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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always assumed (you know what Felix Ungar said about that!) that teachers don't get assigned to schools but interview with the principal.  If the principal likes the teacher, she/he hires him/her.  I am also under the impression that there are times when the selection of available teachers is narrow.[/quote]

Thanks.  I admit I am completely clueless about this.

Does anyone have any sense of what is a common level of turnover from year to year?  Offhand, I'd guess there was something like 15% turnover at our school this year, and I think last year might have been close to that.[/quote]

There's turnover for many reasons:
- incompetent leadership
- challenging population
- commute

Once you're in the system, it's easier to make contacts.  At first, however, you are placed in a school that has has an opening in your field whether you like the school or not.  Unless you're transferred b/c of a cut in allocation, you're there for 3 years until you hit tenure.

So you can transfer if you're tenured, provided you are not on PAR.  If, however, you're under scrutiny, you won't impress many people! Furthermore, some principals avoid PAR (b/c it takes quite a bit of documentation) and simply make life miserable enough for the teacher to leave.

There are also voluntary (in good standing) and involuntary transfers.  Cuts in allocation are usually involuntary transfers.  [/quote]

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