Teacher Assignments

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Anonymous wrote:So DCPS leadership and the mayor are at war with all the teachers and principals. There is no way this will end well.
Dumb ass move by the mayor and chancellor. Thanks for creating this huge mess.

Alternatively, blame the unions.

I'm happy to blame everyone, but this particular dumb plan was drummed up by DCPS so at the moment my ire rests with them. They could easily have come up with other solutions to put on the table.

You would complain about all the other solutions too.

PP here and I am a new poster. No plan would be perfect, but this one is majorly flawed mostly because DCPS didn't take the time to figure out what the staffing situation was they were working with.

They should have rolled out a pilot program in a few schools-- even a hybrid one-- and then adjusted from there, all while really getting good data about staffing and hiring.

they couldn’t figure it out because WTU literally got the courts to block them from using the staffing survey.

This is the weirdest take. DCPS broke the law. WTU has a duty to represent its members. I don’t even know why I come here any more for DCPS news. It just depresses me.

How is it a weird take? The unions and their supporters are claiming ad nauseum that “DCPS is not talking to teachers” and complaining about not having staffing assignments. WTU may have had the right to file that lawsuit — but the blame for DCPS not having access to teacher availability data falls directly on the WTU for filing that lawsuit. There’s no rule that every single possible issue must be litigated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So DCPS leadership and the mayor are at war with all the teachers and principals. There is no way this will end well.
Dumb ass move by the mayor and chancellor. Thanks for creating this huge mess.

Alternatively, blame the unions.

I'm happy to blame everyone, but this particular dumb plan was drummed up by DCPS so at the moment my ire rests with them. They could easily have come up with other solutions to put on the table.

You would complain about all the other solutions too.

PP here and I am a new poster. No plan would be perfect, but this one is majorly flawed mostly because DCPS didn't take the time to figure out what the staffing situation was they were working with.

They should have rolled out a pilot program in a few schools-- even a hybrid one-- and then adjusted from there, all while really getting good data about staffing and hiring.

they couldn’t figure it out because WTU literally got the courts to block them from using the staffing survey.

This is the weirdest take. DCPS broke the law. WTU has a duty to represent its members. I don’t even know why I come here any more for DCPS news. It just depresses me.

How is it a weird take? The unions and their supporters are claiming ad nauseum that “DCPS is not talking to teachers” and complaining about not having staffing assignments. WTU may have had the right to file that lawsuit — but the blame for DCPS not having access to teacher availability data falls directly on the WTU for filing that lawsuit. There’s no rule that every single possible issue must be litigated.

Also query whether WTU is actually “representing its members” by preventing them from communicating with DCPS. Sounds like WTU is using communication as a hard bargaining tactic. Which means the results of that (staffing scramble) are wholly their fault.

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Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So DCPS leadership and the mayor are at war with all the teachers and principals. There is no way this will end well.
Dumb ass move by the mayor and chancellor. Thanks for creating this huge mess.

Alternatively, blame the unions.

I'm happy to blame everyone, but this particular dumb plan was drummed up by DCPS so at the moment my ire rests with them. They could easily have come up with other solutions to put on the table.

You would complain about all the other solutions too.

PP here and I am a new poster. No plan would be perfect, but this one is majorly flawed mostly because DCPS didn't take the time to figure out what the staffing situation was they were working with.

They should have rolled out a pilot program in a few schools-- even a hybrid one-- and then adjusted from there, all while really getting good data about staffing and hiring.

they couldn’t figure it out because WTU literally got the courts to block them from using the staffing survey.

This is the weirdest take. DCPS broke the law. WTU has a duty to represent its members. I don’t even know why I come here any more for DCPS news. It just depresses me.

How is it a weird take? The unions and their supporters are claiming ad nauseum that “DCPS is not talking to teachers” and complaining about not having staffing assignments. WTU may have had the right to file that lawsuit — but the blame for DCPS not having access to teacher availability data falls directly on the WTU for filing that lawsuit. There’s no rule that every single possible issue must be litigated.

NP here. I don’t even know what you are saying. Clearly a judge sided with the WTU. Yet in your mind DCPS is an angel and WTU is the devil. What does that make the judge? I don’t know all the details but given the judge sided with the WTU, the case had merit. I’m not sure how you can blame the WTU for this outcome. Also clearly all the principals are mad with DCPS Central and they don’t even belong to the WTU. Many central office staff are upset as well and they have no connection with the WTU. The only common link I see is DCPS leadership.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So DCPS leadership and the mayor are at war with all the teachers and principals. There is no way this will end well.
Dumb ass move by the mayor and chancellor. Thanks for creating this huge mess.

Alternatively, blame the unions.

I'm happy to blame everyone, but this particular dumb plan was drummed up by DCPS so at the moment my ire rests with them. They could easily have come up with other solutions to put on the table.

You would complain about all the other solutions too.

PP here and I am a new poster. No plan would be perfect, but this one is majorly flawed mostly because DCPS didn't take the time to figure out what the staffing situation was they were working with.

They should have rolled out a pilot program in a few schools-- even a hybrid one-- and then adjusted from there, all while really getting good data about staffing and hiring.

they couldn’t figure it out because WTU literally got the courts to block them from using the staffing survey.

This is the weirdest take. DCPS broke the law. WTU has a duty to represent its members. I don’t even know why I come here any more for DCPS news. It just depresses me.

How is it a weird take? The unions and their supporters are claiming ad nauseum that “DCPS is not talking to teachers” and complaining about not having staffing assignments. WTU may have had the right to file that lawsuit — but the blame for DCPS not having access to teacher availability data falls directly on the WTU for filing that lawsuit. There’s no rule that every single possible issue must be litigated.

NP here. I don’t even know what you are saying. Clearly a judge sided with the WTU. Yet in your mind DCPS is an angel and WTU is the devil. What does that make the judge? I don’t know all the details but given the judge sided with the WTU, the case had merit. I’m not sure how you can blame the WTU for this outcome. Also clearly all the principals are mad with DCPS Central and they don’t even belong to the WTU. Many central office staff are upset as well and they have no connection with the WTU. The only common link I see is DCPS leadership.

No, I don’t think that - I do think WTUs actions obviously blocked DCPS’s ability to use the survey and they have not compromised on that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

the PERB ruled it was a ULP in the context of labor law. That says nothing about WTU’s decision to leverage that particular vulnerability in a way that serves the greater good. You can’t have it both ways - arguing that WTU is entitled to use any and every hard bargaining tactic at its disposal (including blocking communications) and complain about the resulting lack of staffing information. And if WTU is using every tactic to the exclusive benefits of its members, then I am certainly not going to take the WTU’s side in this debate, because they don’t see any duty in the children’s interests. Who does have the children and families interests in their mission? DCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

the PERB ruled it was a ULP in the context of labor law. That says nothing about WTU’s decision to leverage that particular vulnerability in a way that serves the greater good. You can’t have it both ways - arguing that WTU is entitled to use any and every hard bargaining tactic at its disposal (including blocking communications) and complain about the resulting lack of staffing information. And if WTU is using every tactic to the exclusive benefits of its members, then I am certainly not going to take the WTU’s side in this debate, because they don’t see any duty in the children’s interests. Who does have the children and families interests in their mission? DCPS.

Honest question: do you really feel DCPS is looking out for your child’s best interest with this crappy plan?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

the PERB ruled it was a ULP in the context of labor law. That says nothing about WTU’s decision to leverage that particular vulnerability in a way that serves the greater good. You can’t have it both ways - arguing that WTU is entitled to use any and every hard bargaining tactic at its disposal (including blocking communications) and complain about the resulting lack of staffing information. And if WTU is using every tactic to the exclusive benefits of its members, then I am certainly not going to take the WTU’s side in this debate, because they don’t see any duty in the children’s interests. Who does have the children and families interests in their mission? DCPS.

Lol. I’ll be sure to tell that to my kindergartner next week when he has almost a whole week off, then a new teacher and 40-person virtual class.

[Anonymous]

The ULP was over DCPS’s failure to negotiate over the survey before sending it out. The obvious solution is for DCPS to comply with its legal obligations and negotiate with the teachers over the content of the survey, rather than just send it out unilaterally. Apparently, DCPS decided it was easier to come up with a half baked reopen plan, drop it on the whole world and then spend its resources on a PR campaign.

So no, this isn’t the WTU’s fault.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

the PERB ruled it was a ULP in the context of labor law. That says nothing about WTU’s decision to leverage that particular vulnerability in a way that serves the greater good. You can’t have it both ways - arguing that WTU is entitled to use any and every hard bargaining tactic at its disposal (including blocking communications) and complain about the resulting lack of staffing information. And if WTU is using every tactic to the exclusive benefits of its members, then I am certainly not going to take the WTU’s side in this debate, because they don’t see any duty in the children’s interests. Who does have the children and families interests in their mission? DCPS.

Honest question: do you really feel DCPS is looking out for your child’s best interest with this crappy plan?

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:The ULP was over DCPS’s failure to negotiate over the survey before sending it out. The obvious solution is for DCPS to comply with its legal obligations and negotiate with the teachers over the content of the survey, rather than just send it out unilaterally. Apparently, DCPS decided it was easier to come up with a half baked reopen plan, drop it on the whole world and then spend its resources on a PR campaign.

So no, this isn’t the WTU’s fault.

And it was WTU’s choice to make the survey a bargaining chip.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The ULP was over DCPS’s failure to negotiate over the survey before sending it out. The obvious solution is for DCPS to comply with its legal obligations and negotiate with the teachers over the content of the survey, rather than just send it out unilaterally. Apparently, DCPS decided it was easier to come up with a half baked reopen plan, drop it on the whole world and then spend its resources on a PR campaign.

So no, this isn’t the WTU’s fault.

And it was WTU’s choice to make the survey a bargaining chip.

I guess some people just don't get it. I am a parent and it is so wrong to blame the teachers and the union for taking DCPS to the courts. The WTU was correct. They won the fight. This is all DCPS's fault. No doubt about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

the PERB ruled it was a ULP in the context of labor law. That says nothing about WTU’s decision to leverage that particular vulnerability in a way that serves the greater good. You can’t have it both ways - arguing that WTU is entitled to use any and every hard bargaining tactic at its disposal (including blocking communications) and complain about the resulting lack of staffing information. And if WTU is using every tactic to the exclusive benefits of its members, then I am certainly not going to take the WTU’s side in this debate, because they don’t see any duty in the children’s interests. Who does have the children and families interests in their mission? DCPS.

Honest question: do you really feel DCPS is looking out for your child’s best interest with this crappy plan?

Yes.

Must be someone who got an offer letter and does not care about children as a whole. Selfish. Hope you're not teaching your child to be so cold.

Any family who wishes to return should be given the opportunity.

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Anonymous wrote:I can only imagine the onslaught of angry emails and phone calls when these announcements are made. If my child loses his amazing teacher who has been rocking it at DL I'm going to go nuts.

so privileged. that teacher is going to teach kids who need in-person learning. but hey it’s never been any secret that you all resent “those” kids.

Bite me. Our family has made lemonade out of very sour lemons and I won't apologize for wanting my child to get to keep his teacher. Nor will you shame me into being quiet.

You don’t have to apologize but please don’t pretend to care about “equity” blah blah blah. It’s all about you.

Yikes. You can’t be a parent. Our daughters teacher worked her tail off to build a virtual classroom and the idea we could have a totally different teacher now that everything is finally working is sad. Parents can feel sad about this and I hope more speak up.

Who said anything about equity?

I know it’s tough, but the notion of having values means that sometimes you accept change for the greater good. Maybe your only actual priority is to avoid all change and discomfort to yourself. In that case - do not pretend to have values that extend beyond prioritizing yourself at all costs to others.

My values:
I’m fine with needy children going in person.
That is a sacrifice.
What would be nice is if the virtual kids also get something out of this-
Like their original teacher.
GFY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dp — The PERB ruled *for* the WTU. They said that DCPS did not work with them in good faith!

How on the world are you blaming DCPS’s bad actions on the WTU?!

What is the impact of the judge ruling in favor of WTU? Does it mean they are delaying the In-person start on the 9th?