Providence To Teachers: You're Fired

Business Insider ^ | 02/23/2011 | John Ellis

[SeekAndFind]

The Providence Journal of Rhode Island reports that the Providence school district "plans to send out dismissal notices to every one of its 1,926 teachers, an unprecedented move that has union leaders up in arms." The paper continues:

In a letter sent to all teachers Tuesday, Supt. Tom Brady wrote that the Providence School Board on Thursday will vote on a resolution to dismiss every teacher, effective the last day of school.

In an e-mail sent to all teachers and School Department staff, Brady said, “We are forced to take this precautionary action by the March 1 deadline given the dire budget outline for the 2011-2012 school year in which we are projecting a near $40 million deficit for the district,” Brady wrote. “Since the full extent of the potential cuts to the school budget have yet to be determined, issuing a dismissal letter to all teachers was necessary to give the mayor, the School Board and the district maximum flexibility to consider every cost savings option, including reductions in staff.” State law requires that teachers be notified about potential changes to their employment status by March 1.

“To be clear about what this means,” Brady wrote, “this action gives the School Board the right to dismiss teachers as necessary, but not all teachers will actually be dismissed at the end of the school year.”

Providence faces a $57 million budget deficit this year and expects an even larger budget deficit next year.

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Even Catholic schools in some area’s have changed. Last one I was affiliated with was in Oregon. All the nuns left so they hired lay teachers. They even hired and ex-nun to be principle. The worst part was she was married to an ex-priest. I went round and round with the Pastor over that one. I wish I knew the answer to all this but I’m glad as hell I no longer have young ones in school.

[muawiyah]

Don't be silly. The $100K claim was made about teachers in Milwaukee.

No rational person would want to work in Milwaukee schools.

[muawiyah]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2679670/posts?page=2 has some interesting stuff about Milwaukee schools. I suspect there’s a $100K position awaiting you ~ maybe in that vocational school!

[muawiyah]

MOST people chosing a career as a school teacher intend to teach kindergarten, primary and elementary school.

Those positions require qualities that probably aren't going to boost their SATs but they are usually nice girls who mean well ~ at least that's how they seemed to me when I was in college, and over the years.

I'm not sure they'd want someone more in tune with being the top nurse in Critical Care in a major highly ranked hospital.

[muawiyah]

BTW, I went into the background of the claim on $100K teachers and it's pretty upfront about that consisting of total salary and imputed retirement and medical benefits.

What they're not upfront about is it looks like they loaded ADMINISTRATOR COSTS in there as part of the benefits package.

That's like claiming that your boss is one of your benefits ~ we had some people here who laughed and hooted at the idea, but they didn't come back with any better conclusion.

There is a big difference between the cost of having a teacher and what you pay that teacher!