Each spring, the Nacogdoches ISD board of trustees receives several resignations from teachers who are planning to relocate, retire or change careers. So far, 32 teachers are not returning for the 2007-2008 school year, out of 446 throughout the district. Of those, 13 were teachers who needed to complete their state teacher’s certification and were not offered a contract extension. “What we want is highly qualified, certified teachers in every classroom,” said Assistant Superintendent G.W. Neal, who heads the human resources department. “It doesn’t mean they’re not good teachers, it just means that they’re not certified.” In the early fall, the district sent letters to every teacher and informed them that uncertified teachers’ contracts would not be extended, and a follow-up letter was sent in January, according to NISD superintendent Dr. Rodney Hutto. According to state education standards, Hutto said, districts must send letters to each parent who has a child being taught by an uncertified teacher for more than a month. Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers, MyLabSchool Edition (4th Edition)

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