Teachers--Have you transferred to another county/state after the deadline?

[Anonymous]

The FCPS transfer deadline is June 15. Unfortunately, most counties are still only hiring from within until after that deadline. I'm hoping to get a teaching job closer to home, and I have an upcoming interview for my neighborhood school. I'm wondering how likely it will be that FCPS will put "with prejudice" on my resignation if I do get the job (I realize it's a big "if") and decide to resign. Have any of you had experience with this? How did play out and to what extent did it affect your career going forward?

[Anonymous]

How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

Thanks for the input! This is good to know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

Thanks for the input! This is good to know.

That's not always true. It depends on the county. Good luck on the interview and be upfront with everyone involved. I refused to resign a few years ago until I had an actual written job offer. It was too risky for my family. Everything worked out fine.

[Anonymous]

The people I know that have left Fcps after the deadline all had to do so with prejudice. Has nothing to do with the principal, it's strictly a HR thing.

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

Thanks for the input! This is good to know.

That's not always true. It depends on the county. Good luck on the interview and be upfront with everyone involved. I refused to resign a few years ago until I had an actual written job offer. It was too risky for my family. Everything worked out fine.

This works out if you do not ever plan to return to FCPS. If you're fine with resigning with prejudice (which HR will do now), AND you have a job offer from another school system AND you don't plan to return to FCPS, then yes, make the change.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

Thanks for the input! This is good to know.

That's not always true. It depends on the county. Good luck on the interview and be upfront with everyone involved. I refused to resign a few years ago until I had an actual written job offer. It was too risky for my family. Everything worked out fine.

This works out if you do not ever plan to return to FCPS. If you're fine with resigning with prejudice (which HR will do now), AND you have a job offer from another school system AND you don't plan to return to FCPS, then yes, make the change.

How do people get out of FCPS if the transfer deadline closes before other jurisdictions open positions to out of county candidates? You're basically stuck unless you're willing to quit your job before getting another job? I don't know why anyone would want to teach. It sounds like indentured servitude with the low pay and difficulty with leaving the job without basically putting your financial security on the line.

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

Thanks for the input! This is good to know.

That's not always true. It depends on the county. Good luck on the interview and be upfront with everyone involved. I refused to resign a few years ago until I had an actual written job offer. It was too risky for my family. Everything worked out fine.

This works out if you do not ever plan to return to FCPS. If you're fine with resigning with prejudice (which HR will do now), AND you have a job offer from another school system AND you don't plan to return to FCPS, then yes, make the change.

How do people get out of FCPS if the transfer deadline closes before other jurisdictions open positions to out of county candidates? You're basically stuck unless you're willing to quit your job before getting another job? I don't know why anyone would want to teach. It sounds like indentured servitude with the low pay and difficulty with leaving the job without basically putting your financial security on the line.

Who says other counties are waiting to make offers? Plenty if jurisdictions make offers in the spring, well before the June 15 deadline.

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Anonymous wrote:How far away? Several of the local jurisdictions have a 'no poach' agreement. It all depends on your relationship with your Principal. If you have been on the up and up and he/she is okay with it- go for it. We had a teacher go be a librarian within FCPS on the day befpre school started- after the class list had been posted.

It's a neighboring county. My principal is supportive, but she doesn't know me all that well (new to the school). I've been very upfront with my administration about my desire to find something closer to home. However, if this one doesn't work out, I'll likely step on the brakes until next year. I currently commute from a different county which has become more difficult now that I have kids. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my current school.

The neighboring county will not pick you up until you have resigned. And at this point, the resignation will be with prejudice regardless of what the principal says. A few years ago, you might have been able to do this without prejudice but HR is pretty serious about this now.

Thanks for the input! This is good to know.

That's not always true. It depends on the county. Good luck on the interview and be upfront with everyone involved. I refused to resign a few years ago until I had an actual written job offer. It was too risky for my family. Everything worked out fine.

This works out if you do not ever plan to return to FCPS. If you're fine with resigning with prejudice (which HR will do now), AND you have a job offer from another school system AND you don't plan to return to FCPS, then yes, make the change.

Again, I was honest with everyone from the beginning. I left without negative feelings and did not have to resign with prejudice. HR was very nice and tried to offer a transfer position but said they understood my reasons. Maybe it is different now.

[Anonymous]

What ended up happening? I am in the same boat. Am ok with resigning with prejudice but the other district says they can't give me a contract if I resign with prejudice. Has anyone had success navigating these waters? I've been working on it for almost a month now.

[Anonymous]

I resigned before the June deadline and then spent the summer interviewing for a job in the new district. I had no trouble getting a job, but yes, it was uncomfortable to be without a contract for a while.

And, yes, it is indentured servitude and it really stinks how the laws work. No other profession does this to people.

[Anonymous]

What ended up happening? I am in the same boat. Am ok with resigning with prejudice but the other district says they can't give me a contract if I resign with prejudice.

Correct. They will not hire you.

[Anonymous]

8 years ago I switched from PWCS to FCPS by resigning right before the cut off date. I was offered transfer positions in PWC and encouraged to stay. I worked with the head of the department area I teach in FCPS to get interviews and had a job offer within 3 days.

This year, I switched schools within FCPS with no problem after the June 15th date but both principals had to be supportive.

Good luck on your job search! If you don't find something this year Im sure it something will come up next year.