APS teacher diversity?

[Anonymous]

Maybe we are an outlier at our NA school...but the teaching and administrative staff are not very diverse. Does APS concentrate diverse staff at certain schools?

(Extended day seems to be an exception and very diverse)

[Anonymous]

People claim that there aren’t enough minorities in the teaching pool, I disagree. I have taught at a number of schools in APS and I see a pattern with principals who are white seem to hire white teachers and principals that are minorities are more opening to hiring teachers who are minorities and career changers. It could also be that minorities prefer to work in schools that have minority students and teachers (my case.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People claim that there aren’t enough minorities in the teaching pool, I disagree. I have taught at a number of schools in APS and I see a pattern with principals who are white seem to hire white teachers and principals that are minorities are more opening to hiring teachers who are minorities and career changers. It could also be that minorities prefer to work in schools that have minority students and teachers (my case.)

Ever been to Cardinal/McKinley??

[Anonymous]

LOL. We're desperate for teachers at all schools. Please don't bring your woke baloney into play. We need anyone who can be provisionally certified, it doesn't matter what their gender, race or ethnicity. Some of you just don't get it.

[Anonymous]

The South Arlington schools are more diverse to varying degrees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The South Arlington schools are more diverse to varying degrees

Interesting...that doesn't seem very equitable. Should principals be rewarded based on diverse hiring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The South Arlington schools are more diverse to varying degrees

Interesting...that doesn't seem very equitable. Should principals be rewarded based on diverse hiring?

No. You don’t understand how bad it is right. I work in a different district and we are happy when we get any applicant with a teaching license or a way we can get them a provisional. We are looking for race or equity. We are looking for someone who wants the job who had the minimal qualifications. I’m not even talking about special ed positions. Some of those have been open all year.

[Anonymous]

*how bad it is right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL. We're desperate for teachers at all schools. Please don't bring your woke baloney into play. We need anyone who can be provisionally certified, it doesn't matter what their gender, race or ethnicity. Some of you just don't get it.

The lack of APS diverse hiring / placement has taken decades. It is part of the culture. How else do you explain NA Elementary Schools with such limited diverse staff.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps teachers who are POC don’t want to teach at all-white schools if they have the choice.

[Anonymous]

Our immersion elementary has plenty of diversity.
Gunston has a very diverse teaching staff.
I really hope APS is hiring & retaining qualified & willing teachers without regard to race/ethnicity/gender.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People claim that there aren’t enough minorities in the teaching pool, I disagree. I have taught at a number of schools in APS and I see a pattern with principals who are white seem to hire white teachers and principals that are minorities are more opening to hiring teachers who are minorities and career changers. It could also be that minorities prefer to work in schools that have minority students and teachers (my case.)

79% of teachers are white. That’s definitely a small pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps teachers who are POC don’t want to teach at all-white schools if they have the choice.

This. But there are other factors at play as well. Most teachers want to live reasonably close to where they work. When I go de-staffed and moved to a NA school I worked like hell to get moved back to a south school, in huge part because I didn't want the commute! (The very vocal, angry parents from the school didn't inspire confidence in me either)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The South Arlington schools are more diverse to varying degrees

Interesting...that doesn't seem very equitable. Should principals be rewarded based on diverse hiring?

No. You don’t understand how bad it is right. I work in a different district and we are happy when we get any applicant with a teaching license or a way we can get them a provisional. We are looking for race or equity. We are looking for someone who wants the job who had the minimal qualifications. I’m not even talking about special ed positions. Some of those have been open all year.

Same. We have 7 open positions at my school and we are losing teachers left and right. 2 resigned right before break. At this point they don't care if the principal goes after their license. They are done with it all.

Parents don't understand that the constant vitriol and hate on social media, as well as the lack of respect in person by parents and students, has taken its toll.

TBH the prospects for next year look worse.

And now some of you want us to add "diversity" to make yourselves feel better? Talk about being out of touch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps teachers who are POC don’t want to teach at all-white schools if they have the choice.

Perhaps. For most teachers though I think there are factors that are more important than the race or ethnicity of the student population. My priorities are division pay rate & benefit package compared to divisions nearby, the principal, the teachers on my grade level team, and commute in that order. If there is something out-of-whack with any of those factors, then I'm not going to the school no matter what.