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My school has an extremely high teacher turn-over rate, 20+ teachers leave at the end of EACH school year. This year I put in for a transfer due to the distance from my home and the school and I do not have the same teaching philosophy. During a meeting with my CST, I was asked if I have had any luck finding a school to transfer to. I feel as though that was a personal question. How do you respond to administrators asking about the status of an individual teacher's transfer?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Sometimes administrators are really concerned with their staff as professionals and individuals. He or she could have asked this question to lead to dialog and feedback as to why so many are leaving, ways to decrease the turn-over rate, and/or to compare the type of setting individuals are transferring to. I think it also depends on the relationship you have with your admin. I do not believe anyone would ask an intrusive questions if you two were not close enough. I think it was all out of professionalism and for feedback.