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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3frw4jfhDP4

Board meeting from yesterday.
They start talking about the transfers at 1:01:00

She mentions the transfer process happening though July, but that ignores that teachers are required to be notified at the end of February.

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She did. She stated around 1:06 that there are [b]two seasons for transfers, one in March and July and we are still in the month of July[/b].[/quote]

DP
I’d like her to point out where that is in the contract. I’m not an MCEA teacher, but I’ve looked at the contract linked in this thread. It seems as though what she is saying perhaps falls more under voluntary transfers, or the placement of those who were involuntary transferred and should have been notified earlier (I read the third Friday of March).

Which part is the superintendent referencing?  https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/associationrelations/MCEA_Contract.pdf

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I agree. I would like to see where this is in the contract. Historically, even before Covid, teachers were informed in March that they were to be involuntarily transferred. Anyone who did not get a job offer during the first round of transfers would be placed in a position. This was completed before the end of the school year. The next ¨round¨ of transfers were people voluntarily interviewing for different positions. The last week of July, that would stop as principals needed to make final plans for start of school.

I also want to know why such a big shift could not be anticipated. Are we moving to an ¨oh well, it is not ideal but it is the best we can do, shoulder shrug¨ culture? If we do not believe we can do better, then we will not try to do better. There are so many areas in which MCPS could do better for everyone. This is just one of those many situations. [/quote]

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The superintendent says, “This isn’t new” and that it’s doesn’t break the contract, so that’s it? Cite the specific section from the bargaining agreement.[/quote]

The Superintendent knows it's not allowed by the contract.  She just doesnt care.  She already had a vote of no confidence from staff.[/quote]

+1 It’s just another example of MCPS administrators misrepresenting a document to justify the outcome. The callousness of disregarding the hardship a teacher endures when the work location is changed on short notice is another reason why teachers have no confidence in the Superintendent. Seriously, who wants to work for an employer who treats staff in such manner? [/quote]

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