new teacher q & a
What does it mean if I am excessed?
May 24, 2007 12:55 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 the DOE's website. Then, under What’s New in DHR, click on the link that begins “The Open Market Hiring System is now available!” 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 — or if that’s not possible, in a school in your district — in an Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) position at your contractual salary level until you find a vacancy in your license area.
