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Parents, students and teachers assail HISD over nonrenewals, testing and pay-for-performance
Summary
Dozens of speakers at the April 16 Houston ISD board meeting criticized the district’s handling of teacher contract nonrenewals, high-stakes testing and a new pay-for-performance system, saying the policies harm teachers and students.
At its April 16 meeting, the Houston Independent School District heard more than 50 public-comments dominated by complaints about teacher contract nonrenewals, test-driven instruction and a recently adopted pay-for-performance system.
Students, parents and teachers said the pace of personnel changes and testing requirements is eroding classroom stability and student learning. Student speaker Eliana Gottlieb said the district “promotes a 50% decrease from last year’s 1,400 nonrenewals,” and described what she called an administrative error that wrongly informed dozens of educators they would not be rehired. Josephine Guzman, who identified herself as a student, said, “Teachers deserve evaluation practices that are…
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