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The State Department of Education seeks Regents approval for an additional $2,000,000 for "Tenured Teacher Hearings"

The State Department of Education seeks Regents approval for an additional $2,000,000 for "Tenured Teacher Hearings"
Source: Executive Summary: Amended 2010-2011 Regents Budget Priorities.

On March 9, 2010, Deputy Commissioner of Education for Operations and Management Services Theresa E. Savo advised the Board of Regents of the Education Department's proposed amended Budget Request for fiscal 2010-2011. Included for Regent's approval is a request for an additional $2,000,000 for "Tenured Teacher Hearings."

The Deputy Commissioner commented that "Section 3020-a of the State Education Law specifies the procedures school districts must follow to discipline or discharge school employees who have completed a probationary period of professional employment and have been granted tenure by the employing school board. Grounds for discipline may include conduct unbecoming a teacher, failure to maintain certification, immoral character, incompetence, inefficiency, insubordination, neglect of duty and physical or mental disability. The [Education] Department?s role in the tenured teacher disciplinary process is primarily ministerial."

In addition, Deputy Commissioner Savo said that "The Department has little or no ability to control costs associated with the Tenured Teacher Hearing (TTH) process. As a result, costs have continued to rise significantly and the annual appropriation now falls well short of the funds necessary to cover required expenditures. As such, the Department is seeking a $2.0 million increase to the appropriation to address the growing imbalance between TTH costs and funding."

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on March 23, 2010 (boomark / email).