Sentences with phrase «use of seniority»

Another sticking point is the limited use of seniority in determining whether a teacher is laid off or not, as well as ongoing questions about the teacher evaluation system that will be used to determine if a teacher receives tenure in the first place.

Concessions will be necessary on unfunded retirement plans and on the use of seniority to govern many aspects of school - district operations.

And the Los Angeles Unified School District recently agreed to limit the use of seniority in layoff determinations as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The suit led to a settlement that abolishes the use of seniority in determining teacher layoffs at L.A. Unified's worst failure mills.

It would also ban the use of seniority in such decisions.

Arizona ended the use of seniority as the determinant of which teachers are laid off.

Citing the constitutional rights of its public school student plaintiffs, the suit seeks to overturn state laws that schedule tenure consideration after two years of teaching, dictate the use of seniority when budget cuts force layoffs, and impose due process rules on teachers» terminations.