Comments on: New Jersey Teacher Tenure

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:24:16 +0000

Hi
This is for my friend. She started working as a full time math teacher in September 2004. She is highly qualified and certified. She became a US citizen in 2010. Does she have tenure status as she completed 7 years without break and a citizen now?

By: Dawnteach

Dawnteach — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:53:47 +0000

I am a tenured teacher, certified K-5 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities. I currently teach second grade, but have never taught in the special education department in my district (despite having at least eight special ed students in my class each year). My quetions is..if there is a RIF of classroom teachers, do I have bumping rights over the five non-tenured special education teachers that were hired after me? Or do I only have bumping rights over other classroom teachers in my school district?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:50:20 +0000

I was a full time teacher who earned tenure for 4 years. Then I went to part time. I understand that I still hold my tenure but apparently gave up my rights to a full time position in my district. Can that be possible? How do I legally get back into a full time spot? And what are the requirements for doing so? Do I just slide into full time or do they require the whole interview process again?

By: Anon.

Anon. — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:06:19 +0000

I worked 2 years full time. My 3rd year, I was PT due to a reduction in force. During that year, a position opened in another school in the district (same content area as mine) which was filled with a new hire, FT. I have attained tenure status, now in my 4th year, but I am still PT. (I assure you, PT teachers are eligible for tenure, I have the contract to prove it). Can I bump the FT teacher, due to seniority?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:37:41 +0000

I have been teaching in NY and have times towards my tenure. Does that carry over to NJ when I start looking for a job ther?

By: Brandon Horn

Brandon Horn — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:45:26 +0000

This has nothing to do with tenure. Your association should be able to explain the situation to you.

By: Jack Olsen

Jack Olsen — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:46:18 +0000

I taught one year at a school district. Since the district is in contract negotiations, I did not receive a contract for the following year. Instead I received a letter of intent from the district indicating an intent to rehire me at an undisclosed salary the following year. I signed the bottom of the letter indicating that I had seen the letter but signed nothing indicating my intention to accept a position for the following year. At any rate, I have accepted a position starting this fall with another school and gave my notification. The principal is now telling me that he will he will require that I stay with his district for sixty days and that I must show up for classes at the beginning of the school year or he will start proceedings to remove my teacher certification. Since I don’t have a contract, can he follow through on his threat?

Thanks.

By: teacher

teacher — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:02:30 +0000

I obtained tenure in New Jersey, with my first year being emergency certified. It counted towards my tenure.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:15:10 +0000

I was on a tenure track in a part time kindergarten position for the past two years I was rehired for my third year for the same position… I need full time and was offered a full time maternity leave position for the year in 3rd grade the same school… At first it was offered as a maternity then told me it was a transfer and counted towards my tenure now 4 days before I will be approved by the board my principal told em it is a leave position and will not accrue towards me tenure but will receive me pay and medical benefits. The leave I am filling is for a non tenure teacher … Can she decide to come back early and I would be out of a job even though she was approved for a year and I was approved for a year contract and also is there anyway I can get this year to count towards my tenure????

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:52:40 +0000

How long is a tenured teacher allowed to take off (extened materinty leave ~ second year)from work without pay and still have a position to return to?