203 teachers returned to classroom
To date, Superintendent James Notter has returned 203 teachers back to work. Earlier this summer, Broward County Public Schools laid off 364 employees due to a budget crunch caused by the economy and also by fewer students enrolling in Broward Public Schools. Of the 364, there are 168 left to be placed in a vacant position while 23 declined re-employment for various reasons.
The District says they are making every effort, as vacant positions are declared, to get teachers back in the classrooms.
This week, candidates will be interviewed for the re-advertised 15 Instructional Facilitator positions that were not filled from the initial pool of applicants for the initial 54 advertised Instructional Facilitator positions. The Instructional Facilitator advertisements are in the critical subject areas of Algebra (four openings), Biology (two openings), Chemistry (four openings) and Geometry (five openings).
The recall process begins with the teacher being sent a letter via certified mail informing them of their updated job status. Teachers have 72 hours from receipt of the certified letter to respond to the District’s Instructional Staffing department in writing, either accepting or declining their new position. This notice process meets the requirement in the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) contract. In an additional effort by the District to contact recalled teachers during the summer, a scanned copy of the letter is also sent for response via the CAB (Communicating Across Broward), the District E-mail network.
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- Teachers’ union planning loud protest tonight at school board
- Broward School Board meeting today to talk budget
- School board creates ethics commission
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on Aug 9 2009. Filed under Employment, Schools.
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