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President said today? can you go along with this plan? >> well, number one, we agree 100% that we need to do something about the dropout problem. 1.2 million kids a year that we are losing, we need to do something about it. and of the four models, the transformation model, involving management, the school board, who then must reach out to the teachers and community and say, lets talk and work together to determine what is best for the students, we support that. >> is it fair to say that the obam...

Now in just your second year, patty, how did you find out the news and did you sense this was coming? >> for several months, weve been warned this was coming, its been in the news. ive attended several meetings. we knew the options before us. we had a meeting right before school vacation, where we were asked to agree to something called a transformation model which would have, again, fired all of us and hired back 80%. but because we did not meet the deadline we wanted to have some say in how we...

Let me ask you, firing these teachers enmass, obviously disruptive to the students in the middle of the school year. you had no better alternative? >> well, first of all, theyre not dismissed as of today. it is the middle of the school year that a decision had to be made, but thats because of a rhode island law that insists that we notify teachers by march 1. it would not be my preference, but it is what it is. >> so these teachers will finish out the school year. there are 88 teachers in all, t...

Year that a decision had to be made, but thats because of a rhode island law that insists that we notify teachers by march 1. it would not be my preference, but it is what it is. >> so these teachers will finish out the school year. there are 88 teachers in all, that s that what youre saying? >> yes, maam. >> are you trying to wipe the slate clean and bring onboard 88 entirely new teachers? >> no, that was not my preference to begin with. but when we had to move from the transformation model, th...

Transformation model, the next best move was the turnaround model, and that requires us to remove the teachers and rehire of those who reapply up to 50%. >> okay, so some of them could get their jobs back. now, the teachers say theyve been improving test scores over the last few years. is it a little unfair to blame the problems at the school solely on the teachers? >> absolutely it would be unfair. but it isnt solely on the shoulders of the teachers. this is an entire community issue and we hav...

Randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> a little more background on this story, low performing schools have four options for shaping up, including two that randi just described in her report. one is called the transformation model. it includes series of changes that teachers just agree to adopt. but when negotiations on those changes nailed at central falls high, the superintendent went with another option. thats called the turnaround model, which means firing every single teacher at the troubled school. ...

Before the pink slips went out, the teachers made this video to show their commitment to the students and try and save their jobs. >> the people in that building are there because they wanted to be. which makes a big difference. >> reporter: the school district sure didnt see it that way, and now dozens of teachers who have taught here for decades suddenly need a job. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> a little more background on this story, low performing schools have four options for shaping up, in...

Of work. before the pink slips went out, the teachers made this video to show their commitment to the students and try and save their jobs. >> the people in that building are there because they wanted to be. which makes a big difference. >> reporter: the school district sure didnt see it that way, and now dozens of teachers who have taught here for decades suddenly need a job. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> a little more background on this story, low performing schools have four options for shapi...