econometricians can argue with their numbers derived.
Not exact matches
Upon
termination, or shortly thereafter, any
teacher contributions are returned
with interest (the rate varies, and can be well below market), but the
teacher does not receive employer contributions.
For tenured
teachers, evaluation scores determine eligibility for some promotions or additional tenure protection, or, in the case of very low scores, placement in a peer assistance program
with a small risk of
termination.
At that time,
teachers with two ME ratings became eligible for
termination and those
with two HE ratings earned permanent salary increases, not just bonuses.
Ahead of layoffs that could affect up to 60
teachers, SAISD officials on Tuesday announced they would meet
with teachers recommended for
termination.
Teacher due process has become so arduous and costly for school districts that
termination has become very rare, according to Floyd Dugas,
with the Berchem, Moses, and Devlin law firm of Milford, Conn., one of the speakers on the panel discussion.
Tenure is due process, and a
teacher with tenure has the right to know why he or she is being dismissed or the «just cause» for
termination.
The AFT has also endorsed a promising way to get rid of bad
teachers: peer - review programs in which excellent
teachers work
with struggling ones to improve performance - but in many instances end up recommending
termination of employment.
His expertise is labor, education, and employment law
with 40 years of experience representing, «over 100 school administrator associations, in addition to individual employees, school superintendents, and other public sector unions, including
teacher, police, fire, secretarial, paraprofessional, nurse, and town hall employee units in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration,
termination matters, and unfair labor practice complaints.
If an evaluator concurs
with a principal's finding that a
teacher is ineffective for a second consecutive year, city officials can begin a new, expedited
termination process.
I've asked Korn to tell me exactly where the law specifies this, and when I hear back from him, I will update this post.UPDATE: The
teachers» union, to back up its assertion, is citing a memo from the state department to the Board of Regents last year which contains this background sentence about the evaluation law: «Tenured
teachers and principals
with a pattern of ineffective teaching performance — defined by law as two consecutive annual «ineffective» ratings — may be charged
with incompetence and considered for
termination through an expedited hearing process.»
Many
teachers unions also favor getting rid of bad educators, not based strictly on test scores or the subjective judgment of principals, but through «peer review» plans which call for expert
teachers to come into a school and work
with struggling educators and in some cases recommend
termination.
This «truth,» in fact, is at the core of the lawsuits ongoing across the nation regarding this matter (see, for example, here),
with consequences ranging from tagging a
teacher's file for receiving a low value - added score to
teacher termination.
The Herald took an online poll of the community over the
terminations, and the majority want district officials to fire the
teachers involved and deal
with any potential lawsuits.
While nonprobationary
teachers should have due process for any
termination, it is important to differentiate between loss of employment for and issues
with far - reaching consequences that could permanently impact a
teacher's right to practice.
Teaches should be cautious when speaking
with their «
teacher voice,» but CEA legal unit does a disservice to Connecticut's
teachers by simply stating that any, «first amendment challenge to discipline or
termination (for «off - duty» speech) is unlikely to succeed.»
[68] The substantive elements of the
termination that the Board found unreasonable included: the principal ordering Mr. Dorval to use codes given the evidence that policy (of RSCHS and Edmonton Public School Board) supported involvement of
teachers» professional judgment and consultation; the order being simply announced
with little or no consultation; questions or concerns being ignored; little or no communication to students and parents about the codes or their enactment; the failure of the principal and the appellant to respect the professional rights and duties of the
teacher regarding assessment of his students; and the discriminatory singling out of Mr. Dorval for discipline when other
teachers who also challenged and refused to follow the principal's order were not disciplined.
Jean's school law practice includes students
with disabilities, special education / IDEA, student discipline, employment practices (
teacher termination), and...