Fridays' in April there are no subs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Mine too, but as a last resort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

[Anonymous]

We pay our 16yo babysitters better than FCPS pays subs. Seriously, if you have spent any time in the real estate section when people ask why is this house still sitting the answer is “the price”. The answer to why do we not have enough subs is because the pay is ridiculously low for the stress, responsibility and area.

[Anonymous]

No one in this whole thread wondered what plural possessive (“Fridays’) the OP was talking about?!?!? Dear gosh, we are doomed (and yes, I realize dyslexics make some grammatical or spelling errors because I have two children who are dyslexic, but, the rest of you all????? 🤯)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one in this whole thread wondered what plural possessive (“Fridays’) the OP was talking about?!?!? Dear gosh, we are doomed (and yes, I realize dyslexics make some grammatical or spelling errors because I have two children who are dyslexic, but, the rest of you all????? 🤯)

No, because we all understood it was just a typo and didn’t let it get in the way of us understanding the content of her message. Grow up

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one in this whole thread wondered what plural possessive (“Fridays’) the OP was talking about?!?!? Dear gosh, we are doomed (and yes, I realize dyslexics make some grammatical or spelling errors because I have two children who are dyslexic, but, the rest of you all????? 🤯)

No, because we all understood it was just a typo and didn’t let it get in the way of us understanding the content of her message. Grow up

+1, seriously. Calm down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

This is my 31st year with an FCPS ES and I can’t remember that ever happening, but I also think the school is fortunate to be in relatively good shape as far as available substitutes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

This is my 31st year with an FCPS ES and I can’t remember that ever happening, but I also think the school is fortunate to be in relatively good shape as far as available substitutes.

Well you work at a lucky school. This is becoming the norm-no one wants to sub, monitor, teach, drive a bus...low pay and behaviors of students and parents that goes unchecked. Schools take advantage of every position because of being short staffed. Enjoy the shortage. My student had students sitting on the floor of the bus the other day because they condensed two large routes-why because we have a school staff shortage. Enjoy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

This is my 31st year with an FCPS ES and I can’t remember that ever happening, but I also think the school is fortunate to be in relatively good shape as far as available substitutes.

Well you work at a lucky school. This is becoming the norm-no one wants to sub, monitor, teach, drive a bus...low pay and behaviors of students and parents that goes unchecked. Schools take advantage of every position because of being short staffed. Enjoy the shortage. My student had students sitting on the floor of the bus the other day because they condensed two large routes-why because we have a school staff shortage. Enjoy.

Luckily my kid doesn’t ride the bus and we are at a high SES school! I could care less about the shortage!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

This is my 31st year with an FCPS ES and I can’t remember that ever happening, but I also think the school is fortunate to be in relatively good shape as far as available substitutes.

Well you work at a lucky school. This is becoming the norm-no one wants to sub, monitor, teach, drive a bus...low pay and behaviors of students and parents that goes unchecked. Schools take advantage of every position because of being short staffed. Enjoy the shortage. My student had students sitting on the floor of the bus the other day because they condensed two large routes-why because we have a school staff shortage. Enjoy.

Oh, I agree. That's why I wrote, "...the school is fortunate...".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

This is my 31st year with an FCPS ES and I can’t remember that ever happening, but I also think the school is fortunate to be in relatively good shape as far as available substitutes.

Well you work at a lucky school. This is becoming the norm-no one wants to sub, monitor, teach, drive a bus...low pay and behaviors of students and parents that goes unchecked. Schools take advantage of every position because of being short staffed. Enjoy the shortage. My student had students sitting on the floor of the bus the other day because they condensed two large routes-why because we have a school staff shortage. Enjoy.

Luckily my kid doesn’t ride the bus and we are at a high SES school! I could care less about the shortage!

Yep, no need for you to worry PP. This must just be a problem for the poors!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The ESOL teachers sub at my school.

Absolutely NEVER at my school and we have 1 or more per grade level. They only ever split the class after students arrive.

Is this MS or HS?

I suspect it’s ES. It’s fairly common at that level to split kids from one classroom (with no sub) into the other 2 or more classrooms. This results in about 35-40 kids in each room. So as a result, the whole grade level doesn’t learn that day, instead of just one class.

This is my 31st year with an FCPS ES and I can’t remember that ever happening, but I also think the school is fortunate to be in relatively good shape as far as available substitutes.

Well you work at a lucky school. This is becoming the norm-no one wants to sub, monitor, teach, drive a bus...low pay and behaviors of students and parents that goes unchecked. Schools take advantage of every position because of being short staffed. Enjoy the shortage. My student had students sitting on the floor of the bus the other day because they condensed two large routes-why because we have a school staff shortage. Enjoy.

Luckily my kid doesn’t ride the bus and we are at a high SES school! I could care less about the shortage!

Your time will come soon enough. My DH teaches at a high SES and he's ready to transfer. The students are so entitled that he can't stand teaching anymore. There always was a few of them but now they are the majority.

[Anonymous]

I'm the AA at a MS and my two APs are constantly putting kids in my principal's conference room for discipline, or the kids are just sitting outside their offices waiting to be seen, or in the counselor's area sitting at the table, coloring. Sometimes it's to separate the kids from others in ISS or a temporary pull because the kid is in a crisis mode. We struggle sometimes to cover all our classes because of a lack of subs and the teachers constantly taking personal / sick leave. We are treading water every day to maintain safety and security for the teaching staff. I'm actually surprised we have as many subs come back that we do but I don't complain and I try to treat them with respect and thank them profusely for coming in to help our school out. But yeah, there's a sub crisis out there for sure, just like there's a lack of teachers wanting to come back.