WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Six hundred to 700 DC school employees, many of them teachers, have been put on notice.

Their current positions are being eliminated at the end of the school year.

DC School officials say this is not a layoff. They are excessive employees whose schools no longer have the budgets to carry them.

The excess notices say their positions will be eliminated at the end of the current school year.

Washington Teachers Union President Nathan Saunders says "this is serious."

He met with School Chancellor Kaya Henderson on Tuesday. Saunders says for the first time, under the new contract teachers jobs can't be saved based on seniority.

"It's job performance," he said.

The excess teachers could be picked up by principals in other schools with vacancies.

On Saturday, June 4, 2011, the Washington Humane Society will host its 24th annual Bark Ball at the Washington Hilton. As DC’s only black-tie gala for the four-on-the-floor crowd, the Bark Ball draws many of the area’s most illustrious residents and their canine companions. The guest list always includes leading figures from the political, media, entertainment, sports, and business worlds.

This story comes to us from Rachelle Brehm:

(Washington, D.C. May 9, 2011) Albert "AL-B" Hannemann, 18 year volleyball veteran and Professional Beach Champion has created The National Volleyball League (NVL), a domestic professional beach volleyball tournament series which will take place at 6 events across the United States this year.  The first stop on this journey will be in the nation's capital with charity events, volleyball clinics and an inaugural soiree to kick off its opening season.