Retiring

From a current teacher:

"Thanks for setting this up. Good stuff so far. Next year will be the third year in a row without a real principal, and we're hurting for something like this. Thanks. I think if people know what's become of our school, they might do something.

Your stuff is good, but one interesting detail that I believe reflects the disconnectedness, disorganization, and ineffectiveness of the current administration. Teachers at the school have received two memos mentionining that two staff members would be retiring at the end of the school year, and to please donate $5 for the cause. Neither of the two memos had either person's name on it, which was strange - but I figured it was because they were planning a surprise party or something.

No such luck. When one of the retirees - a retiree who has spent years (probably two decades or so) at the school - asked for five minutes at the last department meeting to say goodbye to her colleagues, the response to her from administration was, 'Oh, okay. But you know you have to collect money from all your peers for your gift, right?'

What a slap in the face."