Retired teacher writing rec?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>For one of my letters of recommendation, I had the option of either asking my current AP chem teacher (who hasn't known me that long) or my honors chemistry teacher from last year who retired; I asked my honors teacher.</p>

<p>Now for the problem. I invited her to my Common App page as a teacher, and now she's worried that the fact that she's retired will reflect badly upon my application because she's not technically a school official any more. Can she still use this form? Or should I invite her as an "other" rather than a teacher?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>My S had the same issue - due to budget considerations, our school district offered a lot of early retirements, and several of his teachers took it. He asked a former teacher to provide a recommendation, since he felt that teacher knew him and his work better than a brand-new teacher.</p>

<p>The retired teacher agreed; S entered his email address on the Common App; teacher submitted the recommendation. S opted out of seeing any recommendations so he hasn’t seen what he wrote, but I think it should be fine.</p>