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Live Blog: Teacher tenure and layoff rules debated at Minnesota Capitol
Follow statehouse reporter Ricardo Lopez for live coverage from the Capitol, where the Senate education committee is debating teacher tenure and layoff rules.
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Senate education committee starting now. Hearing Sen. Bonoff's teacher seniority bill/House File 2, sponsored by Sen. Pratt
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:41:36 PM
.@
Terri_Bonoff
says 2 MN teachers of the year were laid off for having less seniority , highlighting "pervasive nature" of LIFO
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:41:39 PM
.@
Terri_Bonoff
says changing current layoff procedures governed by seniority is a goal supported by Pres. Obama/Education Sec. Arne Duncan
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:41:43 PM
.@
Terri_Bonoff
, responding to criticisms that private sector firms moved away from evaluations said Cargill told her: not true
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:41:45 PM
Don Samuels, Minneapolis School Board member, now testifying in support of @
Terri_Bonoff
's bill to revise teacher seniority rule on layoffs.
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:41:47 PM
Scoot Croonquist, Assn. of Metro School Districts, also testifying in favor of ending "last in, first out" layoff procedures for teachers
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3/12/2015 2:41:51 PM
Tim Alexander, a superintendent at Minnetonka schools, said bill would impact a small # of teachers but would affect a large # of students
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3/12/2015 2:41:59 PM
Sorry for typo earlier in Scott Croonquist's name. It's not Scoot.
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3/12/2015 2:42:01 PM
Denise Dittrich, of MN School Board Assn. said bill is not intended to get rid of bad teachers but keep effective teachers during layoffs
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3/12/2015 2:42:02 PM
30 minutes for @
Terri_Bonoff
SF 97 are done. Now up: Sen. Pratt who's sponsor of similar House bill carried by @
JeniferLoon
in lower chamber
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:04 PM
Sen. Pratt going over HF 2 provisions that would ease licensure processes for out-of-state teachers.
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3/12/2015 2:42:06 PM
Pratt says his staff reviewed contracts, found all are seniority-guided. Some used administrative discrection to break seniority ties
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3/12/2015 2:42:09 PM
Eli Kramer, exec. director of Hiawatha Academies, sharing his experience as TFA corps member in the Bronx.
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:10 PM
Kramer, a MPLS native, said he was disheartened to see the opportunity gaps for low-income, minority children in Minneapolis
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3/12/2015 2:42:12 PM
For background on LIFO policies, here's my story from last month:
startribune.com/politics/state…
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:13 PM
.@
MinnCAN
, which opposes LIFO policies, put out this issue brief today:
minncan.org/sites/minncan.…
#mnleg
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:15 PM
Marika Pfefferkorn, African American Leadership Forum, said she supports HF2 because it would help diversify teacher workforce
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:19 PM
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:22 PM
.@
dsellers22
sharing stories of experienced, qualified out-of-state teachers who tried to navigate confusing licensing process in MN
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:23 PM
Willmar schools this week said it would layoff about 100 non-tenured teachers because of $1-million budget shortfall
wctrib.com/news/local/369…
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:25 PM
Josh Davis, NeuroLeadership Institute, traveled to MN from NY to testify on research that says evaluations/labels hurts morale
#mnleg
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:27 PM
More on NeuroLeadership Institute:
neuroleadership.com/about/
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:28 PM
Josh Davis: "When there's any kind of threat [low evaluation rating] to our status... it's very hard to concentrate." Could affect teachers.
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:29 PM
I have a feeling few senators on Ed Committee are familiar with neuroscience/brain anatomy
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:30 PM
FYI, the reason expert testifying against evaluations is because layoffs, under HF2, SF97, would be linked to reviews required by 2011 law
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:32 PM
Education Minnesota, state teachers union, says HF2/SF 97 would pit teachers against teachers, discourage collaboration
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:42:33 PM
Josh Davis has just wrapped his testimony. Questions to come at about 10:30 Sen. Wiger, education comm. chair says
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 2:45:29 PM
Erin Doan, representing Board of Teaching, which issues licenses, testifying against HF 2. Says its licensure changes go too far.
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:20:51 PM
Questions up now
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3/12/2015 3:27:17 PM
Sen. Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes, with first question
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:27:34 PM
Chamberlain: Is it your contention that competition and collaboration cannot work together?
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:27:55 PM
Derek Olson, MN teacher of the year, -- In many situations, collaboration and competition can work together
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:28:21 PM
Olson says teachers have asked: "Why would I help people when it's my job on the line?" Says evals used in layoffs would kill collaboration
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3/12/2015 3:29:47 PM
Chamberlin, holding up his smartphone, says collaboration and competition go "hand-in-hand" and created his phone and iPhone
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:31:57 PM
Olson pushes back and says analogy falls short because Apple competed with other phonemakers
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:32:39 PM
Sen. LeRoy Stumpf, DFL-Plummer, says half of school districts don't have the funds to carry out their evaluation requirements
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:33:49 PM
More on funding disparities for evaluation plans. Here's my story on task force recommendations:
startribune.com/politics/state…
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:34:29 PM
Sen. Patricia Torres Ray has question for bill author Sen. Terri Bonoff
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:35:29 PM
Torres Ray says what hasn't been addressed is how to support new teachers, and says conversation hasn't addressed how to examine eval data
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:36:30 PM
Question -- knowing that teachers, et al... say we need is an induction system for new teachers, please tell me where seniority fits.
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:37:54 PM
Wiger, comm. chair, cuts Torres Ray off to say to hold her question till later. Other senators have Q's too
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:38:30 PM
Sen. Kevin Dahle, a longtime educator, says we have been feeling under attack. The profession is constantly disrespected, he says
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:39:28 PM
Dahle says this is a profession where if you put your time in, you can earn enough to raise a family.
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:40:24 PM
Dahle says you have to have teacher buy-in to stand any chance to reform seniority laws
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:41:44 PM
Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer was going to direct questions to Don Samules, MPS school board member, but he had to depart hearing early
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Ricardo Lopez
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3/12/2015 3:42:29 PM
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