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In North Jersey, teacher tenure is no sure thing
Sunday, May 22, 2011
LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY MAY 22, 2011, 9:41 AM
BY LESLIE BRODY
THE RECORD
STAFF WRITER
Five out of 20 teachers in the Leonia school system found out this spring they won’t get tenure after three years on the job because they weren’t making the grade.
At schools throughout North Jersey, officials say tenure is not a sure thing.
In Wayne, four teachers out of 41 eligible didn’t cut it.
And in Fort Lee, two teachers out of 15 hopefuls got the bad news.
In all, districts throughout North Jersey are denying the prize of tenure to some educators who, school officials say, aren’t performing up to standards, based on interviews with the leaders of more than a dozen North Jersey districts.
What percent of eligible New Jersey teachers are denied tenure for cause each year has long been a murky subject, and the New Jersey Education Department keeps no tally statewide. Teachers get tenure on the first day of their fourth year in a district, but reaching that point is by no means automatic, local leaders say, because they don’t want to get stuck with long-term teachers who can’t succeed.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/122406388_Tenure_s_no_sure_thing.html
