Layoff update and Oakland teachers of the year | The Education Report

Layoff update and Oakland teachers of the year | The Education Report

Layoff update and Oakland teachers of the year

By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 at 6:16 pm in adult education, teachers.

May 15 is upon us, and it doesn’t look like the Oakland school district plans to rescind any more layoff notices of teachers and counselors than it already has. (See my April layoff update here.)

Here is the latest layoff resolution, which the board votes on tomorrow night.

You can find the full agenda here.

On a happier note, one of the pink-slipped teachers I wrote about, Lissette Averhoff, will be honored tomorrow as one of the two Oakland teachers of the year. Lissette has informed me that she will be back at ACORN Woodland Elementary in the fall.

The other Oakland teacher of the year honoree is Lisa Hiltbrand, from Urban