This teacher has received several years worth of poor evaluations. This teacher has also been under our PAR program, which requires working with a mentor teacher.
This teacher is not showing any signs of improvement, even though our contract requires improvement when a teacher is placed on an improvement plan.
The District has not done anything to remove this teacher.
The principal is frustrated. The site rep and the department chair are frustrated.
I was called to discuss the situation.
I'm frustrated because of the lack of movement on the part of the District. I'm also frustrated because instead of the District being held accountable for their inaction, the union will be blamed & by proxy as president, I will be blamed for protecting a "bad" and "ineffective" teacher.
This is the not the first time I've had this conversation with a principal in my district. I suspect that it won't be the last.
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I have seen this in action at the school I sub for--it is so VERY frustrating.
It happens all over. Principals fail to evaluate teachers.
Unions don't grant tenure - principals and administrations do.
Jonathan
I have heard similar stories from friends that are teachers. It must be frustrating!
However I have a question: If you fire a teacher, how easy is it to replace them?
@Heleni, I would say that right now, it is very easy to replace a fired teacher. There are a lot of teachers currently looking for work.
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