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Thursday, June 26, 2014

The Amazing Department of Education Sends Out Rating Sheets To ATRs From Last Year With Wrong Information

The Department of Education attorneys, the people who now run the DOE, are "convinced" that tenure is bad, all teachers charged with any crime (and allegations of incompetency are seen as factual evidence of being unable to do your job) must be fired or permanently removed from the system. They believe that charged teachers must be as far from children as possible, and now we can read that they did not spend one tiny second on the end-of-year ratings.

See Chaz's blog post below.

Some additional information:

it seems that former Gotcha Squad attorney Jeffrey Gamils, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine Rubino,( see here as well) is now a Field Supervisor who goes from school to school to observe ATRs. Watch out for him, and remember, all observations or letters to file MUST be rebutted. Write a rubbutal for anything that has your name on it which has any opinion, incident, or allegation which you feel is incorrect or untrue.

it seems that  "C" rating is being given to ATRs who have taken days for medical/family issues; no one really knows what a "C" rating means...

most ATRs are rated "N"

Betsy Combier

CHAZ' School Daze

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The DOE Provides Another Poor Example Of their Shoddy Work By Using Last Year's Rating Sheet For This Year's Rating.












  








Last night the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) received their last minute rating sheet and it turns out that the incompetent and ineffective DOE sent the wrong rating sheet!  That's right, the rating sheet sent to the ATRs was last year's rating sheet signed by this year's rating officer.  Such incompetence shows just how ineffective these non-educators are.  How difficult is it to use the proper rating sheet and who signed off on this travesty?

Now it seems that the proper rating sheet will be sent later today as the DOE scrambles to correct the problem that their own shoddy work and oversight created in the first place.

Too bad that these incompetents at the DOE are not subject to to the same accountability rules as educators otherwise they certainly would receive an "ineffective" or "unsatisfactory" rating for doing their job poorly. Now, to me, this is unprofessional behavior.

update:   As of this morning, the updated rating link has been down since the DOE sent it out late yesterday afternoon.   People calling HR connect are receiving wait times for up to an hour.  The union now informed me it will be corrected by Thursday. The DOEincompetence in doing their job just continues.

15 comments:

Bronx ATR said...
I spent 40 minutes on hold with HR connect. My rating sheet was blank and the CAR incorrect. The year was correct. HR said they're redoing everyone's for Thurs. 6/26.
Just a quick note- some ATRs I know have decided to retire. The principal of the school they are at now has to sign off (some have met with difficulty). Also there has been much evasiveness on the proper forms. Several have not been able to get the severance pay form (and no one will return their calls). It appears the city wants the retirees to misfile (or not file) the proper forms in order to save money.
Anonymous said...
Chaz...

On the money again, just a few hours after the event......

You da'man!
Anonymous said...
I wasn't emailed anything and I am an atr. But the disgusting and gross and incompetent field supervisor Justin Stark delivered my first u rating ever to me in person. I have been teaching twice as long as him and he gave mea a u. He has made this year so miserable for me - I can't wait to leave - I am a good teacher and a good person and I will be leaving sooner rather than later because I can't work for an organization that treats good people so badly and lets scum like Stark rule the world. Where is my email?
Bronx ATR said...
To 6:55,
File a complaint with EEO. They'll take it seriously. Get a lawyer - try the back of the newspaper The Chief (comes out on Wednesdays). Fight these motherf--fers.
Anonymous said...
I got an N rating -- does anyone know what that means? It was signed by a principal I've never heard of. My CAR was wrong and my license was I correct.

Can these people do anything right?
Chaz said...
an "N" is when an educator is reassigned. It means not applicable or no rating.

Check tomorrow and see if it has been changed.
Anonymous said...
Thanks Chaz for writing about this nonsense. What a terrible double standard we work under. Educators have to cross their i's and dot their t's ALL the time (especially with tons of paperwork). If not we are in danger of getting ineffective or unsatisfactory. However the DOE can keep botching things up and no one is held accountable (even though their salaries are much higher. This hypocrisy needs to stop NOW!!
Anonymous said...
It's morning in America...and the server to the link where you can get your UPDATED ratings sheet is STILL down. I called a friend who is a regular, non-ATR teacher in the DOE to see whether they also got their ratings sheets via email. I wanted to see if THEIR link worked, while ours was screwed up. Regular teachers are getting the traditional paper ratings sheet, while we have to undergo yet more mental anguish with seeing ratings only online, then having them snatched away, then having an indeterminate delay at seeing our actual ratings due to DOE software incompetence. More grist for the lawsuit mill, certainly "emotional distress".
Anonymous said...
I was sent to a school on March 15th and was put on their galaxy for the duration of the semester.In May I received an excess letter.I was never observed by anyone in this school.I was observed early in November by my field supervisor.I have not received any rating sheet.
Anonymous said...
was sfundepits
Interestingly, I was observed earler this year by a field supervisor. Fortunately, I received a satisfatory observation, yet when I went to my DOE email, I hadn't recieved any link or any email about my rating. I ask, When will I receive my rating ? Also, I hope that it is the correct rating sheet. In fact, I am currently on the phone with HR Connect. They said that I will have to wait 20 minutes before anyone can serve me. I interpret this as meaning tha all of the ATRs in the city are calling the DOE about this mess of a situation
Anonymous said...
I'm actually sitting in a classroom right now, watching 8 seniors doing BS work on something called Plato. They are graduating (or thought they were graduating). All 8 need some type if credit in whatever class. 1 needs a health, another needs an elective, etc. They are actually in front if me for a few hours typing some crap on Plato to receive a 65 in whatever the class is. The other classmates spent Feb - June in the specific class. These 8 are doing in a few hours. Great system. What a FARSE!!!! My principal loves this stuff. I should take a pic and send to Post.
Anonymous said...
These people are a disgrace.
Anonymous said...
Anon 11:24, amazing. We prob work at same high school unless everyone's doing it. Graduating senior needed a health credit. The dumb school never caught it on transcript. Today this kid actually did some crap on Plato. Friends hanging out turned into a party. Everyone answering the questions turned into a joke. Anyway, by 1 pm the student handed something in and was assured he'd be at graduation tomorrow as he was granted a 65. We all couldn't believe how this could happen in front of a senior staff. No one said boo including me. The kids are graduating with watered down credits.
Anonymous said...
We have credit recovery BS in NJ too.
Anonymous said...
The only people being held accountable in America are teachers.

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