Remember all that talk about “exceptions” being made for teachers rated ineffective on their evaluations?
Well, there were exceptions as D.C. Public Schools laid off 288 employees for poor Impact scores on Friday.
A whole four of ’em.
“It was entirely blown out of proportion,” Jason Kamras, director of human capital for DCPS, told The Washington Examiner. He pointed out that the four was about 1 percent of the 413 total employees laid off Friday for Impact scores, license problems, and lack of open positions.
The four exceptions were “very specialized cases,” Kamras said. New and veteran teachers were included in the four.
In at least one case, there had been “leadership turnover” and the new principal had a different opinion than the old principal, Kamras explained.
In a robocall earlier this week, Washington Teachers’ Union President Nathan Saunders said he had “challenged” DCPS, which was planning to make some exceptions for new teachers. “DCPS, effective immediately, will now allow Impact exceptions for all teachers irrespective of years of experience,” he said.
The Washington Examiner is expecting to speak with Saunders later Friday and will update this post.
