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I am sure the mainstream media will take Bloomberg’s side on this, but I really don’t see how a deal sunsetting in 2015 is unreasonable.  If we are rated on the evaulation this year, and the next two, they certainly could fire teachers under this.  And agreeing to anything longer would be foolish, since most of the ideas have not actually been implemented yet and there will certainly be tons of issues.

Either way, I really could care less who the media blames, I will sleep easier knowing that for at least one more year, I won’t be rated based on “junk science.”

““Those deals are shams,” Bloomberg said when asked about them.”  I wonder how Cuomo and the rest of the state feel about that….

So we gave Mayor4Life TWICE as long a deal as other districts, and that still wasn’t enough for him. He’s a stubborn ass, but in this case I am glad because this awful deal is dead.

Bloomberg…why are you so desperately looking for ways to fire teachers? Don’t you have anything else to do with your time?

I still believe there’s a deal and this is just a game…I’ll be over joyed a day or two from now when I am sure. But still, the highlight of Mulgrews tenure

Mayor’s Last Minute Move Undermines Principal Evaluation Agreement 

CSA President Ernest Logan sent the following email message to members this afternoon.
 
Dear Colleagues,

After
six weeks of negotiations with the DOE on a principal evaluation system
— with the understanding that this would be a one-year plan — the CSA
and the DOE were closing in on a final agreement on January 16, just
before midnight. However, moments later, the Mayor intervened, demanding
an agreement for an indefinite period of time. It is important to know
that the overwhelming majority of school systems throughout the state
have reached a one-year agreement in order to evaluate and modify it
later to better serve our children. The state law provides for a
one-year evaluation plan and the mayor supported the enactment of this
legislation.

We
resumed talks with the DOE at 11:00 a.m. today in hopes that we could
still reach an agreement.  The mayor remained intransigent about his new
demand and it became impossible to reach a resolution.

Above
all, we regret that New York City public school students will suffer
the loss of a quarter of a billion dollars of state aid.  We stand ready
to resume these negotiations.

Sincerely,

Ernest Logan

Bloomberg is licking his lips right now. What does this lead to? Teacher layoffs, major budget cuts, removal of special Ed programs, cuts in art, music, and theater programs, cuts in the number of AP classes… And the list goes on and on! You name it! Bloomberg hates public education in NYC and it’s sad because our educational system is really f*cked up, but this makes it worse. NYC schools are all a pile of crap, and if you don’t think they will target your school eventually, ha! Think again. No one’s safe.

So who are we supposed to believe Mulgrew and CSA president Ernest Logan or mayor Bloomberg? The real sham your honor is your education policies, the illegal third term, your corrupt outsourced over priced consultants, or the city time,911 scandals all part of your administration. The media will harp on the 250 million, not a drop in the bucket when compared to the Blomberg education budget of more than 20 billion, not too much of a hit when teacher and student integrity are at stake. Kudos to the UFT for saying no to the mayor and his underhanded negotiating tactics. By the way, will anyone point out that the mayor has been at the center of the bus strike and evaluation negotiations and both have turned out bad for the city and the schools.  Are we to believe that both union leaderships are failing to compromise. The mayors legacy is in deep doo doo.

Let’s hear it for our very “ineffective” mayor!!

You sound scared and pathetic. Crawl back in your studio apartment and look at old pics of your x-wife.

Hey Nina. You really don’t have a clue. The money “lost” was the equivalent of 1% of the DOE budget. There will be no layoffs, no removal of special ed programs, or cuts to art, music, etc. Maybe Bloombucks will cut one of his multi-million dollar contracts with one of his ed-deformer corporate buddies. 

Lol, yeah. But for the fact that NO ONE reads those old newspapers anymore!!

Well said!

There should be no doubt about Bloomberg’s education legacy.

MICHAEL MULGREW FOR MAYOR!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!
President, Oh my president…
Take that Mayor Doodie Bomb!

Say it with  me, ” NO DEAL IS A DAMN GOOD DEAL”.

The way you post is borderline offensive. Please stop w/the random caps & kooky sarcasm. Plus, maybe I’m old fashioned, but I feel like when educators curse it makes us all look less intelligent.

 I write how I want to write. I speak the truth and I tell it like it is. Please don’t tell me how to write.  Go grade your essays. I’m a science teacher.

I would pay heavy $$$ to see Mulgrew and Suransky go at it. Mulgrew would be the favorite. Suransky would be handicapped at about 50-1.

The swearing and name calling, combined with no real sophisticated thought or analysis of the situation is really quite embarrassing. Honestly, the number of typos, grammatical errors, and general lack of ability to articulate a complex thought on these boards makes me really believe that we need a faster and more streamlined system for firing teachers. It is actually quite scary to think that people referring to the Mayor as “Bloomturd” actually have responsibility for the education of our children. I already know the facts, I only come to GothamSchools to read the comments of the inane “science teachers” such as yourself. They are quite entertaining and reinforce the stereotype that your union is there to protect teachers that do more harm than good.