3% raise for teachers? What a joke FCPS!

[Anonymous]

Can someone please explain to me how FCPS think a 3% raise will help retain and recruit talent? This is a shame!
How can we FCPS parents help chance this scenario? Our teachers deserve much better. Shame on our School Board. I am 😤!

[Anonymous]

It is 3% + a step.

$80.9 million to provide a market scale adjustment of 3.0% for all employees.
$58.2 million to provide a step increase for all eligible employees.
$4.3 million to provide a step extension for all scales.

I'm not sure what you want from FCPS. The Fairfax Board of Supervisors needs to raise taxes further if you want big teacher raises.

[Anonymous]

Boo boo. Plenty of people are getting less

[Anonymous]

My private sector company is also giving 3%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My private sector company is also giving 3%.

I’m sure your salaries are much higher to begin with.

[Anonymous]

Even with the step it’s a meager sum. Forces of supply and demand are at work and teachers are leaving. 3% and a step definitely not keeping anyone around or bringing folks back from the sidelines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My private sector company is also giving 3%.

I’m sure your salaries are much higher to begin with.

My child's teacher makes $80k+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My private sector company is also giving 3%.

I’m sure your salaries are much higher to begin with.

My child's teacher makes $80k+

Ok. Unless they are married, 80,000 doesn’t get you much in this area. Salaries should match COL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even with the step it’s a meager sum. Forces of supply and demand are at work and teachers are leaving. 3% and a step definitely not keeping anyone around or bringing folks back from the sidelines.

Yup. Lots of kids will have subs in the beginning of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My private sector company is also giving 3%.

Same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My private sector company is also giving 3%.

I’m sure your salaries are much higher to begin with.

My child's teacher makes $80k+

Ok. Unless they are married, 80,000 doesn’t get you much in this area. Salaries should match COL.

$80k is a perfectly respectable salary. You may be skewed by DCUM.

[Anonymous]

they only work 180 days a year, and 7 hours a day...........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:they only work 180 days a year, and 7 hours a day........... [/

Yet there is a shortage so clearly those “perks” aren’t enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My private sector company is also giving 3%.

I’m sure your salaries are much higher to begin with.

My child's teacher makes $80k+

It took me at least 12 yrs to get to that salary. My son made more than that his first year out of college.

[Anonymous]

I am a 5 year teacher and I only make $60. Kinda hard to live in this area as a single woman.