Why are DCPS & WTU President Saunders Downplaying the Excessing of 500-600 Teachers?
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By Candi Peterson
Vote Davis Slate for WTU
Liz Davis /Candi Peterson
WTU Can Be Better!
In the years under the Michelle Rhee and
Kaya Henderson regime, we have seen hundreds of teachers regularly excessed at the end of each school year. With the advent of 23 school closings in 2008 and now 15 school closings 2013, more teachers and school staff have faced excessing under this regime.Henderson like her predecessor Rhee has downplayed the actual numbers of teachers receiving excess notices.
By definition, an "excess is an elimination of a teacher’s position at a particular school due to a decline in student enrollment, a reduction in the local school budget, a closing or consolidation, a restructuring or a change in the local school program when such an elimination is not a reduction in force (RIF) or abolishment.” Under the current Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) Collective Bargaining Agreement, there is a great likelihood that excessing eventually leads to one's termination as there is no longer a requirement for teachers to be placed by DCPS. With fewer positions available due to school closings, it is reasonable to conclude more teachers will be
Vote Davis Slate for WTU
Liz Davis /Candi Peterson
WTU Can Be Better!
In the years under the Michelle Rhee and
Kaya Henderson regime, we have seen hundreds of teachers regularly excessed at the end of each school year. With the advent of 23 school closings in 2008 and now 15 school closings 2013, more teachers and school staff have faced excessing under this regime.Henderson like her predecessor Rhee has downplayed the actual numbers of teachers receiving excess notices.
By definition, an "excess is an elimination of a teacher’s position at a particular school due to a decline in student enrollment, a reduction in the local school budget, a closing or consolidation, a restructuring or a change in the local school program when such an elimination is not a reduction in force (RIF) or abolishment.” Under the current Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) Collective Bargaining Agreement, there is a great likelihood that excessing eventually leads to one's termination as there is no longer a requirement for teachers to be placed by DCPS. With fewer positions available due to school closings, it is reasonable to conclude more teachers will be
