Friday's "snow?"

[Anonymous]

The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

-1 snow days are for safety, not a gift to staff

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

-1 snow days are for safety, not a gift to staff

It's not a gift. It's an acknowledgment of the hard work they do. They've always been able to count on these days in the past to relax a little bit and catch up on errands and grading.

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

-1 snow days are for safety, not a gift to staff

It's not a gift. It's an acknowledgment of the hard work they do. They've always been able to count on these days in the past to relax a little bit and catch up on errands and grading.

That's ridiculous and offensive. If they can run errands they can go to work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

Stop trolling

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

-1 snow days are for safety, not a gift to staff

It's not a gift. It's an acknowledgment of the hard work they do. They've always been able to count on these days in the past to relax a little bit and catch up on errands and grading.

That's ridiculous and offensive. If they can run errands they can go to work.

You don't think they should get to sit down while they drink their coffee? Or get to catch up on some work? Or get to have breakfast with their families, without feeling like they're rushing every single morning?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

-1 snow days are for safety, not a gift to staff

It's not a gift. It's an acknowledgment of the hard work they do. They've always been able to count on these days in the past to relax a little bit and catch up on errands and grading.

That's ridiculous and offensive. If they can run errands they can go to work.

You don't think they should get to sit down while they drink their coffee? Or get to catch up on some work? Or get to have breakfast with their families, without feeling like they're rushing every single morning?

Sounds like either a time management issue on their end or a working conditions issue for MCPS to address directly, not a reason to f$ck up everyone else's day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

What about when you’re single or a single parent and your HHI is 65k which is half of the median HHI for Montgomery County? Have you done the math for what 65k spread out over 12 months nets you as a teacher? Minus taxes, insurance, pension, union fees. Have you researched what a 1br apartment in Moco rents for? And have you been to the grocery store lately?

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

+1 no private sector employee is given special consideration because they choose to live far out to have a bigger house than they could afford than if they lived closer to their employment. You just need to get to work when you need to be at work.

They work so hard. Don't you think they deserve a day off?

-1 snow days are for safety, not a gift to staff

It's not a gift. It's an acknowledgment of the hard work they do. They've always been able to count on these days in the past to relax a little bit and catch up on errands and grading.

That's ridiculous and offensive. If they can run errands they can go to work.

You don't think they should get to sit down while they drink their coffee? Or get to catch up on some work? Or get to have breakfast with their families, without feeling like they're rushing every single morning?

Yall hate on MCPS staff so bad and I just wanna know why.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Under new grading policy, don't teachers have to grade within 10 days of the due date of an assignment?

So there shouldn’t be assignments due the last 10 days each quarter?

There wasn't the last week of Quarter 1.

My 8th grader definitely had assignments due. They could not be made up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

What about when you’re single or a single parent and your HHI is 65k which is half of the median HHI for Montgomery County? Have you done the math for what 65k spread out over 12 months nets you as a teacher? Minus taxes, insurance, pension, union fees. Have you researched what a 1br apartment in Moco rents for? And have you been to the grocery store lately?

MoCo has plenty of apartment buildings set aside for affordable housing, some map to good school clusters. Plenty of students in MCPS live in those buildings--that your hypothetical single parent MCPS teacher chooses not to, and prefers to live further away from their job, is their choice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Under new grading policy, don't teachers have to grade within 10 days of the due date of an assignment?

So there shouldn’t be assignments due the last 10 days each quarter?

There wasn't the last week of Quarter 1.

My 8th grader definitely had assignments due. They could not be made up.

Sorry, meant to say - they could not be retaken. They could be made up for an excused absence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The median HHI in Montgomery County is $130k or $65k per earner in a two earner household. $65k is the entry level salary for a MCPS teacher. A household with two MCPS teachers earns more than the majority of households in Montgomery County. Most MCPS teachers can definitely afford to live in Montgomery County but choose not to, school should not be canceled because they wanted a bigger house.

What about when you’re single or a single parent and your HHI is 65k which is half of the median HHI for Montgomery County? Have you done the math for what 65k spread out over 12 months nets you as a teacher? Minus taxes, insurance, pension, union fees. Have you researched what a 1br apartment in Moco rents for? And have you been to the grocery store lately?

MoCo has plenty of apartment buildings set aside for affordable housing, some map to good school clusters. Plenty of students in MCPS live in those buildings--that your hypothetical single parent MCPS teacher chooses not to, and prefers to live further away from their job, is their choice.

+1 families with a female householder and no spouse with a child under 18 comprise less than 8% of families in Montgomery County and their median income is about $56k. Most of these are obviously not teachers.

The majority of students in MCPS have qualified for FARMS at some point. The income max.for FARMS for a family of 4 is about $60k. Meaning teachers earn a lot more than the families of MCPS students.