Teacher resignation in Arlington Schools very high this year?

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/15/teacher-resignations-rise-dc-area/

Why are teacher resignations in Arlington this year so much higher than many other school districts?

[Anonymous]

Parents

[Anonymous]

Syphax + feral kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Syphax + feral kids

+1

APS poured resources into expanding Syphax, when those resources could've been used to directly impact teachers and kids. In other words, APS spent millions on things like a district-level virtual school and new chiefs of everything, instead of reducing class sizes or doing more to retain teachers and staff. I don't even remember if the virtual school will exist next year, but it was a fiasco that cost a great deal of money.

While the central office was mushrooming, demands on teachers and staff were increasing. So many kids were a mess emotionally and academically this year. Teachers were just told to work harder, be creative, and figure it out. APS is a well-resourced school district. Those resources just didn't get to teachers or to many students who needed them this past year. I'm guessing APS teachers who resigned either decided to go teach closer to home, as many live outside of Arlington, or to go into another field entirely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Syphax + feral kids

+1

APS poured resources into expanding Syphax, when those resources could've been used to directly impact teachers and kids. In other words, APS spent millions on things like a district-level virtual school and new chiefs of everything, instead of reducing class sizes or doing more to retain teachers and staff. I don't even remember if the virtual school will exist next year, but it was a fiasco that cost a great deal of money.

While the central office was mushrooming, demands on teachers and staff were increasing. So many kids were a mess emotionally and academically this year. Teachers were just told to work harder, be creative, and figure it out. APS is a well-resourced school district. Those resources just didn't get to teachers or to many students who needed them this past year. I'm guessing APS teachers who resigned either decided to go teach closer to home, as many live outside of Arlington, or to go into another field entirely.

No, it is the know-it-all parents who can’t stay in their lane.

[Anonymous]

It would be interesting to see the breakdown by school.

[Anonymous]

Have you been living in a cave? In a news blackout?

There is a national teacher shortage CRISIS. Right now, Fairfax County has about 850 vacancies. Compare that to a year ago this time when they had 550. And four years ago, there were 350 vacancies at this time.

There is not one single solution. But parents have to get engaged and demand higher pay and more respect. Colleges are seeing fewer and fewer students enter teacher prep programs. We need to raise the status of being a teacher.

[Anonymous]

As an employee of a school district, the number one complaint I hear from departing teachers is admin being out of touch. Another complaint I hear about is low pay. 95% of the departing teachers that I have met do not leave the profession. They just go to where they think the grass is greener.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Syphax + feral kids

quite accurate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents

Parenting leads to feral kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Syphax + feral kids

+1

APS poured resources into expanding Syphax, when those resources could've been used to directly impact teachers and kids. In other words, APS spent millions on things like a district-level virtual school and new chiefs of everything, instead of reducing class sizes or doing more to retain teachers and staff. I don't even remember if the virtual school will exist next year, but it was a fiasco that cost a great deal of money.

While the central office was mushrooming, demands on teachers and staff were increasing. So many kids were a mess emotionally and academically this year. Teachers were just told to work harder, be creative, and figure it out. APS is a well-resourced school district. Those resources just didn't get to teachers or to many students who needed them this past year. I'm guessing APS teachers who resigned either decided to go teach closer to home, as many live outside of Arlington, or to go into another field entirely.

No, it is the know-it-all parents who can’t stay in their lane.

Por que no los dos?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would be interesting to see the breakdown by school.

+1

Discovery has been losing teachers left and right

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an employee of a school district, the number one complaint I hear from departing teachers is admin being out of touch. Another complaint I hear about is low pay. 95% of the departing teachers that I have met do not leave the profession. They just go to where they think the grass is greener.

Yeah, years ago, the Post Magazine had an article about teachers jumping between counties for as little as a $1000 pay increase or the chance to pick up a coaching gig, etc.

That said, Half the teachers that left my school this year left the profession, which I’ve never seen before. Time will tell if this is a new pattern.

[Anonymous]

I think the reason we are worse is because we were closed so long for COVID. So that means that APS kids had 1) greater learning loss, and 2) fewer social skills because of longer isolation. That means this year would have been a disaster for teachers. Every APS teacher I know was so glad to see the year end!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents

Parenting leads to feral kids.

Lack of socialization, including school, leads to feral kids. My kids are great at home but that doesn't mean they knew how to handle a classroom last fall. It had been too long.