Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) has recalled nearly 130 educators who were laid off in April, including about 30 teachers. The district is expected to recall those teachers into full-time teaching positions, according to Errol Savage, president of the Cleveland Teachers Union.

Recall Process

The recall process is separate for different job categories and licensures, and the list roughly goes in reverse order of layoffs, so staff with the highest evaluation ratings and seniority get offered jobs first. Out of the 114 paraprofessionals who were laid off by the district, 97 have been offered positions, according to Darrielle Snipes, a spokesperson for the district.

Not all educators who were called back are going back to CMSD — of the 97 paraprofessionals who got a call back, around 60 accepted the offer. The vast majority of laid-off paraprofessionals filled one of these roles: planning center instructional aides, who help students assigned to the calm-down spaces known as planning centers; college and career coordinators; or in-classroom aides for students with special education needs.

Impact on Educators

Alicia Dodson, a college and career coordinator who vocally protested the layoffs, was recalled before the end of the school year. She got a phone call from human resources telling her there was a position at Sunbeam School as an aide for middle school students with a variety of special education needs. Dodson wasn’t sure about the fit of the job; working as a classroom aide can be intense and Dodson was already feeling burned out after a year of upheaval.

Original reporting: Signal Cleveland — read the source article.