Friday, February 17, 2012

Layoffs in Eagle County

A Reduction in Force in the Eagle County Schools is an unfortunate, but inevitable result of funding discrepancies across the state. The District Negotiations Team, consisting of 1/2 Admin members and 1/2 Eagle County Education Association members, spent many hours working on the RIF policy to reflect our district's performance expectations, value placed on experience of teachers, and the value of allowing decisions to be school based depending on what the needs are at the building and what is best for the children at that site. ECEA expects that many teachers who received a RIF notification will be able to find employment at ECS through an application and interview process before the end of the summer because of our notorious annual turnover rate. In the meantime, members of ECEA who are affected by the RIF will be getting full support from the Association if they have questions, need assistance, or advocacy during this difficult time.
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  1. David NiewoonderMarch 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    I disagree with this part of your statement: “A Reduction in Force in the Eagle County Schools is an unfortunate, but inevitable result of funding discrepancies across the state.” The RIF was avoidable had the 3B initiative passed. 3B would have passed had our administration conducted a more open and transparent campaign, as was recommended by yourself and many members of our association. If they had enlisted and empowered the teachers and employees of this district, we could have swung the election. Instead, they relied on an arrogant campaign of intimidation and fear, and it proved to be ineffective.

    In addition, this RIF could be much smaller if this administration was willing to make cuts in other areas like administrative salaries, administrative positions and master/mentor stipends. Again, this administration is unwilling to make the sacrifices necessary to ensure that students suffer the least. In fact, much of their behavior indicates that they are intentionally cutting programs where students and parents will feel the most pain, so as to ensure that the next ballot initiative will succeed.



    Sincerely,

    Dave Niewoonder

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