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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher and was not impacted by these transfers, so I know I don’t have much clout. But…tbh, I think this needed to happen. We are so short staffed. If they really had enough staff at one school that TWENTY teachers were able to be moved, then that would have been really unfair to the other schools.

We keep saying that MCPS needs to address the issue and now they are. Do I feel bad for the 40 seniors? Yes. Do I feel they should be allowed to stay if they want? Yes. However, if we need to end programs to have enough staff and bus for the regular programs, that’s what needs to happen. I also feel that the gt centers in elementary schools need to end. We need to free up the busses and staff for the good of everyone in the county.

My school will start the year with classes with no teachers. None. We are going to start to look for a long term substitute soon and this is in multiple grade levels. I also know this is true at lots of schools. So if there is a program that could end that would only impact 40 kids and would staff some of these classes, I think it should happen even if it makes the teacher who moves upset.

As for the teachers, I truly feel horrible for them. But I think it is the right move by the county for the greater good. Now if only they’d do the same to central office staff![/quote]
+1 from another HS teacher here

Also, I’m not particularly happy with MCEAs new leadership. Every email I get seems to be unnecessarily combative. It’s not helpful. Stomping around and yelling “against the contract” doesn’t help things or solve the problem. Saying they will advocate for the teachers to have first priority to return to their schools next year or priority placement at the job fair next year would be a start. Saying they will work with MCPS on a process for leveling between schools in summer is really important for next year. Just shaking fists is useless.[/quote]

+1. This is what parents want to see.  People who are reasonable and rational don’t want teachers moved in July.  They also don’t want some schools fully staffed over staffed while some are so understaffed that classes have no teachers or monstrously large class sizes.  These same reasonable people understand that Dr. McKnight is not to blame for all the ills in MCPs nor willl she be able to remedy them all with the snap of her fingers. [/quote]

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