In most states if you have a Bachelor’s degree you can teach as a “long term” substitute, and even be considered for a tenure track position provided that you obtain a Master’s in Education before tenure is considered/offered. This is three years.
The key here is to eliminate tenure rules. They are exempt-salaried employees. The reason they cannot be fired is because of tenure.
The key here is for Wisconsin to eliminate tenure. If they can do that, it will go a long way to reforming education.
The NEA has fought hard to keep tenure. This is why they have these “rubber rooms” for miscreant teachers. It’s cheaper for the district to just pay them, keep them out of the classroom, than it is to move to a 30.20A hearing for dismissal, which the school district usually loses.
My wife (school principal) tried to fire a teacher who was threatening/sexually harassing other staff. Had everything documented, letters of counsel in his file, and they lost the 30.20A hearing. Had to re-instate the teacher with back-pay. Cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars for the hearing, lawyers, and the back pay too.
My wife says that Wisconsin needs to abolish tenure. That would make getting rid of disruptive/under-preforming/worthless teachers so much easier. The reason these bastards are as vocal as they are is because they pretty much can’t get fired unless they physically assault a student.
The next step is to increase class size from 22 to 29 and go merit pay. Fire the lower tier of parasites and cut billions from budgets all over the country. Its our money . These kids don’t learn anything any way. A bunch of diversity crap and that is it!