I find it hard to belive that the administration at West Bladen is belittling the best teachers and staff members. The harsh reality is most probably the administration has identified substandard teachers and is attempting to either improve them or remove them from education all together (that is a part of their job). The administration needs and wants West Bladen to succeed. The actions you are describing would not be supportive of that goal. However, removing substandard teachers who CANNOT improve would be supportive of that goal and makes much more sense. It's quite possible that some of these individuals are in denial of the truth. And in all actuality the school, students and community would be better off without substandard teachers. It seems that the majority of teachers support the current administration. That would not be indicative of the environment you are describing. So, maybe these self viewed "great educators" should move on to surrounding counties and allow West Bladen to progress and move forward in the best interest of the students.