Timothy Kirkland's teaching contract was not renewed by the Northside Independent School District after he used a supplemental reading list in his world history class that was not approved by the school administration. Kirkland sued the school district, alleging violations of his first amendment rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that school districts have legitimate interests in shaping their own curricula and requiring teachers to use official reading lists unless separate materials are approved. The court concluded Kirkland's use of the unapproved supplemental reading list was not constitutionally protected speech, as it did not involve a matter of public concern. Schools are not required to relinquish control over curricula to the unfettered discretion of individual teachers
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Freedom of Expression, Due Process, Rights of Students, Rights of Employees, Unfair Labor Practices, Federal, Regional, State, District Courts - Legal Procedures
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976
M.Ed. Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, 1971
B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, 1981
Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies, Southern Christian University
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Freedom of Expression, Due Process, Rights of Students, Rights of Employees, Unfair Labor Practices, Federal, Regional, State, District Courts - Legal Procedures
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976
M.Ed. Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, 1971
B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, 1981
Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies, Southern Christian University
Voorstellingspresentatie van Intimus, buro voor interactief besturen. het buro richt zich in eerste instantie op het ondersteunen van lokale bestuurders bij het creeëren van het nodige draagvlak onder diverse lokale actoren om zo vooropgestelde plannen en projecten maximale slaagkansen te geven. www.inti-mus.be
Voorstellingspresentatie van Intimus, buro voor interactief besturen. het buro richt zich in eerste instantie op het ondersteunen van lokale bestuurders bij het creeëren van het nodige draagvlak onder diverse lokale actoren om zo vooropgestelde plannen en projecten maximale slaagkansen te geven. www.inti-mus.be
Professor William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Distinguished Alumnus, Central Washington University, College of Education and Professional Studies, Ellensburg, Washington.Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured extensively throughout the United States and world-wide. Some international travels include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Haiti, St. Maarten, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Freeport, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, Canada, Curacao, Costa Rico, Aruba, Venezuela, Panama, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Latvia, Spain, Honduras, and many more. He has been invited to lecture and serve as a guest professor at many universities across the nation and abroad.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Freedom of Expression, Due Process, Rights of Students, Rights of Employees, Unfair Labor Practices, Federal, Regional, State, District Courts - Legal Procedures
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Students Rights, Student Freedom of Speech, Student Expression, Pickering and other cases, Censsorship of Student Publications, Due Process, Discrimination, Diversity, Multicultural Issues, Personnel Administration
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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How libraries can support authors with open access requirements for UKRI fund...
Court Case 3
1. Case Four Unites States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Timothy KIRKLAND, et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee No. 461-1691 LITIGANTS Plaintiffs-Appellants: Timothy KIRKLAND, et. al Defendant-Appellee: NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BACKGROUND Timothy Kirkland served as a probationary history teacher for two academic years at a high school within the defendant Northside Independent School District (
Northside
). Northside declined to renew Kirkland's employment contract for the 1988-89 academic year, allegedly as a consequence of his use of a nonapproved reading list in his world history class, poor supervision of a special-discipline class, substandard teaching evaluations, and poor interaction with parents, students, and fellow teachers. FACTS This civil rights action arose as a consequence of the non-renewal of a probationary teacher's employment contract. The nontenured public school teacher sought relief under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 for alleged violations of his constitutional rights. We are asked to decide whether the first amendment empowers public school instructors to teach from their own individual reading lists, in substitution for those supplied by schools as part of their official curricula, without first procuring administrative approval. DECISION It is undisputed that Northside provided Kirkland with a supplemental reading list for his 1986-87 history classes along with a copy of the guidelines used to develop and amend that list. Kirkland was aware of the guidelines and understood that, if he were dissatisfied, a separate body of reading material could be used in his classes if he obtained administrative approval. Kirkland, however, declined to procure Northside's approval of his substitute list and, accordingly, Northside was never afforded the opportunity to review the list. Northside's supplemental reading list for world history included approximately ninety books, several of which are works of fiction. By comparison, Kirkland's list of forty-seven books are almost exclusively fictional. Significantly, most of the books on Kirkland's list were already recommended reading for Northside's English courses, and all were available in the school's library. As a general principle, Northside's reading lists for its separate courses are compiled for classroom use through an administrative process in which input is solicited at public hearings from parents, teachers, and professional educators. Northside's guidelines require that books under consideration for addition to reading lists must conform to several criteria, two of which are imposed without exception: (1) The material must be examined and recommended by a member of Northside's staff, and (2) the material must
implement or enrich
the curriculum. Other criteria are applied selectively, depending upon the nature of the book scrutinized. School officials responsible for supervising Kirkland recommended that his contract not be renewed at the end of 1987-88 academic years, and he received timely notice of Northside's decision to dismiss him upon completion of his contract. Upon request, he was heard before Northside's Board of Trustees, who reaffirmed the recommendation. DICTA We, Smith, Circuit Judge, conclude that the teacher's use of the supplemental list does not fall within the rubric of constitutionally protected speech. The case presents a matter of private, not public concern. It is misleading to suggest, as the teacher does here, that this dispute touches upon the public's concern over censorship of books and one's ideological views. Since school officials were never afforded an opportunity to pass judgment upon the reading list, such censorship, or the threat thereof, is entirely speculative. We conclude that the first amendment does not vest public school teachers with authority to disregard established administrative mechanisms for approval of reading lists. Public schools have a legitimate pedagogical interest in shaping their own secondary school curricula and in demanding that their teachers adhere to official reading lists unless separate materials are approved. The first amendment has never required school districts to abdicate control over public school curricula to the unfettered discretion of individual teachers. IMPLICATIONS Kirkland is not alone when he argues that his authority to shape public school curricula supersedes that of competing groups. It appears to be a position increasingly adopted by school teachers. See Ingber,
Socialization, Indoctrination, or the 'Pall of Orthodoxy': Value Training in the Public Schools,
1987 U.Ill.L.Rev. 15, 34-37