Friday, March 20, 2009

Laying off teachers counterproductive

With budget cuts forcing FWCS to cut staffing, it appears about 50 teaching positions will be cut. With retirements at about 30% of the normal levels that means some number of teachers will be laid off. It's diffcult enough to get and retain competent (not to mention lower paid) young teachers, without adding to their frustration by keeping teachers in order of seniority.

I'm sure there are many more senior teachers who would love to retire but are forced to keep working because of the steep declines in their 401K accounts. Give them an incentive (package) to retire and they'll be gone, avoiding teacher layoffs.

4 comments:

siestagirl said...

Teachers are the greatest factor in student acheivement - quote from Wendy Robinson. Seh has mastered the art of say one thing but do another.

Jon Olinger said...

Wendy is wrong. If the teacher were the greatest factor in student achievement then more students in those good teacher's classrooms would succeed. The greatest factor in student achievement is, always has been, and always will be the parent.

Disgusted said...

Rumor has it that five school administrators are being handed their pink slips for next year. Also five more FWCS schools will be Title 1. More Federal money for FWCS? And to think that Wendy Robinson does not want a raise in her new contract.

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