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[quote=Anonymous]During teacher transfers at the elementary level, those with 3-5 year experience usually move through the system right away, whereas it's quite difficut for seasoned "expensive" teachers to do it unless it's something like media or staff development. When a school gets a new principal, things change. The new person soon starts harrassing and making things quite difficult for specific teachers thus creating a hostile envornment. To get away, teachers try to tranfer within the system or retiring early if they can afford to.
Now, if the big shot staffer is behind all this, the principal of the receiving school will not be able to finalize the transfer because he/she will be told to wait until all involuntary people have been placed -- something that may continue much beyond the 2 week timeframe during the end of May with MCPS.  The staffer will then assign someone and the principal has to accept thus not being able to offer the harrassed teacher a spot. The contract language is written in such a way that staffers can manipulate it any way they want to and the union will simply tell the teacher that nothing illegal was done. 
Schools with a strong  PTA (beyond teacher appreciation day breakfasts and lunches) definitely make a difference. 
So parents, if you like your kid's teachers and think or hear they are being targeted, do not dismiss them as rumors. Write emails to the principal thanking him or her for retaining such great teachers.
That's the best gift you can give  a dedicated teacher.[/quote]

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