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Recently the Pittsburgh Board of Education has required a select few teachers from each district school be laid off, most likely to make small cuts in favor of saving a handful of money. The criteria for being laid off is unknown, however at Brashear High School it is evident the newer teachers are being laid off, regardless of their skill set in the classroom or how well they have contributed to the overall success of the school and/or the students.

Among these teachers are Mr. Agulia, Ms. Dirks, Ms. Chengery, Mr. Broderick and 11 or so more. These teachers have presented outstanding methods in teaching and in handling a classroom. Since these teachers have been working in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, test scores and PSSA scores have skyrocketed, going from primarily Basic/Below Basic to primarily in the Proficient category (PSSA Score Information). Not only that, but these select teachers are enjoyable to learn from and have a lot of information and knowledge to offer to the students at large in the Pittsburgh Area school district.

Which begs the question: Why must the newer, imaginative teachers be laid off when there are teachers who are close to retiring and teachers who do next to nothing that are still in the workplace?

As students, we propose that the older, more set-for-life teachers take the cut. On average, the longer you have been teaching, the more you earn. Not only would fewer teachers have to get laid off, but even if they do, they will possess a better means to support themselves while out of the workplace.

We must fight this act of injustice to preserve good teaching methods for the sake of the future generation of school students that go there, and for the sake of our children who may attend these schools in the future. The future of education and learning is at risk; fight for it.

129 Signatures

  • Justin Smith
    • Comments
    • This system is an outrage. Something must be done to halt the backward aim of our school board.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Elias Broniecki
    • Comments
    • Woo
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High school
  • Sam Bastianini
    • Comments
    • These teachers have taught me so much and it's absolutely asinine that they should lose their jobs because the district needs to make cuts. Maybe the district should budget.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Megan Pacellio
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Katie Granzeier
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Casey Lipovsky
    • Comments
    • all i have to say is im very upset that these teachers are being let go especially when they helped us in our education and were some of the best educators we had.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Patrick hamilton
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Casandra Pasquerell
    • Comments
    • The teachers should be judged by performance and not by a number of years. A lot of the teachers being layed-off are the most valuable assets in the school.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Gary Kowalewski
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Ashley Nicole Hoffman
    • Comments
    • Mr. Bandurski is one of the Best English Teachers, Wolski is one of the Best Gym Teachers ..If you need to lay off find but why Take all the GOOD teachers!!!!!
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear Hs
  • Megan Detar
    • Comments
    • I love Brashear High and miss it very muich.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • I used to attend Brashear.
  • Josh Hanna
    • Comments
    • I think this whole thing about laying off the teachers is ridiculous
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High
  • Amanda Young
  • Samantha Rafalowski
    • Comments
    • This is just a way to save money so their getting rid of teachers that haven't been there long. the teachers are to good for brashear anyways they'll go out and get much better jobs.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Sarah Walsh
    • Comments
    • the board can sux it!
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Anthony Yang
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Jessica McGough
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Amber Clark
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Mrs.Theresa Walsh
  • Ms. D. Dalesandry
  • Kaila Mauro
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Courtney Wolfe
  • Casey
  • Artezza Simpson
    • Comments
    • Brodriek and Chengery were two of the best teachers I had in the whole school through my years.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Melissa Walsh
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear HS
  • Shellby Tondolo
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High
  • Chance Hartman
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • aly lane
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Nina Barone
    • Comments
    • those are some of the best teachers brashear has.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Tony Burke
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Kristen Suchy
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Justin Zupanek
  • Ashley Ballard
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Yes, Brashear
  • samantha neff
    • Comments
    • mr chu and mr aguglia are the best teachers in brashear
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear high school
  • Ms. Michelle Hahne
    • Comments
    • The job outlook of a teacher should be representative of his/her skill in his/her field of study, not based on how many years they have been teaching.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • В
  • Samantha Einloth
    • Comments
    • This district is spending ridiculous amounts of money fixing up schools and then closing them down a yr or so later. They waste so much money and then scream they don't have enought of money for the kids. How about trying to budget and stop wasting our tax dollars on these things if your just going to get rid of them right after? Im 15 and in 10th grade and I can recognize what they are doing is stupid and they are the people in charge and the ones with the degrees in this field??? Doesn't make sense.
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Jessica C.
  • Tara Boehme
    • Comments
    • I don't understand the point to lay off the best teachers there are today. The younger teachers deserve a fighting chance to stay. I'm not saying that the older teachers deserve to loose their job either, but in today's generation, the younger teachers have a more up to date style of teaching, they are fresh. Don't lay off Ms. Chengery !
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Attended Brashear
  • Sean Berry
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • Virginia
  • Brandan White
  • Justin Iaquinta
    • Comments
    • All of these teachers posses skills to teach no doubt, but these teachers also have uniqe personalities and methods that makes students want to learn!
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Francine Whitman
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear High School
  • erin
    • Comments
    • omgomg
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • yes
  • Matt Bradburn
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Jake Gipko
    • Comments
    • this is bogus
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Julian Haywood
    • Comments
    • it dont make no sence wat so ever to me....
  • Ashley Calvimontes
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • yes
  • Brittany Prince
    • Attending Pittsburgh Area School
    • Brashear
  • Matthew