Sinquefield-backed group no longer campaigning for teacher tenure ballot measure
September 09, 2014 4:58 pm •
JEFFERSON CITY • The Rex Sinquefield-backed group behind an initiative to weaken tenure and tie teacher evaluations to student performance will no longer be campaigning for the November ballot measure.
However, constitutional amendment 3 will remain on the ballot.
"It has become clear that now is not the time to further pursue the Teach Great initiative," spokeswoman Kate Casas said, adding that they still believe in the measure "wholeheartedly."
Sinquefield has funneled at least $1.6 million into Teach Great's political action committee.
The measure would require more than half of a teacher’s evaluation to be based on student academic outcomes, and it would allow districts to set a teacher’s pay based on how well his or her students perform. It would give districts more control over the terms of their contracts with teachers — allowing administrators to dismiss staff more easily. It would also prohibit districts from entering into contracts with certified staff that exceed three years.
Such a change would allow districts to reward good teachers and get rid of bad ones, Casas previously told the Post-Dispatch.
The opposition, comprised of teachers unions and public school organizations, argue the measure would lead to more standardized testing.
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