through a public records request illustrate how the company’s leaders sought “to avoid the time and expense of litigation” by offering a settlement.
Before that board takes a vote, company officials and TEA leaders are supposed to make their case before an administrative judge.— that step by filing a lawsuit in Travis County court, alleging that the state unlawfully held them to “invented, invalid, and inapplicable standards.” The company won a temporary injunction May 10.In a May 3 email to Education Commissioner Mike Morath, Beekman laid out the company’s proposal. It would remain in place until July 2024, he wrote.
According to the email, those could include: training for mentor teachers, stipends to help paraprofessionals seeking their teaching certificates, and support for candidates looking to work in special education or bilingual classes. A high number of candidates filed complaints about the program. Some would-be teachers left the profession after receiving poor advice from company officials.Ultimately, the monitor found that Texas Teachers of Tomorrow fell short in multiple categories.