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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, JUNE 8, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 8, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Strongly urging all public schools in this Commonwealth to use a |
2 | merit-based system for teacher layoffs. |
3 | WHEREAS, A seniority-based system for determining teacher |
4 | layoffs results in more teachers being laid off than would be |
5 | under a merit-based system because shorter-tenured teachers are |
6 | paid less than their longer-tenured counterparts which results |
7 | in materially larger class sizes; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Recently hired teachers are some of our best and |
9 | brightest teachers, and seniority in and of itself is not a |
10 | determining factor in teacher quality; therefore be it |
11 | RESOLVED, That the Senate strongly urge public schools in |
12 | this Commonwealth to conduct public school teacher layoffs on a |
13 | merit basis and that individual principals at any affected |
14 | schools should have sole discretion to determine which teachers |
15 | shall be subject to the layoff; and be it further |
16 | RESOLVED, That, when making those determinations, principals |
17 | consider all factors they deem relevant in determining merit, |
18 | including student achievement on standardized tests, the |
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1 | improvement in student achievement, the quality and innovation |
2 | of the teacher's lesson plans, the teacher's willingness to work |
3 | extra time with students, the level of discipline the teacher |
4 | maintains in the classroom and input from the parents of the |
5 | teacher's students. |
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