Anonymous wrote:As a parent, how do you know if teachers are being pushed out or just deciding to retire. We have several older teachers retiring this year and our principal does kiss up pretty badly to MCPS staff. However, I have no idea if these teachers wanted to retire or not. Its not exactly something that you come out and ask someone.

school nurses hear a lot of juicy details, especially if their office is near the principal's office

Duh, OP clearly has inside info. Maybe even from "the principle"!!

As a parent, how do you know if teachers are being pushed out or just deciding to retire. We have several older teachers retiring this year and our principal does kiss up pretty badly to MCPS staff. However, I have no idea if these teachers wanted to retire or not. Its not exactly something that you come out and ask someone.

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Anonymous wrote:I have also heard this about public and private schools in the area. Some parents of high schoolers are noting that they have seen a decrease in the number of senior teachers and a large number of very young teachers.

The oldest Baby Boomers have hit retirement age. In my school alone at least 10 teachers have retired in the past 2 years, all born in the late 1940's and all replaced by much younger teachers. No targeting going on. What did people think would happen once the Boomers started to retire?

Mid-career teachers in their 40's are not boomers and still have a long way to retire.

What many don't know is that each MCPS school has to adhere to a certain budget. It's also true that sometimes experienced and good teachers are targeted if the principal does not have their back. New graduates have some kind of open contract until they get a permanant placement. If there are a lot of new teachers, then occupied spots have to be vacated. .

Not teachers who are in their 40s. Teachers BORN in the late 1940s.

As the original poster of this information, thanks for clearing that up, although I believe my original comment was perfectly clear! Some on this board need some help with their reading comprehension...

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Anonymous wrote:I have also heard this about public and private schools in the area. Some parents of high schoolers are noting that they have seen a decrease in the number of senior teachers and a large number of very young teachers.

The oldest Baby Boomers have hit retirement age. In my school alone at least 10 teachers have retired in the past 2 years, all born in the late 1940's and all replaced by much younger teachers. No targeting going on. What did people think would happen once the Boomers started to retire?

Mid-career teachers in their 40's are not boomers and still have a long way to retire.

What many don't know is that each MCPS school has to adhere to a certain budget. It's also true that sometimes experienced and good teachers are targeted if the principal does not have their back. New graduates have some kind of open contract until they get a permanant placement. If there are a lot of new teachers, then occupied spots have to be vacated. .

Not teachers who are in their 40s. Teachers BORN in the late 1940s.

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Anonymous wrote:I have also heard this about public and private schools in the area. Some parents of high schoolers are noting that they have seen a decrease in the number of senior teachers and a large number of very young teachers.

The oldest Baby Boomers have hit retirement age. In my school alone at least 10 teachers have retired in the past 2 years, all born in the late 1940's and all replaced by much younger teachers. No targeting going on. What did people think would happen once the Boomers started to retire?

Mid-career teachers in their 40's are not boomers and still have a long way to retire.
What many don't know is that each MCPS school has to adhere to a certain budget. It's also true that sometimes experienced and good teachers are targeted if the principal does not have their back. New graduates have some kind of open contract until they get a permanant placement. If there are a lot of new teachers, then occupied spots have to be vacated. .

Many don't know this because it's not true. Source?

MCPS hires new teachers on open contracts based on projected vacancies, and in the past few years has been very conservative. It's rare that there will be teachers on open contracts and no vacancies to fill them. Many schools begin the school year with vacancies that are eventually filled by long-term substitutes. Principals are NOT kicking out veteran teachers to make room for cheap new graduates. Really, the suggestion is ridiculous.

Question: above poster said that "each MCPS school has to adhere to a certain budget." I was under the impression that schools were allocated a certain number of staff positions, as opposed to a certain dollar amount of money. Can you clarify what you mean?

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Anonymous wrote:I have also heard this about public and private schools in the area. Some parents of high schoolers are noting that they have seen a decrease in the number of senior teachers and a large number of very young teachers.

The oldest Baby Boomers have hit retirement age. In my school alone at least 10 teachers have retired in the past 2 years, all born in the late 1940's and all replaced by much younger teachers. No targeting going on. What did people think would happen once the Boomers started to retire?

Mid-career teachers in their 40's are not boomers and still have a long way to retire.
What many don't know is that each MCPS school has to adhere to a certain budget. It's also true that sometimes experienced and good teachers are targeted if the principal does not have their back. New graduates have some kind of open contract until they get a permanant placement. If there are a lot of new teachers, then occupied spots have to be vacated. .

Anonymous wrote:I have also heard this about public and private schools in the area. Some parents of high schoolers are noting that they have seen a decrease in the number of senior teachers and a large number of very young teachers.

The oldest Baby Boomers have hit retirement age. In my school alone at least 10 teachers have retired in the past 2 years, all born in the late 1940's and all replaced by much younger teachers. No targeting going on. What did people think would happen once the Boomers started to retire?

Anonymous wrote:HR Department is getting rid of expensive teachers . Montgomery County Public Schools is supposed to be the best
in this area. But, what is really happening is that staffers are forcing the principles to harass certain teachers
thereby forcing them to quit/retire early so that they can replace them with 22-year-olds.

This is the same person who posted about the 100 year old HR person and overhearing a conversation at Starbucks.

If you can't spell principal correctly I'd bet that the rest is b.s.