LP> Get this.  The old principal nominated me as one of four
LP> "mentor teachers" on our staff (out of roughly 70 teachers in
LP> all); the new principal has me on an improvement plan.  What
LP> is wrong with this picture?  I have a dispute with the woman
LP> & suddenly, I'm a less than adequate instructor?
Yep, competence is often seen as a threat. This is exactly why 
tenure is so important. Don't know why some have such a hard 
time understanding this.  Hope things go well.
I have had a similar experience over the past few years. I would 
point out that this type of administrator usually self destructs 
given 3 or 4 years. Sooner or later the autocratic blunders come 
home to roost and the nest is lined with briars and thorns .  
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