Press Releases

DATE: 8/6/2009

SUBJECT: Broward County Public School Teachers Rehired (8/6/09)

The School Board of Broward County, Florida, is making continuous progress to place many of its 394 recently laid-off teachers back to work. The listing below reflects the status:

A. Teachers laid off on June 23, 2009 = 394

B. Teachers placed, to date = 203

C. Teachers remaining to be placed = 168

D. Teachers who resigned, separated employment or declined placement = 23

NOTE: The count listed in row A equals the combined totals in rows B, C and D.

The District is making every effort, as vacant positions are declared, to get teachers back in the classrooms.

This week, candidates will be interviewed for the re-advertised 15 Instructional Facilitator positions that were not filled from the initial pool of applicants for the initial 54 advertised Instructional Facilitator positions. The Instructional Facilitator advertisements are in the critical subject areas of Algebra (four openings), Biology (two openings), Chemistry (four openings) and Geometry (five openings).

The recall process begins with the teacher being sent a letter via certified mail informing them of their updated job status.  Teachers have 72 hours from receipt of the certified letter to respond to the District's Instructional Staffing department in writing, either accepting or declining their new position. This notice process meets the requirement in the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) contract. In an additional effort by the District to contact recalled teachers during the summer, a scanned copy of the letter is also sent for response via the CAB (Communicating Across Broward), the District E-mail network.

About Broward County Public Schools: Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district with over 255,000 students in more than 290 schools and education centers. For more information about BCPS, visit the District Web site at (www.browardschools.com).