Effective means you had 6 weeks training from TFA. Remember that contract Randi and Cami signed a year and a half ago? Why not just ignore it? The waiver she is asking for apparently violates the modified state tenure law, but why quibble?
From: Superintendent Anderson
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 11:32 AM
To: Teachers - ALL
Subject: Update
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 11:32 AM
To: Teachers - ALL
Subject: Update
Dear Teachers,
As
I have shared in many conversations, brown bag lunches, press articles,
and informal briefings over several months, NPS is facing a serious
budget shortfall.
As student enrollment has fallen dramatically and is projected to
continue falling, we must make difficult decisions. I assure you, we
delayed teacher layoffs as long as possible by making cuts to central
and administration budgets. But, we are at a point
where we must plan for the future and, unfortunately, that will require
reducing the size of our teaching force to match the size of student
enrollment.
Layoffs are difficult and I realize that some of you will be personally affected. Unfortunately, we have no other choice.
As a result, I am now trying to make sure that as we
conduct them, we do so in a way that is least disruptive to our
students’ learning.
Current
state regulations would make this bad situation even worse by forcing
us to completely ignore teacher effectiveness in making layoff decisions
and consider only years of service. Therefore, last week, the district
asked the New Jersey Department of Education to make performance a key
factor, alongside years of service, when making decisions about teacher
layoffs.
If
the state grants our request, we could ensure our most successful
teachers—many of you who have served our city for years—remain in the
classroom. I
have heard personally from many effective teachers (and national
research would support) that good teachers want to work with colleagues
who push them to be better. We also know that good teachers have a
life-long impact on students. I believe including performance
as a key factor is the best thing to do for students and teachers.
Whether
or not you agree with me on this issue—and I realize that some of you
may not—I want to be clear that we will need to conduct layoffs even if
the
state does not grant our request. You are likely to have many questions
about when layoffs will occur and how many people will be affected.
While we don’t have the answers yet, I wanted to reach out to you as
soon as possible with the information I do have.
I
promise to keep you updated along the way as we learn more specifics.
My staff and I will also be hosting Q&A sessions in many schools
over the next
several weeks and months to update you and clear up any misinformation.
Look for more details about these events soon.
During
this difficult time, I know you will stay focused on the students in
your classrooms and for that I thank you. As always, I deeply appreciate
everything
you do on behalf of our students every day.
In Service,
Cami
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