CHTU Update - week of April 30, 2014

Dear Colleagues,
Last night the Board acted on two important issues for us.  32 of our colleagues (see list below to congratulate them in person) will start next year with a continuing contract - tenure.  Tenure gives the right to due process that a limited contract does not.  Tenure also means that is there is a layoff that all of the limited contract teachers will have to be let go first. 
The other order of business at the meeting was lay-offs due to a reduction in force.  Technically retire/rehire teachers do not need to be RIFd because they are on one year contracts.  Our contract states that if there is a lay-off then these folks must go first, as was the case with 5 of our colleagues representing 3.5 Full Time Equivalent jobs.    Additionally, we lost another 4 full time and 1 part time teachers.  We are working to find ways to get these colleagues recalled into classrooms.  If nothing else works out these teachers will be put on our recall list and will be offered the next positions for which they are licensed.

In Union,
Ari Klein
CHTU President