Cynthia Johnson. The District earlier had transferred Casher as a response to plaintiffs accusations, even though the District was not convinced of Casher's guilt. According to the District, Harper was transferred due to a reduction in force and because of the teachers in her field, Harper had the lowest number of students. After three months at Hardy Middle School, Harper was returned to Call-away when a new opening occurred. During the time of the transfer, Harper suffered no reduction of salary or benefits.
In November of 2002, Harper filed a complaint for relief in this court under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000-e, et seq. This court has federal-question jurisdiction granted by Title 28 U.S.C. § 1331.[6] Neither *600 party disputesin her field at Callaway, she had the fewest amount of students. Approximately three months after being at Hardy Middle School, plaintiff learned that a business teacher position would be available at Callaway to replace a teacher who was retiring for medical reasons. In January 2003, plaintiff returned to Callaway. A few months later in April 2003, she signed an employment contract with the District for the 2003-2004 school year which guaranteed her a $3,449.00 raise. Since 1996, plaintiff obtained a total of $12,945.00 in raises from the District, with $7,378.00 of those raises coming after she filed her EEOC charge. Further, plaintiff does not dispute that the District substantially aided her on becoming a National Board Certified Teacher by providing her with a mentor, letters of recommendation