small increase in pay . Consistent with federal guidelines designed to improve the educational system , Gallo asked teachers to work a longer school day of seven hours and tutor students weekly for one hour outside school time . She proposed teachers have lunch with students often , meet for 90 minutes every week to discuss education and set aside two weeks during summer break for paid professional development . Think of it as asking teachers to go back and fix what they did n't do right the first time . Central Falls High School is one of the lowest-performing schools in Rhode Island . It operates in a community where the median income is $ 22,000 , according to census statistics . Of the school 's 800 students , 65 percent are Latino and most of them consider English a second language . Half the student body is failing every subject , with 55 percent meeting requirements in reading and only 7 percent in math . `` No thanks , '' said the teachers . `` You 're fired , '' said Gallo . Upon hearing this story , my first thought was how do we get this woman
San Diego , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In most high schools in America , they teach Shakespeare . But at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island , they 're acting out a Shakespearean drama . Only instead of the famous line from Henry VI -- let 's kill all the lawyers -- what we have is : `` Let 's fire all the teachers . '' That 's exactly what Central Falls School District Superintendent Frances Gallo did in February . In a move that was bold but also justified , Gallo fired 77 teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island , along with the school 's principal , three assistant principals and other administrators . In all , the district said , 93 people were let go in the purge . The school board later stood by Gallo and approved the action . The mass firings , which take effect at the end of this school year , came after the district failed to reach an agreement with the local teachers ' union on a plan that would have required teachers to spend more time with students to improve test scores -- with only a