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State Board enters fray on teacher evaluations
- 11-15-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
Against claims that it is exceeding its authority, the State Board of Education boldly waded last week into two controversial policy areas: teacher layoffs and teacher and principal evaluations. It did so even though a majority of its members, including President Ted Mitchell, may soon be out of office, with appointments set to expire by early next year. On Wednesday, the board voted to proceed with a proposed regulation that would carve broad exceptions to laying off teachers based on seniority – the standard process. It did so on the same day that the Legislative Analyst’s Office projected a jaw-dropping $25 billion state budget deficit for next year, raising the likelihood that huge cuts to K-12 budgets once again will result in teacher layoffs in many districts. Even so, it’s doubtful that the State Board’s layoff regulations can be passed and enacted quickly enough to alter how districts handle the process next year. By law, districts face a March 15 deadline to notify teachers facing possible pink slips. (more...)
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