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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, MCPS treats teachers like widgets, not like the professionals they are.  They can be pulled out of one school and put into another (or 2 others, .5 at one and .5 at another), at will.  It SUCKS.[/quote]

Yes, but it’s “for the kids”. 
[b]Teachers are expendable[/b] and mcps treats them as such. They always have (at least for the 25 years I’ve been in the county). I saw this happen to teachers my first year, it is one reason that I’ve been at the same school for my entire 25 years. 
Parents, remember this the next time DCUM tells you had strong the contract is and how the union runs everything. They don’t. The contract is purposely vague. Teachers have little professional autonomy and increasingly less personal autonomy (see the health insurance issue). [/quote]

Are they? In 2022 are teachers really that expendable?

I'm curious about how the contract is vague. The language quoted in this thread and by the news source (I'm not a teacher in MCPS) looks fairly specific.[/quote]

I'm not a contract expert, but maybe someone who is can shed some light.  Article 11 seems to conflict with Article 26 (which states the dates teachers are to be notified). Article 11 states:

[i]The parties recognize that moving between classrooms and work locations is a necessary part of school-districtoperations. Providing as much notice as possible when a unit member must move is a goal that the district and association share. Thus, any unit member who has to move work locations due to building relocation or as a result of a District mandated reorganization, will be notified within a week of the Principal’s notification. When it is deemed necessary for a unit member to move, unit members will be provided with the opportunity to discuss the move and the reasons for it. Support will be provided to assist unit members with moves. This includes, but is not limited to, activities such as transporting instructional materials, moving furniture, handling of special equipment, and set up. Appropriate moving materials and supplies will be made availableto unit members. Every effort will be made to minimizeinvoluntary classroom reassignments from year to year.[/i]

Teachers have definitely been moved after the job fair/involuntary placements have concluded.  I can't imagine that if there was a recourse, that the teachers and principals in these situations would have figured it out. [/quote]

This is about physical location such as if a teacher needs to move classrooms. The involuntary transfer has its own section in the contract. [/quote]

Well, it says "classrooms and work locations," which can be read as being moved to another school "due to a District mandated reorganization."[/quote]

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