Teachers who will be fired from D.C. Public Schools for poor ratings on the school system’s evaluation tool will begin getting notice on Friday, according to the teachers’ union.
“Some teachers will start to get layoff notices today,” said Monique LeNoir, a spokeswoman for the Washington Teachers’ Union.
LeNoir was not aware of how many teachers DCPS expected to fire on Friday for poor ratings on Impact, an evaluation tool based on students’ test score gains and classroom observations.
Impact was created by Chancellor Kaya Henderson when she was the deputy chancellor to Michelle Rhee.
In 2010, 126 teachers were fired for their Impact scores. In a robocall, union President Nathan Saunders indicated that DCPS is weakening Impact by making exceptions for new and veteran teachers alike — even those rated “minimally effective” for two straight years.
D.C. Public Schools has not returned several phone calls and emails seeking comment.
