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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry - tried posting the link because issue has already been discussed.

This is a news report about the proposed budget cuts:

https://wjla.com/amp/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-fy-23-proposed-budget-cuts-teacher-counselor-positions[/quote]
There's attrition every year. What teachers are getting pink slips?[/quote]

Teachers spoke up in the other thread.[/quote]
I just see openings and still more openings.[/quote]

For the teachers who lost their positions, they can either choose to leave the school system (for a school system that values their talents and experience) or to apply for another position that most likely is at another school. Very unsettling while you are working to close out the current school year.[/quote]

I'm sure that is unsettling, but next year's allocated positions are based on enrollment projections. If their school's enrollment is decreasing, and another school is is need of more teachers, I can see why there would need to be some shifting of people, as uncomfortable as that may be.[/quote]

Perhaps MCPS should looking at the delivery. It’s unsettling to be given notice that your job is cut with no direct offer of a similar position. It’s distressing to have a commute double with today’s gas prices and the increase expense comes out of your teaching salary. [/quote]

It's just as likely that your commute would be cut which is a savings with today's gas prices. Why do you want to always assume the worst?[/quote]

So you would be enthusiastic if your employer gave you a pink slip then HR tells you to go to a job fair to apply for a new position?

Basic HR principals still apply to public education. MCPS puts a lot of resources into training current teachers.  All of that training and a teacher’s experience goes to another school system when teachers feel that there is no job security.  Getting a pink slip drives home that you are a disposable pawn on a chessboard that is not a valued employee. If the reaction is to increase recruitment while MCPS drives away it’s experienced employees then there is a serious hole in the efforts to fill teacher shortages in MCPS.

A solution would be for MCPS to revisit and streamline the transfer process. Incentivize moves with raises/bonuses and individually have meetings with teachers that give the message that we can transfer you to X school so you can continue in an equal position. It’s all how you treat an employee that feeds into retaining experienced employees.[/quote]

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