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Speaker says annual‑contract rules can harm veteran teachers after case of non‑reappointment cited to board
Summary
A community speaker told the board that teachers hired after July 1, 2011 cannot earn tenure and are on annual contracts; she described a case in which a 12‑year teacher rated effective every year was non‑reappointed, producing a break in service and a pay placement at starting salary.
A speaker at the Aug. 26 Volusia County School Board meeting raised concerns that state rules and district placement practices can create abrupt income and career setbacks for veteran teachers placed on annual contracts. Elizabeth Albert, who identified herself as a community member and parent, told the board an individual with 12 years of consecutive service in Volusia County who had been rated effective or highly effective each year had been non‑reappointed by an administrator. Albert said the…
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