City teachers’ tenure-approval rates are continuing to rise under Mayor de Blasio’s control of public schools.
Of 5,832 instructors eligible for tenure, 64 percent were approved this year — a modest hike from 60 percent last year, data show.
Tenure rates have gradually climbed since Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s last year in office, when only 53 percent of eligible teachers were approved.
Current approval rates are still far lower than just six years ago, when a staggering 94 percent of teachers were all but rubber stamped for tenure.
“This process is working,” Chancellor Carmen Fariña said in a statement Friday. “We’ll continue to focus on retaining quality teachers and expediting the process for those who don’t belong in the profession.”
Out of all eligible teachers, 34 percent had their probationary periods extended compared with 38 percent last year. Just 2 percent had their tenure bids denied outright, the same as last year.
“This year’s data show a continuation in the trend of active, rigorous tenure decision-making,” a Department of Education spokeswoman said.
DOE brass also noted that teachers who had their probation extended previously were less likely to get tenure than those who hadn’t.
Bloomberg declared open warfare on the tenure system during his City Hall reign, characterizing it as needless protection for ineffective teachers.