Anonymous
05/17/2026 09:53
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:RIF decisions are based primarily on seniority, but exceptions can be considered, according to the Negotiated Agreements between MCEA and BOE.
I am interested in whether this same thing is true for SEIU. If a principal can negotiate to keep 1 employee over another if they, say, reduce the allotment for a position from 2 to 1 for example. Even if the employee they want to keep has less seniority.
Anonymous
05/17/2026 09:37
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?
Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.
Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!
Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.
This happens every year. The Superintendent threatens to fire people if the Council doesn't give MCPS all the money it demands with zero regard for the amount of revenue the county has coming in. This predictably upsets and scares people so they scream at the council to give them the money. The council often gives them more than the county can afford, though less than what is demanded. Then after all is said and done the Superintendent finds a way to save the jobs. This is often done in collaboration with the unions.
Anonymous
05/17/2026 09:15
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?
Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.
Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!
Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.
Anonymous
05/17/2026 09:04
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Certainly MCPS mismanages money and supports pet projects that have little to no impact on education. But isn't Blueprint for Maryland's Future largely to blame for much of the budget overages? Isn't it only going to get worse next year and the year after?
Anonymous
05/17/2026 08:45
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Speaking as a teacher, there are some truly awful teachers who don’t care about doing a good job. Since it takes an act of god to fire someone through the PAR process, wouldn’t it be amazing if each school could get rid of their one or two worst teachers through RIF.
Anonymous
05/17/2026 07:13
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Offer a buyout to teachers. Maybe some are close enough to retirement to take it.
There are a lot of people who have their 30, but aren’t old enough for SS. Buy them out. They can go teach in DC or VA for the remaining 6-7 years before they qualify for SS.
Anonymous
05/17/2026 05:21
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Offer a buyout to teachers. Maybe some are close enough to retirement to take it.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 23:34
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Oh so glad she called them on it. Student “complaints” is their last resort when the teacher is spotless. It’s all lies. And it’s evil.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No, he's not. It specifically even states cuts have nothing to do with seniority. Older teachers at our school were freaking out they'd be cut because they make way more money than new teachers. DCPS did this years ago too. Fired all of the older teachers and kept younger ones. Please stop spreading rumors that are unfounded.
Older teachers with good formal observations cannot be fired without any serious reason. However, school admins can harass these teachers, yell at them and emotionally abuse them. I have seen it happen at my MCPS lower elementary school. Admin also claimed students had complained they do not feel the particular teacher cared for them as a person and so on. One particular teacher asked for something more concrete after such an encounter with the principal. She got yelled at and threatened to be written up for insubordination.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 22:57
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:No, he's not. It specifically even states cuts have nothing to do with seniority. Older teachers at our school were freaking out they'd be cut because they make way more money than new teachers. DCPS did this years ago too. Fired all of the older teachers and kept younger ones. Please stop spreading rumors that are unfounded.
Older teachers with good formal observations cannot be fired without any serious reason. However, school admins can harass these teachers, yell at them and emotionally abuse them. I have seen it happen at my MCPS lower elementary school. Admin also claimed students had complained they do not feel the particular teacher cared for them as a person and so on. One particular teacher asked for something more concrete after such an encounter with the principal. She got yelled at and threatened to be written up for insubordination.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 21:44
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?
Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.
Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!
Anonymous
05/16/2026 19:48
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows that the last to hire is the first to fire. Plenty of teaching jobs elsewhere. Still a teacher shortage despite declining enrollment in the US.
For the older teachers, this is their second or third round of economic downturn. We don’t have a lot of sympathy. We survived those early years on the chopping block. Be flexible. Get second and third certification areas. Move districts. Go private.
What an ableist, idiotic response. Go troll another forum.
+1,000
Anonymous
05/16/2026 19:45
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No, he's not. It specifically even states cuts have nothing to do with seniority. Older teachers at our school were freaking out they'd be cut because they make way more money than new teachers. DCPS did this years ago too. Fired all of the older teachers and kept younger ones. Please stop spreading rumors that are unfounded.
Info from a teacher at our school.
So...you're spreading rumors like a middle schooler.
How is reality a rumor?
"Info from a teacher at our school"..on an anonymous forum...after Taylor already specified to the public it's not based on seniority. Sure, Jan. Sure sounds like reality to me.
So anyone can be fired.
You need to read what you wrote.
I know what I wrote. An anonymous person here is claiming info from a teacher at their school is fact rather than rumor and I'm disputing that. Can you read? I mean, if you take hearsay as fact, that's on you.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 19:44
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows that the last to hire is the first to fire. Plenty of teaching jobs elsewhere. Still a teacher shortage despite declining enrollment in the US.
For the older teachers, this is their second or third round of economic downturn. We don’t have a lot of sympathy. We survived those early years on the chopping block. Be flexible. Get second and third certification areas. Move districts. Go private.
What an ableist, idiotic response. Go troll another forum.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 19:18
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No, he's not. It specifically even states cuts have nothing to do with seniority. Older teachers at our school were freaking out they'd be cut because they make way more money than new teachers. DCPS did this years ago too. Fired all of the older teachers and kept younger ones. Please stop spreading rumors that are unfounded.
Info from a teacher at our school.
So...you're spreading rumors like a middle schooler.
How is reality a rumor?
"Info from a teacher at our school"..on an anonymous forum...after Taylor already specified to the public it's not based on seniority. Sure, Jan. Sure sounds like reality to me.
So anyone can be fired.
You need to read what you wrote.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 19:03
Subject: Taylor firing new teachers
RIF decisions are based primarily on seniority, but exceptions can be considered, according to the Negotiated Agreements between MCEA and BOE.