Remember the Accelerated Tenure Rules Post-PERA
As we approach the season to consider dismissals and non-renewals of probationary teachers, keep in mind that PERA altered the probationary period based upon performance evaluation ratings.
Education
Rich Township High School - Employee Free Speech Case
In December 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision balancing the First Amendment rights of a school counselor against the public school district's interest in providing effective counseling services - deciding that the school's interest in providing effective counseling outweighed the First Amendment rights of the employee.