UPDATE: The 413 figure also includes 92 non-union employees of DCPS, some of which are support staff. This post has been updated to include both teachers and support staff.

Big education news this afternoon: the District of Columbia has sent separation notices to 413 teachers and other staff this year, 309 of which will be terminated from their jobs at the city’s public schools due to poor evaluation scores. The remaining 104 teachers were let go from their jobs due to licensing issues.

Of the 309 teachers fired for low evaluation scores, 113 were given ratings of “ineffective,” which is cause for immediate termination. 175 earned a rating of “minimally effective” for the second straight year, which is also grounds for termination. The remaining 21 low-scoring teachers were unable to be placed in a permanent position by DCPS.

In a statement, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson said that the school system “remain[s] committed to moving out our lowest performers in an effort to ensure that every child has access to an outstanding education.” Yesterday, some rules regarding the termination policy for veteran teachers were altered by Henderson, though that is only expected to affect “a handful” of teachers.

On the other side of the coin, 663 members of the Washington Teachers’ Union were given a “highly effective” rating — 290 for the second straight year — and are eligible for monetary bonuses.