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EL 5623 Module 5 | 2026 Latest Update with Complete
Solution- Western Connecticut State University
Addressing Underperformance, Termination, and Due Process
American College of Education
EL 5623 Developing Teachers
Dr. Donaldson
February 12, 2026
Students are entitled to an education that provides for their needs and ensures they
progress and succeed academically. One article states “quality education enables students to
develop all of their attributes and skills to achieve their potentiality as human beings and
members of society” (Rashid, 2021, para. 2). This type of education should be provided by a
highly qualified and effective educator. Administrators have the challenging task of recruiting,
hiring, developing, and keeping high-qualified educators. Those educators need to effectively
perform various tasks to educate their students and ensure their students have what they need to
perform well in school. This assignment will highlight the many steps in addressing
underperforming teachers.
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Research Brief
Underperformance
One article mentions that “research indicates that underperforming teachers have a
profound impact on students and on principals who struggle to deal with the underperformance”
(Van Den Ouweland et al., 2019, para. 1). Underperforming educators are ones who may not
have been provided with an induction program that supports their needs and helps them to
become effective teachers. An article states, “The purpose of induction is to provide new teachers
in their first and second years of teaching with mentorship so that they are more effective in their
classrooms and get support in those most challenging years” (Commentaries & Sheldon, 2022,
para. 2). Additionally, underperforming teachers could be dealing with challenging behaviors
which makes it more difficult to teach all of their students and provide for their needs.
Furthermore, there is a great deal of pressure put on teachers to high performers that the stress of
keeping and tracking data becomes too much that the teacher begins to feel overwhelmed and
start neglecting their professional responsibilities. To combat underperforming teachers, teachers
need to feel that they are part of a nurturing and caring community that has high expectations,
supports and respects their teachers, and offers useful and clear feedback (Handscomb, 2014, pp.
10-11). Teachers need to have opportunities that provide growth, such as time to attend
professional development workshops, coaching, time to observe veteran teachers, and they need
to have an administration that supports their needs and provides comprehensive feedback on
their performance in the classroom.
Termination
Terminating ineffective teachers can be an uncomfortable and challenging task for
administrators. However, “one expert suggested that one year in a classroom with a “grossly
ineffective” teacher would result in a $1.4 million loss of income over a lifetime for the student”
EL 5623 Module 5 | 2026 Latest Update with Complete
Solution- Western Connecticut State University
Addressing Underperformance, Termination, and Due Process
American College of Education
EL 5623 Developing Teachers
Dr. Donaldson
February 12, 2026
Students are entitled to an education that provides for their needs and ensures they
progress and succeed academically. One article states “quality education enables students to
develop all of their attributes and skills to achieve their potentiality as human beings and
members of society” (Rashid, 2021, para. 2). This type of education should be provided by a
highly qualified and effective educator. Administrators have the challenging task of recruiting,
hiring, developing, and keeping high-qualified educators. Those educators need to effectively
perform various tasks to educate their students and ensure their students have what they need to
perform well in school. This assignment will highlight the many steps in addressing
underperforming teachers.
, 2
Research Brief
Underperformance
One article mentions that “research indicates that underperforming teachers have a
profound impact on students and on principals who struggle to deal with the underperformance”
(Van Den Ouweland et al., 2019, para. 1). Underperforming educators are ones who may not
have been provided with an induction program that supports their needs and helps them to
become effective teachers. An article states, “The purpose of induction is to provide new teachers
in their first and second years of teaching with mentorship so that they are more effective in their
classrooms and get support in those most challenging years” (Commentaries & Sheldon, 2022,
para. 2). Additionally, underperforming teachers could be dealing with challenging behaviors
which makes it more difficult to teach all of their students and provide for their needs.
Furthermore, there is a great deal of pressure put on teachers to high performers that the stress of
keeping and tracking data becomes too much that the teacher begins to feel overwhelmed and
start neglecting their professional responsibilities. To combat underperforming teachers, teachers
need to feel that they are part of a nurturing and caring community that has high expectations,
supports and respects their teachers, and offers useful and clear feedback (Handscomb, 2014, pp.
10-11). Teachers need to have opportunities that provide growth, such as time to attend
professional development workshops, coaching, time to observe veteran teachers, and they need
to have an administration that supports their needs and provides comprehensive feedback on
their performance in the classroom.
Termination
Terminating ineffective teachers can be an uncomfortable and challenging task for
administrators. However, “one expert suggested that one year in a classroom with a “grossly
ineffective” teacher would result in a $1.4 million loss of income over a lifetime for the student”
