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Word is that there are additional terminations today, involving teachers and staff. They are being referred to as "site based" as an explanation for why the Board would not have to vote.
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I heard that teachers with 5 years or less are the ones being let go.
Is this one of those things where no news is heard about this and only if you know someone, will you know the facts? Funny, that earlier in the week there was a rumor that people would be called back from the fulough list announced 6-22-11. Very vague.
Does it even matter if the Board votes or not?? The people layed off on the 22nd were escorted out of the building prior to the Board vote that night anyway. I don't believe the Board even looked at the people and positions that were closed...they just let a man (who has been with the District a short 7 months and had no real clue about the magnitude of what those people did) make the decisions. Shouldn't those kinds of decisions that WIDELY impact the Disrrict be made in collaboration with other offices? Look at knowledge, talent, overlap and experience!!
4 comments:
I heard that teachers with 5 years or less are the ones being let go.
Is this one of those things where no news is heard about this and only if you know someone, will you know the facts? Funny, that earlier in the week there was a rumor that people would be called back from the fulough list announced 6-22-11. Very vague.
There may be an attempt to portray it as no big deal, happens every year (although the scale and timing are different).
Does it even matter if the Board votes or not?? The people layed off on the 22nd were escorted out of the building prior to the Board vote that night anyway. I don't believe the Board even looked at the people and positions that were closed...they just let a man (who has been with the District a short 7 months and had no real clue about the magnitude of what those people did) make the decisions. Shouldn't those kinds of decisions that WIDELY impact the Disrrict be made in collaboration with other offices? Look at knowledge, talent, overlap and experience!!
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