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Teachers asked to air concerns about tenure
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Posted on Oct 05 2005
With the issue of teachers’ tenure in the Public School System still pending, Board of Education Teacher Representative Ambrose Bennett is seeking comments and opinions from all teachers concerned so that they could come up with a new proposal.
Bennett said the board is amenable to review a tenure proposal, which is based on the Teachers’ Manifesto, where 300 teachers identified tenure as one of their two main concerns.
According to Bennett the proposal on the teachers’ tenure has been overdue for two years.
He said the dissolution of an ad hoc committee originally created to address the tenure issue, PRAXIS testing, and the lack of teachers to work with the teacher representative has caused the delay in the realization of a new tenure proposal for teachers.
“The tenure issue has the potential to become a critical component of our education system, which will affect all teachers and the entire system,” said Bennett.
He said it would be inappropriate to present a proposal that does not represent the consensus of teachers’ concerns and issues, hence he is asking for the public school teachers’ support.
Bennett said it is necessary that all stakeholders, especially teachers, be given an opportunity to have their concerns addressed in the tenure proposal.
BOE secretary and treasure Marja Lee Taitano advised Bennett to get through the issue with teachers and complete the draft that was started by some of the school representatives.
“I am respectfully asking teachers who are willing to help with this important issue to spare the time and help with completing this proposal. …I am hopeful that teachers will take advantage of this historic opportunity to help with raising the quality of education,” said Taitano.
She said that the board is now waiting for teachers and Bennett to present the tenure proposal.
Bennett said teachers who are willing to help may contact him at 664-3780 or 664-3788 or e-mail him at ambrose_b@hotmail.com.
He said teachers that only want to submit suggestions or concerns should forward them to the board c/o Ambrose M. Bennett or send them to Kagman High School where he is currently teaching.
