April 29, 2010
Lay Off Hearings Completed: The hearings were completed this week. At this point we do not have any clarity as to the final lay off orders from the Law Judge or District. During the hearings, a number of teachers had their lay offs rescinded. The hearings did reveal more clearly that the District issued lay offs to SCTA classroom teachers in order to accommodate about 55 administrators and another 45 Resource teachers who are paid by categorical funds. The District developed a bump list that assigned a number of administrators into classrooms. In addition, the hearings revealed that the District deliberately over noticed teachers in a number of areas to make room for administrators or simply because the District was not sure of its final actions… Read More»
