The number of Gainesville teachers requesting to work at other schools for the 2017-18 school year has spiked, apparently caused by the opening of the new Mundy Mill elementary school in August. Of 67 employees filing letters of intent to transfer, 48 said they would prefer to work at the new school. The requests recently filed with the district are almost double the number of transfer requests made during the past two school years combined, according to a report presented to Gainesville school officials this week.