Tenure Culture Service
Improvement of teacher performance in support of a quality education.

James M. Merrins, Ed.D., Executive Program Administrator  >>>> CONTACT ME

This service provides ongoing support of the Board of Education and administrative team working to focus the district’s culture on high quality teacher performance and improvement (responsible and clear evaluations, probation expectations, tenure responsibilities, progressive discipline, and just dismissal). The service clarifies the expectations of probationary and tenured teachers, and focuses teacher performance on professional responsibilities.

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Pre-Superintendency
 • Superintendent Development Program
    - New  Cohort starts in January 2009 - Statewide
 • Transition to Superintendency Program
  - Summer 2008 in Victor (Rochester area), NY
  - Fall 2008 in Wheatley Heights (LI), NY
New Superintendents
  • See "New and Experienced Superintendent" (below)
  • Cycles of Success
  • Transition to Superintendency Program
  - Summer 2008 in Victor (Rochester area), NY
  -Fall 2008 in Wheatley Heights (LI), NY
New and Experienced Superintendents
•  At the Table Negotiating Skills
   - Fall 2008 TBD
•  Effective Evaluation of the Problem Teacher
    - Fall 2008 TBD
•   Everything is Negotiable
    - TBD
•   Fiscal Navigation for Superintendents
     - Fall 2008 (Albany, Rochester, Syracuse)
•  Successful Administration of School Construction Projects
     - TBD
 •  Tenure - Developing a Culture of Quality and Accountability
    - Fall 2008 TBD
 •   The File Cabinet
Lead Superintendents
 • Mentoring and Faculty Work
Other Support Workshops and Programs
 •  Audit Committee Training 
    - Available on request
•  Best Practices for Extraclassroom Activity Funds
  - Summer 2008
•  Board Member Fiscal Training - Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability
     -  Spring 2008 TBD
     - and available on request
•  Business Management Advisory Service
  - Available on request
• Claims Auditor Training  
  - Summer 2008 Dates to be determined 
•  School Business Officials Training & Support Program
   - Ongoing (currently running in Central, Eastern, South Central, and Western NY)
•  Tenure Culture Management Services
  - Available on request