FCPS ES Principal Bails

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

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I don’t see it as “bailing”. The person left one job for another. Maybe it’s closer to home, or better fits the family’s schedule. Perhaps the benefits are better. Regardless of the reason, there’s really nothing to see here.

Nice try - the schools are a mile or two apart.

I admit I didn’t take the time to Mapquest these particular schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

Just a job, not a calling or profession? OK. Then teachers and principals should be working at least 48 weeks/year.

Ok. It’s a profession. People in other professions switch employers. It’s not uncommon to do so within a 9 year period.

As far as a “calling”? Let’s not. That’s what people use to justify low pay for educators. She’s not a nun.

[Anonymous]

It’s a different district. Isn’t this a breach of contract?

[Anonymous]

Parents on the principal's leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

+1
I don’t see it as “bailing”. The person left one job for another. Maybe it’s closer to home, or better fits the family’s schedule. Perhaps the benefits are better. Regardless of the reason, there’s really nothing to see here.

Nice try - the schools are a mile or two apart.

I admit I didn’t take the time to Mapquest these particular schools.

They are 2.5 miles apart- but whatever- a principal who has been employed for 9 years is allowed to take a new position. Perhaps FCCPS offered her more money. Perhaps better benefits. Perhaps more autonomy. Many things are possible....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

Just a job, not a calling or profession? OK. Then teachers and principals should be working at least 48 weeks/year.

Ok. It’s a profession. People in other professions switch employers. It’s not uncommon to do so within a 9 year period.

As far as a “calling”? Let’s not. That’s what people use to justify low pay for educators. She’s not a nun.

Standing ovation for this....right on!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

Just a job, not a calling or profession? OK. Then teachers and principals should be working at least 48 weeks/year.

It’s a job. I do it to pay the bills. They would never pay for 48 weeks, where would the money come from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

Just a job, not a calling or profession? OK. Then teachers and principals should be working at least 48 weeks/year.

Principals in FCPS have 260-day contracts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

But to go from a school like Beech Tree with a really high minority and low income population to wealthy, white FCCPS is kind of a slap in the face to the Beech Tree community.

FCC schools are 63% white and Beech Tree Elementary is 53% white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That timing is so rude.

Totally unprofessional. Why would any other system want someone who did a thing like that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents on the principal's leaving.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s been at Beech Tree for 9 years. Hardly a slap in the face to the families…people move jobs to gain new experiences. Moving after a year? Fine, crappy look. Moving after 9? Totally reasonable.

Really? I would think that's even more of a slap in the face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

Apparently people in education are not allowed to change jobs, have personal lives, take sick days....we treat teachers and admin like they owe everyone everything. News flash they don't! Their job is just like yours...a job.

+1
I don’t see it as “bailing”. The person left one job for another. Maybe it’s closer to home, or better fits the family’s schedule. Perhaps the benefits are better. Regardless of the reason, there’s really nothing to see here.

Nice try - the schools are a mile or two apart.

I admit I didn’t take the time to Mapquest these particular schools.

They are 2.5 miles apart- but whatever- a principal who has been employed for 9 years is allowed to take a new position. Perhaps FCCPS offered her more money. Perhaps better benefits. Perhaps more autonomy. Many things are possible....

It's not that she's leaving, it's that she's leaving two weeks before school starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

But to go from a school like Beech Tree with a really high minority and low income population to wealthy, white FCCPS is kind of a slap in the face to the Beech Tree community.

FCC schools are 63% white and Beech Tree Elementary is 53% white.

PP should have said UMC/high-income minorities vs low income/underprivileged minorities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a job. People switch jobs all the time. If you spend any time on the Jobs and Careers board there are often posts about job hopping.

But to go from a school like Beech Tree with a really high minority and low income population to wealthy, white FCCPS is kind of a slap in the face to the Beech Tree community.

FCC schools are 63% white and Beech Tree Elementary is 53% white.

PP should have said UMC/high-income minorities vs low income/underprivileged minorities

That may be true but to characterize FCC as "white" is incorrect even though some people on DCUM like to pretend like UMC minorities are basically white.