Although there has been very little public discussion about this topic I believe that the Newburgh School District Administration has likely signed on to the NYS RTTT application.

Last Friday, in an article in the Times Herald-Record about RTTT the NTA president was quoted:

Patricia Van Duser, president of the Newburgh Teachers Association, supports linking scores to performance, so long as that's not the only measure. Other districts, however, are struggling with the agreement because their union contracts don't allow such accountability measures.

This is a smart move on the part of the NTA. Although there are many questions to raise about the RTTT program itself, there is a lot of grant money at stake and the NYS budget situation is dire. Due to it's Title 1 status the Newburgh School District is likely to be in line for substantial grant funding through RTTT. The bottom line is that if RTTT funding comes through, the expectation is that teachers' jobs will be saved.

Yesterday the Record reported that Nearly all schools join state application for federal funds.

To date, 656 School districts of 700 overall and 146 of 154 charter schools have submitted the required paperwork.
Education Commissioner David M. Steiner said, "We are very pleased at the support demonstrated thus far and are deeply encouraged to have received the commitment of our partners across the state."