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Teacher of the Year Finalist from Boston Schools laid off as part of excessing process

By Anonymous on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 11:47pm


fox25boston:
"A finalist for State Teacher of the Year lost her job and had to reapply to get it back as part of the excessing process [that puts teachers in an "excess" teacher pool.]

Martha Boisselle is an ESL teacher at Brighton High and is one of hundreds of Boston teachers going through “excessing” process now. Boston Public Schools said the move should make failing schools better.

"Yeah, this has been a good and a hard year for me as a teacher," Boiselle said.

Brighton High is one of two Boston schools now classified as a “turnaround school,” which gives the school district the power to let go of all its teachers.

"You feel really disrespected as a professional,” said Boisselle. [The mayor, superintendent and school committee had a choice to request all teachers resignations or not as part of their turnaround plan for the state.]

Boisselle is among nearly 400 teachers put on the 'excess' list in Boston Public Schools. That means her school, Brighton High, was classified as a failing school, giving the district the power to let go of all its teachers.

"By excessing every teacher, it's just continuing that stigma that the number one issue at these schools are the teachers," Boiselle said."

Go watch the interview

See this post for more information about Boston Schools teacher contract and the excess pool.

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Comments

By Anonymous on Fri, 06/02/2017 - 12:04am.

When teachers remain on family leave for a new baby for more than 6 months, they don't return to their job, they return to the excess teacher pool.

If they're experienced, they may be less attractive to principals hiring to fill open positions because principals allocate the schools budget.

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By Anonymous on Fri, 06/02/2017 - 12:13am.

baystatebanner:

Brighton High School slipped into turnaround status in February, and, like many schools in the same position, informed all staff save for custodians and cafeteria workers that they would have no guarantee of employment in the following year. They would have to reapply to their jobs if they wanted to remain. Ultimately, many educators, including high rated ones and nearly all teachers of color, were not rehired at Brighton.

Go read the whole article.

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By Anonymous on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 7:20pm.

universalhub:

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