125 employees at 7 Boston schools lose their positions

FromThe Boston Globe: One hundred and twenty-five teachers, classroom aides, and other staff members at seven Boston schools have been told they will not be returning to their jobs this fall, as part of an effort to turn around abysmal student achievement. The dismissals, which will take effect at the end of the school year, encompassed both new and veteran staff. Most of those told to leave will be eligible for jobs at the city’s 128 other schools. Their exits also could create further upheavals at other schools, because veteran teachers might have the right to bump provisional teachers out of positions. Earlier...from The Boston Globe: Anxiety is rippling through seven “underperforming’’ Boston schools, as more than 350 teachers and staff members face a deadline to reapply for their jobs as part of an overhaul by Superintendent Carol R. Johnson. The teachers union and district administrators expect that many would opt to seek employment at one of the city’s 128 other schools. Principals at the seven schools need to replace at least half their staff members, under provisions of a federal school-turnaround model. MARCH 2010...from The Boston Globe: Boston school officials have announced that staff at six schools will have to reapply for their jobs and five principals will be replaced. The schools were among nearly three dozen statewide that the state of Massachusetts is likely to label as "underperforming" and subject to drastic change. Superintendent Carol R. Johnson says the schools must have top-notch staffs to turn their performance around. The staff members are not being fired; those not rehired could find work at other district schools.