Write to the Board Over the Next Two Weeks about TFA
At this Wednesday's Board meeting, an Introduction is on the agenda to end the contract with Teach for America. It was brought forth by a majority of Directors who were at the last Curriculum & Instruction meeting.
They need to decide on this issue by March 31st by the terms of the contract. Voting to end the contract means they would not hire any more TFA and the current TFA recruits would finish their contracts.
I don't know who wrote the item on the agenda but it says this:
Fiscal impact to this action will be zero. This is because the Teach for America contract does not include direct costs to the district; the $4000 teacher match requirement is funded by private donors through The Seattle
They need to decide on this issue by March 31st by the terms of the contract. Voting to end the contract means they would not hire any more TFA and the current TFA recruits would finish their contracts.
I don't know who wrote the item on the agenda but it says this:
Fiscal impact to this action will be zero. This is because the Teach for America contract does not include direct costs to the district; the $4000 teacher match requirement is funded by private donors through The Seattle