what some things that would cause a teacher not to have his or her contract renewed?

Answer 1

Excessive absences, poor evaluations/unsatisfactory observations, founded corporal punishment allegations, or excessive need for colleague mediation usually come up. If a school has a specific code (this isn't public schools), and you violate that code, that would grounds but it would be explicitly written into your contract.

Check with your union/representative delegation. Even though what I mentioned can affect your return, some delegations (UFT, for example) require a one-year improvement period before you can be denied a contract. The rules are different in public, private, or charter schools.

Answer 2

All of the Above! Plus, if you do not have tenure or continuing contract, the principal doesn't even have to give a reason for not renewing your contract.

Answer 3

Probably a significant amount of complaints filed against that teacher, such as sexual harrassment complaints, would result in this kind of termination. Also, a history of negative evaluations. Things that fall into that persistent low-level problem category that would make an administrator want to "clean house."

Answer 4

Innappropriate conduct, poor reviews, violating terms of contract, breaking Educational Code. Those are some things.

Answer 5

Decrease in student enrollment
Decrease in funding for teachers salaries
Unsatisfactory performance
Insubordination to the principal or school board

Answer 6

Bad teaching
Poor teaching reviews
Budget cut
Schools that don't want to pay more $$ and would rather hire someone fresh out of school.

Answer 7

Not qualified
Failure to manage classroom
Ethics violation
Poor work ethic

Answer 8

student ratios dropping
poor performance
politics
any number of legitimate things.

Answer 9

Sleeping with students....and getting caught!