All professional staff have a Bachelors degree. When a teacher is absent from class, the class is taught by a substitute. This year, certificated staff have focused their staff development time on mathematics and early literacy training. The Lincoln staff participated in six days of staff development in 1996-97. In addition, School Improvement funds were used so that teachers could attend conferences specifically designed to meet their professional and school goals.
Teachers receive regular supervision from the principal.
Tenured teachers are formally evaluated once every two years and non-tenured teachers are evaluated annually. The quality of teaching improves every year as we implement new programs and try new methods of instruction. Teachers regularly receive timely and meaningful feedback from the principal based on classroom observation, student performance and discussion. School Description Lincoln School is the smallest of eight elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District. Our first and second grade have been reduced to 20 students per class.