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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP, what do you mean by probation? Was the teacher in their evaluation year and determined not to meet standards or were they placed on PAR? Or does probation mean there was increased formal scrutiny on their teaching?
I’m asking only to better understand how principals weaponize the evaluation system against teachers whose only offense is that they disagree with them.[/quote]

I'm glad this question was asked because in reality a principal alone cannot make that decision. There needs to be multiple observations by different administrators in the building and then a request needs to be made by a deadline to have another observer come and agree with the principal's concerns. If there is agreement , then the teacher is put on PAR with opportunities to improve. Most likely this teacher was put on a simple improvement plan that doesn't even leave the school. That's the principal's right. It's really important to not spread rumors when we don't have all the facts.[/quote]

I think this is what many are missing from the letter. Yes, things are SUPPOSED to happen a certain way. There are supposed to be certain checks and balances in place to ensure  equity and equality. But these things don’t happen. Everything sounds like some sort of conspiracy theory until you really experience this stuff first-hand. Principals in MCPS have almighty power in our contracts. [/quote]

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