SALEM, Ore. -- The contracts of as many as 121 temporary teachers will not be renewed with Salem-Keizer Public Schools.
According to Simona Boucek, who works for the school district, the vote came without discussion or comment. Board directors were actually voting on multiple "action items."
It was typical non-renewal of temporary staff positions and did not indicate some drastic reduction of force or classroom restructuring, according to Boucek.
"Temporary teachers are teachers hired to fill a position of a permanent contract or probationary teacher who is on leave, fill a need for an extra teachers after the start of the year due to unanticipated enrollment increases or due to an unexpected resignation and do not expect employment beyond the term of the temporary contract," Boucek said.
The Salem Statesman Journal first reported that the vote reflected 66 full-time, 33 part-time and 22 "less than part-time" teaching positions.
