Orlando Sentinel Education Blog:

Here is a little more information on the ramifications of the
Orange County school district's hiring freeze, which was
imposed not-quite two weeks ago at all but nine schools.

The district, working to get high-performing teachers in the
nine schools, has moved out 38 people who had taught on those
campuses, according to information from the district's human
resources department, relayed through Shari Bobinski, a
district spokesman.

Twenty nine of the 38 teachers voluntarily applied, and were
hired, for open jobs at other schools. Nine were
involuntarily transferred, Bobinski said.

The nine schools are Catalina, Ivey Lane, Hiawassee, Lovell
and Wheatley elementary schools and Carver, Memorial, Walker
and Westridge middle schools.

District officials previously said they would get
"high-performing staff" into those nine, then resume hiring
at other schools.

The reason for this is Florida's new Differentiated
Accountability system -- -- is the reason for the hiring
freeze,
> the district says.
>
> I don't yet have a detailed explanation, and the nine
> schools were not all in the same "D.A." category last year.
>
> But this much is clear: All jobs that had been open at
> other Orange County public schools are now on hold.
>
> The district's goal is get "high-performing staff" hired
> for the 9 schools first and then resume hiring for other
> schools, said Kathy Marsh, a district spokesman.
>
> The nine schools are Catalina, Ivey Lane, Hiawassee, Lovell
> and Wheatley elementary schools and Carver, Memorial,
> Walker and Westridge middle schools.
>
> District administrators are reviewing the current teachers
> at those nine schools to find out if any did not make
> "performance gains," Marsh said. Some of those instructors
> could be shifted to other campuses, she added.
>
> Administrators are also looking over the records of
> teachers at other schools to see if anyone would be a good
> match for jobs at the nine, she said.
>
> At the moment, they do not know how many teachers they will
> need at the nine schools.
>
> Once the jobs at the nine schools are filled,
> administrators will resume hiring for other schools, Marsh
> said, with the hope that all hiring is complete by
> mid-July.

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