Tenured teacher disciplinary case hearing transcripts and exhibits
Series Number
15946
Summary
This series consists of transcripts and accompanying exhibits produced during tenured teacher disciplinary hearings. These case files often include graphic testimony about teacher performance, classroom situations, and education administration (particularly teacher supervision and efforts to identify and remove incompetent teachers). Transcripts provide information about workplace relations and working conditions, and on "social" labor relations in an adversarial context. Exhibits may include lesson plans, observation reports, and audio or videotapes of teachers in the classroom.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Office of School District Employer-Employee Relations
Access Restrictions
Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(a), relating to records specifically exempted from disclosure by state or federal statute: State Education Law section 2-d (unauthorized release of personally identifiable information); federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC section 1232g; and State Civil Rights Law section 50-B (right of privacy for victims of sex offenses). Access to certain records is also restricted pursuant to FOIL sections 87.2(b) (unwarranted invasion of personal privacy) and 87.2(g) (inter- and intra-agency materials which are not statistical or factual tabulations or data, instructions to staff that affect the public, or final agency policy or determinations).
Education Department Office of School District Employer-Employee Relations reference file of decisions in tenured teacher disciplinary cases
Series Number
15953
Summary
These hearing panel decisions of tenured teacher disciplinary cases (1971-1986) contain names of parties; names of attorney and hearing panel members; summary of the charges; summary of rulings on any motions; an "analysis of the record"; summary of transcribed proceedings; findings of fact for each charge, including the panel's reasoning; statements of guilty or not guilty for each charge; and recommendations for a penalty (if any).
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Office of School District Employer-Employee Relations
Access Restrictions
Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(a), relating to records specifically exempted from disclosure by state or federal statute: State Education Law section 2-d (unauthorized release of personally identifiable information); federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC section 1232g; and State Civil Rights Law section 50-B (right of privacy for victims of sex offenses). Access to certain records is also restricted pursuant to FOIL sections 87.2(b) (unwarranted invasion of personal privacy) and 87.2(g) (inter- and intra-agency materials which are not statistical or factual tabulations or data, instructions to staff that affect the public, or final agency policy or determinations).