Some newer teachers say they like the changes, but many long-time teachers say they feel overwhelmed by the redesign and under-appreciated by Evans.
Morale began sinking about five or six years ago when city leaders first began talk of restructuring the high school--long before Evans proposed her redesign plan.
Some of the most critical voices come from teachers nearing the ends of their careers. As many as one-third of CRLS' teachers could retire in the next several years, says Roger O'Sullivan, president of the Cambridge Teachers Association.
O'Sullivan says teachers will be retiring in large numbers throughout Cambridge, but some veteran teachers says bad feelings over redesign are pushing up their retirement plans.
'The Long Haul'
Not all high school principals get to school at 7:15 a.m. and leave 10 or 11 hours later.
"Well, I do," she says briskly.
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