We are asking the district and school board to urgently reconsider the decision to displace our sixth-grade teacher and require her to leave her classroom by Monday.

This is not simply about changing teachers. It is about the cumulative impact that years of classroom instability have had on this particular group of childre, both academically and emotionally.

These students began kindergarten during COVID and have experienced repeated disruptions throughout their elementary education. Since second grade, they have dealt with teacher departures, extended absences, multiple substitute teachers, and long-term substitutes. In fourth grade, parents were informed that the class had fallen significantly behind academically. In fifth grade, they experienced another mid-year teacher departure and additional transitions before the end of the school year.

They entered sixth grade excited for a fresh start and desperately needed stability. They have already begun developing relationships and trust with their new teacher. Now, only weeks into the school year, they have learned that she must leave their classroom and transition to another assignment by Monday.

We have also learned that the teacher being assigned to take over the class has taught Transitional Kindergarten (TK) for approximately 10 years and has been given only until Monday to prepare to teach sixth grade.

Our concern is not with the incoming teacher or her abilities. We respect her experience as an educator and recognize that this sudden transition places her in an incredibly difficult position as well. However, moving an educator from TK to sixth grade with only days to prepare represents an enormous change in curriculum, academic expectations, and developmental needs—and our children will once again experience the disruption of adjusting to a new teacher and classroom environment.

For a group of students that has already experienced so much educational instability, we believe the potential academic and emotional impact deserves serious consideration before another abrupt transition is made.

We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for stability, continuity, and consideration of these children’s history.

We respectfully ask the district and school board to urgently review this decision before Monday and explore every available option to keep the students with their current teacher.

Our children have spent years adapting to circumstances beyond their control. They deserve the opportunity to experience a stable classroom, consistent instruction, and the security of knowing that the teacher they have begun trusting will still be there tomorrow.

Please sign and share in support of our sixth-grade students and their right to a stable learning environment.