FCPS Sub shortage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have training once a month for the worthless PATHWAYS reading program. It’s a total waste because it’s an awful program so we close our door and do what we want with reading anyway, which is what’s best for the kids. (LCPS)

Do you have any training in an Orton-Gillingham program?

[Anonymous]

Can you blame people for not wanting to sub? The pay is so low and there are no benefits.

It works for me because I am a stay at home mom and I’m looking for a flexible schedule but I can see why it’s so hard to find subs.

One thing I will never ever do is long term sub. It’s only a few more $ an hour and the subs are responsible for everything classroom teachers do: grading, lesson plans, analyzing data, conferences, report cards etc. Not worth it at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you blame people for not wanting to sub? The pay is so low and there are no benefits.

It works for me because I am a stay at home mom and I’m looking for a flexible schedule but I can see why it’s so hard to find subs.

One thing I will never ever do is long term sub. It’s only a few more $ an hour and the subs are responsible for everything classroom teachers do: grading, lesson plans, analyzing data, conferences, report cards etc. Not worth it at all.

If you are a long term sub, can it be used to help you get a teaching degree?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you blame people for not wanting to sub? The pay is so low and there are no benefits.

It works for me because I am a stay at home mom and I’m looking for a flexible schedule but I can see why it’s so hard to find subs.

One thing I will never ever do is long term sub. It’s only a few more $ an hour and the subs are responsible for everything classroom teachers do: grading, lesson plans, analyzing data, conferences, report cards etc. Not worth it at all.

If you are a long term sub, can it be used to help you get a teaching degree?

No clue. I already have my teaching degree and I still wouldn’t do it.

[Anonymous]

To add to the above. Dcps has a thing where you are not a long term sub but a temp teacher and I think if schools choose to go that route those “long term subs” are paid teacher pay. Not all schools do this and I forget how many days it has to be but in my opinion, the work load of a long term sub is the same as a teacher so more school systems should look at that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you blame people for not wanting to sub? The pay is so low and there are no benefits.

It works for me because I am a stay at home mom and I’m looking for a flexible schedule but I can see why it’s so hard to find subs.

One thing I will never ever do is long term sub. It’s only a few more $ an hour and the subs are responsible for everything classroom teachers do: grading, lesson plans, analyzing data, conferences, report cards etc. Not worth it at all.

If you are a long term sub, can it be used to help you get a teaching degree?

No clue. I already have my teaching degree and I still wouldn’t do it.

Of course you wouldn't. You already have a degree. That wasn't my question so you don't need to respond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you blame people for not wanting to sub? The pay is so low and there are no benefits.

It works for me because I am a stay at home mom and I’m looking for a flexible schedule but I can see why it’s so hard to find subs.

One thing I will never ever do is long term sub. It’s only a few more $ an hour and the subs are responsible for everything classroom teachers do: grading, lesson plans, analyzing data, conferences, report cards etc. Not worth it at all.

If you are a long term sub, can it be used to help you get a teaching degree?

No clue. I already have my teaching degree and I still wouldn’t do it.

Of course you wouldn't. You already have a degree. That wasn't my question so you don't need to respond.

Um you quoted me and asked me a question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you blame people for not wanting to sub? The pay is so low and there are no benefits.

It works for me because I am a stay at home mom and I’m looking for a flexible schedule but I can see why it’s so hard to find subs.

One thing I will never ever do is long term sub. It’s only a few more $ an hour and the subs are responsible for everything classroom teachers do: grading, lesson plans, analyzing data, conferences, report cards etc. Not worth it at all.

If you are a long term sub, can it be used to help you get a teaching degree?

NP. I don't think so, at least in FCPS.

[Anonymous]

My DD (in 5th grade) recently complained that she can’t understand some of the subs due to their thick accents. She said that they have had several recently who don’t speak English very well. One of the subs yelled at the class for not following directions, but they couldn’t understand what she was trying to get them to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please remember, some of this need comes from teacher training --it is not all illness or personal leave.

And even if it is illness and personal leave would you rather teachers burn out and have a huge staff turnover every year?

You certainly missed the point here. I pointed out that much of this was from teacher training -not condemning use of sick leave or personal leave.
The system owes the teachers that--rightly. But, the system is encouraging and demanding too many days of teacher training when the kids are in school.

If every teacher in a school misses ONE day during the year for training, with a staff of 30 teachers, that would be 30 days of subs. This is happening in most schools--and many schools have staffs far larger than 30 teachers. Those are subs that could be in the classroom for sick teachers.

What often happened is that the school would just split students into other classes increasing the workload of other teachers or pull a sped or esol teacher to cover

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD (in 5th grade) recently complained that she can’t understand some of the subs due to their thick accents. She said that they have had several recently who don’t speak English very well. One of the subs yelled at the class for not following directions, but they couldn’t understand what she was trying to get them to do.

welcome to FCPS

[Anonymous]

109 unfilled sub jobs county wide as of 10 a.m. today. Maybe principals and parents will start complaining and the county will do something to address this problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:109 unfilled sub jobs county wide as of 10 a.m. today. Maybe principals and parents will start complaining and the county will do something to address this problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:109 unfilled sub jobs county wide as of 10 a.m. today. Maybe principals and parents will start complaining and the county will do something to address this problem.

I just field a FOIA report asking the % of unfilled sub jobs..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:109 unfilled sub jobs county wide as of 10 a.m. today. Maybe principals and parents will start complaining and the county will do something to address this problem.

Not a surprise.