new teacher q & a

Q: What does it mean if I am excessed?

Jun 5, 2008 5:23 PM

A: There are times when a school may need to reduce the size of its faculty because it has experienced a drop in student enrollment, it loses funding or it is being phased out. In these situations, some teachers may be “excessed,” starting with the least senior teachers in specific license areas. However, excessed teachers are not laid off or fired. Under the UFT contract, excessed teachers have job protections. Excessing means there will be no teaching position for you in your current school. However, under the “open market” hiring system, you can find a job on your own by going to www.nycenet.edu/

offices/dhr/transferplane. There you may apply for any and all listed vacancies in your license area. Also, the DOE can place you in a position. If those steps are unsuccessful, the contract provides that you stay in your current school in an Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) position at your contractual salary level until you find a vacancy in your license area.