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I have but they had to put in a couple years at a charter
school, or rural school before they could get back into an ISD.
This was being upfront about the growth plan, some moved on,
kept it quite and never got found out.

On 2/04/15, stressed wrote:
> At this point it is just a threat. However I plan on leaving
> anyway. I can't stay at a school where they listen to an IA
who's
> new and never been in a Elementary school before over an
> experienced teacher and a behavior specialist. I've just
never
> heard of anybody getting hired after they were put on a
growth
> plan. I feel sick to my stomach all the time, worrying that
my
> IA will run up to the office for anything and they will
instantly
> tell him he's right and that I'm wrong and I will be in
trouble
> again. However none of them have any spec ed behavior
experience
> and my specialist and coordinator are telling me I'm doing
> excellent. I have an internal battle daily. Do it their way
and
> my kids suffer. Do it the way I was trained and the behavior
> specialist way and get in trouble.
>
>
>
>
> On 2/04/15, PsyGuy wrote:
>> Well yes and no.
>>
>> Legally, and technically as long as your certificate is
valid
> of
>> course you can get hired.
>> The practical aspect is much more "grey". It really depends
> what
>> your district does as far as record keeping and what your
>> potential district does as for as verification. Districts
are
> loath to
>> provide anything more than a service record, and PDAS.
>> However, Texas law allows them to send anything not
>> specifically excluded by law, most districts know they wont
get
>> much so when they call HR they just ask if the person is
> eligible
>> for rehire. The other issue is what your districts policy
and
> more
>> importantly your work practice is regarding a TINA or Growth
>> plan. You have two files basically a district file at
central
> office
>> and a campus file with your principal. Whats in your campus
> file
>> may very well never see the light of day or be
copied/forwarded
>> to the district. So if your principal put you on a growth
plan
> and
>> just filed it in their office you be a non issue. If they
sent
> it to
>> the district office it might never be requested or commented
> on.
>>
>> The other issue is what are you going to do for a reference,
> your
>> principal wont give you one likely and if a potential
principal
>> calls them up there really isnt anything you can do if they
say
>> you were put on a growth plan, since its true.
>>
>> It sounds like this was a threat, and not an actual growth
> plan?
>>
>> I dont know how to advise you without more information. If
you
>> wait it out and the school non-renews you, then youll have
to
>> mark "non-renewed" on your applications from here on out. If
>> you resign youll give up any benefits and unemployment youd
>> be entitled too, and theres still nothing to stop your
> principal
>> from bad mouthing you.
>>
>> On 2/01/15, stressed wrote:
>>> Can you get hired at another district if you were on a
growth
>>> plan at your last district? What about the need for a
>>> principal recommendation? I teach a in a special education
>>> behavioral unit and my IA has been running to my principal
>>> telling him there's not enough disapline in my class ( keep
>>> in mind he was a drill Sergeant in the military for 20
years.
>>> He has told me that he knows more about my kids and how ti
>>> deal with them than my behavior specialist. They threatened
>>> me with a growth plan.

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