The Houston Federation of Teachers has filed a lawsuit against the Houston Independent School District's superintendent, Mike Miles, and all district school board members.
's superintendent, Mike Miles, and all district school board members.
According to the lawsuit, Miles proposed and the board of managers approved Policy DNA, a new local appraisal system."The hollowed-out version of DNA approved by the board of managers does not contain any performance criteria, and it is unknown what the criteria will be for evaluating a teacher's performance," the suit states.
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