RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Performance-Based Staff Layoffs in the Public Schools: Implementation and Outcomes
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 214
OP 233
DO 10.17763/haer.50.2.k3031l43654250p1
VO 50
IS 2
A1 Johnson, Susan Moore
YR 1980
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/50/2/214.abstract
AB In response to declining school enrollments, some local school districts are using performance criteria to determine the order of teacher layoffs. In this article, Susan Moore Johnson reviews efforts to implement such practices in four local school districts. The findings of the study indicate that performance-based layoff policies are not easily translated into practice. Furthermore, interviews with principals in these districts suggest that the unintended consequences of performance-based layoff practices may limit their educational worth.