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Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Washington Teacher: What's the Impact of DCPS School Closures on Teachers & School Staff?

The Washington Teacher: What's the Impact of DCPS School Closures on Teachers & School Staff?:


What's the Impact of DCPS School Closures on Teachers & School Staff?

By Candi Peterson


There has been a great deal of confusion and angst over what will happen to DCPS teachers and school staff after the school consolidation takes place in 2013-14. The districts plans have been made clear in a recent "DCPS School Consolidation Staffing Overview." ( Click on the words DCPS School Consolidation Staffing Overview for attachment). Some DCPS teachers and staff at select schools were provided copies of this 3-page document by their local school principals shortly after Chancellor Henderson's announcement of the school consolidation plan. Other employees at select consolidated schools were not provided copies of this document for reasons unclear.
One thing is for sure, whether you received the school consolidation document or not - excess letters will be handed out to teachers and school personnel beginning in June, 2013. By definition, an "excess is an elimination of a