How big a deal are the recent teacher involuntary transfers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Monifa is exacerbating the teacher shortage by causing more dissatisfaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Oh? If she's claiming she's "fixing the hiring problem", it sounds like a serious case of Hero Syndrome to me. In my view, it was her total incompetence and lack of attention to staffing issues last year when teachers were begging for help, the mishandling of the January covid fiasco, flipping the bird to the MCEA on two no confidence votes, that made teachers want to quit in the first place.

And I think you meant the Maryland IG is cleaning up the MCPS insurance issues? Unless you're saying she's taking credit for that as well?
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGNewsRelease/2022/MCPSRetainsPrepaidInsurancePremiumsPublication.pdf

If you think that’s why teachers are quitting you haven’t been paying attention. Further if McKnight is the reason, then why are districts all across the country experiencing the same problem??

Of course, McKnight has nothing to do with it, but these cranks have an agenda.

McKnight has EVERYTHING to do with it. She knew staffing was an issue but decided it was a good idea to "recruit" at her old school while picking up personal awards. She didn't listen last year to the MCEA for two no-confidence votes. She can't say she didn't know. She seemed to have the time to waste on discrimination surveys and making videos about her favorite cafeteria lunch.

How is it a "crank" when she's she's the one making all these bad judgement calls?

[Anonymous]

Someone posted that if a teacher quits, MCPS can bar them from working for another school district for a year?

It's obvious MCPS is following some idiot lawyer's advice on how to screw teachers, since they're only contractors.

I have to point out the obvious. If a teacher is pissed off enough to walk knowing this, do you really think you can ever win them back? And knowing that, do you think that newly hired teachers won't get wind of how MCPS screws teachers they're replacing? Ever hear of Glassdoor? Twitter? Facebook?

This is why MCPS leadership needs to be completely flushed and a new replacement with brains goes knocking on doors, hat in hand to teachers that left and beg forgiveness. I'd also knock off involuntary transfers. MCPS leadership should attempt to make teachers happy so that it doesn't affect their classwork.

Does anyone have common sense anymore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Oh? If she's claiming she's "fixing the hiring problem", it sounds like a serious case of Hero Syndrome to me. In my view, it was her total incompetence and lack of attention to staffing issues last year when teachers were begging for help, the mishandling of the January covid fiasco, flipping the bird to the MCEA on two no confidence votes, that made teachers want to quit in the first place.

And I think you meant the Maryland IG is cleaning up the MCPS insurance issues? Unless you're saying she's taking credit for that as well?
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGNewsRelease/2022/MCPSRetainsPrepaidInsurancePremiumsPublication.pdf

If you think that’s why teachers are quitting you haven’t been paying attention. Further if McKnight is the reason, then why are districts all across the country experiencing the same problem??

Of course, McKnight has nothing to do with it, but these cranks have an agenda.

McKnight has EVERYTHING to do with it. She knew staffing was an issue but decided it was a good idea to "recruit" at her old school while picking up personal awards. She didn't listen last year to the MCEA for two no-confidence votes. She can't say she didn't know. She seemed to have the time to waste on discrimination surveys and making videos about her favorite cafeteria lunch.

How is it a "crank" when she's she's the one making all these bad judgement calls?

A school that graduates only a handful of teachers a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone posted that if a teacher quits, MCPS can bar them from working for another school district for a year?

It's obvious MCPS is following some idiot lawyer's advice on how to screw teachers, since they're only contractors.

I have to point out the obvious. If a teacher is pissed off enough to walk knowing this, do you really think you can ever win them back? And knowing that, do you think that newly hired teachers won't get wind of how MCPS screws teachers they're replacing? Ever hear of Glassdoor? Twitter? Facebook?

This is why MCPS leadership needs to be completely flushed and a new replacement with brains goes knocking on doors, hat in hand to teachers that left and beg forgiveness. I'd also knock off involuntary transfers. MCPS leadership should attempt to make teachers happy so that it doesn't affect their classwork.

Does anyone have common sense anymore?

And you think all the teachers that left would just come running back? Because none of them retired or took other jobs? And when you still don’t have enough teachers for the start of the year, then what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Monifa is exacerbating the teacher shortage by causing more dissatisfaction.

So you think that addressing this issue and heading off the problems before it's a full-blown crisis Fall makes things worse? You really got to stop. Basically, you complain no matter what the county does. Just because you're upset that an AA woman is in charge, doesn't justify posting these fictions that aren't helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Oh? If she's claiming she's "fixing the hiring problem", it sounds like a serious case of Hero Syndrome to me. In my view, it was her total incompetence and lack of attention to staffing issues last year when teachers were begging for help, the mishandling of the January covid fiasco, flipping the bird to the MCEA on two no confidence votes, that made teachers want to quit in the first place.

And I think you meant the Maryland IG is cleaning up the MCPS insurance issues? Unless you're saying she's taking credit for that as well?
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGNewsRelease/2022/MCPSRetainsPrepaidInsurancePremiumsPublication.pdf

If you think that’s why teachers are quitting you haven’t been paying attention. Further if McKnight is the reason, then why are districts all across the country experiencing the same problem??

Of course, McKnight has nothing to do with it, but these cranks have an agenda.

You're both right, but the McKnight Stalker is going to post these wacky conspiracies no matter what.

[Anonymous]

On Twitter, the coach who was surplussed from Sherwood is saying that it's retaliatory and capricious. He's also ticked because MCEA apparently isn't even returning his calls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On Twitter, the coach who was surplussed from Sherwood is saying that it's retaliatory and capricious. He's also ticked because MCEA apparently isn't even returning his calls.

Sometimes you are the common denominator in the myriad issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Oh? If she's claiming she's "fixing the hiring problem", it sounds like a serious case of Hero Syndrome to me. In my view, it was her total incompetence and lack of attention to staffing issues last year when teachers were begging for help, the mishandling of the January covid fiasco, flipping the bird to the MCEA on two no confidence votes, that made teachers want to quit in the first place.

And I think you meant the Maryland IG is cleaning up the MCPS insurance issues? Unless you're saying she's taking credit for that as well?
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGNewsRelease/2022/MCPSRetainsPrepaidInsurancePremiumsPublication.pdf

If you think that’s why teachers are quitting you haven’t been paying attention. Further if McKnight is the reason, then why are districts all across the country experiencing the same problem??

Of course, McKnight has nothing to do with it, but these cranks have an agenda.

You're both right, but the McKnight Stalker is going to post these wacky conspiracies no matter what.

At this point I ignore them. It's not like anyone serious cares about their wacky conspiracy theories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First they drop CareFirst BC/BS, and now this. Yet more of Dr. McKnight's "New Beginning" for us teachers. She should save her breath and simply give us one of these 🖕

I know it's great that she's heading off the teacher shortage before it becomes a problem and also looking out for teachers by getting rid of a third rate insurance provider that almost nobody even takes these days.

Oh? If she's claiming she's "fixing the hiring problem", it sounds like a serious case of Hero Syndrome to me. In my view, it was her total incompetence and lack of attention to staffing issues last year when teachers were begging for help, the mishandling of the January covid fiasco, flipping the bird to the MCEA on two no confidence votes, that made teachers want to quit in the first place.

And I think you meant the Maryland IG is cleaning up the MCPS insurance issues? Unless you're saying she's taking credit for that as well?
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGNewsRelease/2022/MCPSRetainsPrepaidInsurancePremiumsPublication.pdf

If you think that’s why teachers are quitting you haven’t been paying attention. Further if McKnight is the reason, then why are districts all across the country experiencing the same problem??

Of course, McKnight has nothing to do with it, but these cranks have an agenda.

You're both right, but the McKnight Stalker is going to post these wacky conspiracies no matter what.

At this point I ignore them. It's not like anyone serious cares about their wacky conspiracy theories.

I think it's ironic that you and your partner seem to be the only "conspiracists" around? I read these carefully. You use the same words over and over again because you have no good responses and no new material or news articles to support your POV. However, the ticked off teachers and parents are genuine. Different opinions. Different material.

No, there is no "stalker" or conspiracy against McKnight. If she was a good superintendent, people would agree with you. But she's not. And there are tangible and well-documented reasons why she's not.

If you're with the boe, or just with MCPS, I couldn't say. But I do know the more you try to defend her, the more likely you'll get caught into the tailspin as she crashes.

If she's done her job properly and is competent, there will be no further staffing issues in August. No additional overcrowding - especially since the student population has dropped, not increased.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Twitter, the coach who was surplussed from Sherwood is saying that it's retaliatory and capricious. He's also ticked because MCEA apparently isn't even returning his calls.

Sometimes you are the common denominator in the myriad issues.

I don't know the teacher coach on Twitter, but I saw his post on Twitter, and I'm not sure what you mean by your comment. That he is somehow to blame for why the 40 seniors in that program were cut? All to get rid of him? Seems far more likely that he got caught up in the maelstrom and was a casualty of that program getting cut. I agree with the PP. There are many, many different posters sounding the alarm and stating repeatedly that central office seems to be in chaos, but it seems to be only one or two voices replying "conspiracy theorist," "Karen moms," "MM stalker." Those are not defenses, those are attempts at deflection. Stick to the issues and explain how things are getting better, not worse. Trying to pin the complaints on a couple crazy detractors isn't helping your case. Try explaining why that program was cut. Why those seniors lost the ability to graduate from a school they've attended all through high school. How decisions to cut staff are made. Or don't respond at all, because the comments you add only add fuel to the fire and irritate people more. If you can't give a substantive response, you're better off ignoring a post than attacking people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Twitter, the coach who was surplussed from Sherwood is saying that it's retaliatory and capricious. He's also ticked because MCEA apparently isn't even returning his calls.

Sometimes you are the common denominator in the myriad issues.

I don't know the teacher coach on Twitter, but I saw his post on Twitter, and I'm not sure what you mean by your comment. That he is somehow to blame for why the 40 seniors in that program were cut? All to get rid of him? Seems far more likely that he got caught up in the maelstrom and was a casualty of that program getting cut. I agree with the PP. There are many, many different posters sounding the alarm and stating repeatedly that central office seems to be in chaos, but it seems to be only one or two voices replying "conspiracy theorist," "Karen moms," "MM stalker." Those are not defenses, those are attempts at deflection. Stick to the issues and explain how things are getting better, not worse. Trying to pin the complaints on a couple crazy detractors isn't helping your case. Try explaining why that program was cut. Why those seniors lost the ability to graduate from a school they've attended all through high school. How decisions to cut staff are made. Or don't respond at all, because the comments you add only add fuel to the fire and irritate people more. If you can't give a substantive response, you're better off ignoring a post than attacking people.

DP. I don't think that central office is "in chaos." But it is going through a lot of changes. There are brand-new people who came from outside MCPS in the roles of deputy superintendent, chief of staff, chief academic officer, and chief operating officer. There have also been internal changes at the associate superintendent and director level, as well as a whole lot of new principals, all of which just took effect this month. It stands to reason there will be stresses related to these changes, but I am cautiously optimistic that this new group will lead to improvements this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On Twitter, the coach who was surplussed from Sherwood is saying that it's retaliatory and capricious. He's also ticked because MCEA apparently isn't even returning his calls.

MCEA didn’t help any of the teachers that were involuntarily transferred in April either. The school level union reps said there was no recourse for teachers that suffered from MCPS breaking the contract rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Twitter, the coach who was surplussed from Sherwood is saying that it's retaliatory and capricious. He's also ticked because MCEA apparently isn't even returning his calls.

MCEA didn’t help any of the teachers that were involuntarily transferred in April either. The school level union reps said there was no recourse for teachers that suffered from MCPS breaking the contract rules.

When quitting is your only means of recourse, expect trouble