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The heroism of the teachers in the Chardon tragedy reminds us that the most significant change is brought about daily by the people who are actually WITH the students.
And an even better comment to the LIFO suction:
Money point:
NO ONE should be laid off…did I see that in your argument? I don’t think so…but if they should, then seniority, assuming evaluation has been doing its job, is the fairest way. If evaluation HASN’T been doing its job, then it can’t be used for laying off (in lieu of seniority), now can it?
The obvious compromise on the LIFO issue would be to implement LIFO policies on a school-by-school basis rather than a district-wide basis. That way every school takes the same hit.
In a city with declining enrollments that would provide a powerful incentive for veteran teachers to chose to work in the more “challenging” schools where they will likely have more seniority than they would have at more popular schools.