Fire Island
Entire School Of Rhode Island Teachers Fired Due To Government Pressure
The entire teaching staff has been sacked
Central Falls, Rhode Island is reeling from a firestorm of student, parent and teacher protest. Central Falls High School wasnt making the grade with its standardized test scores and graduation rates, so the school board voted to fire the entire teaching staff. The 88 teachers are undoubtedly casualties of public schools trying to correct themselves.
Do they need money now?
Thats the standard bureaucratic response to these kinds of situations. If students falter, better schools and programs need to be developed, more books procured, etc. While keeping education safe and state-of-the-art is no doubt valuable, there are others who argue that this fails to address the real problem. But let’s consider the teachers that were unceremoniously discharged.
Im after school every day, Im always available. Im heartbroken. Id do anything for this school system, Ive done everything I can, Teacher Frank Delbonis said to NECN Rhode Island. This could be what it is that teachers are feeling. Local media reports teachers and students are equally frustrated.
No Child Left Behind in action
The Central Falls district which not coincidentally is an economically disadvantaged area of Rhode Island has consistently ranked in the bottom five percent of academic performance in the state. Frances Gallo, the Superintendent, had only a few choices given him by the federal government for continuing to receive funding. These choices were:
- Close the doors
- Become a charter school
- Go the transformation model path, which would lengthen school days and make other changes
- Fire every teacher and start over
The teachers union felt their charges were doing everything they could in a difficult situation, so they wouldnt sign off on option three. Gallo obvious chose option four, and the Rhode Island teachers were fired. Theyd been making gains with students, but the government considered these to be too modest.
The teachers may reapply at Central Falls or seek employment elsewhere, but the restructuring mandates no more than 50% of former staff may be rehired.
Are they all missing the point?
There are very convincing arguments that drilling for standardized tests, metal detectors in schools, armed guards and the like are not the solution. They certainly dont seem to be the way to produce well-rounded, productive, creative adults. One teacher by the name of C. Johnson argues that teachers have lost power in the classroom and students know this. Therefore, students in need of the most help don’t have incentive to listen.
C. Johnson’s idea is to retool public schools into three groups – those for disruptive students (RUDE schools), highly motivated students (CALM), and everyone else (MEDIAN). The proposals are interesting, and are certainly within the wheelhouse of common sense solutions to a growing problem. Hopefully, there is a prelude somewhere to students getting the attention they need and not more teachers getting fired. The restructuring may require Internet loans and other bonds, but it will be worth it. The problems are systemic and won’t be fixed by simply throwing money at it.
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