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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard a lot of teachers/staff are leaving this year. Is that true? If so, why?[/quote]

Our art teacher and librarian left mid-year last year but both positions have been filled. I know that at least one of the kindergarten teachers is leaving, though I don't know which one or why because it hasn't been publicly announced yet. There may be some departures in the upper grades as well, though I have not heard specifically who, when or why.

As for the general "why", any time a school administration changes, there is going to be teacher turnover. Some staff are always attached to the previous administration. Some staff who had neutral feelings about the previous administration will dislike any changes made by the new administration (which is what happened with our librarian) and will leave as a result. We got a new principal this time last year. Teachers' contracts for the year were already in place. I appreciate the teachers who finished out the year rather than leaving the kids in the lurch mid-year.

I will say that the school culture at Cooke this past year under the new administration has been very different than it was the year before. There has been increased focus on rules - a discipline policy put in place, uniform policy enforced, etc. I can understand how people who appreciated the more lax "community" environment from years past might have disliked that, while people who felt that the previous environment was chaotic and not conducive to educating kids would be relieved at the changes.[/quote]

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