Teacher cuts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

I’m a teacher and I think that’s a great idea. They are teachers so they can teach again. Full disclosure - I have been in multiple schools and I never understood how they justified their position at the middle school level. We always just got more busy work from them. Unless it’s testing season - they do help a lot with that.

Most likely because you didn't see all the behind the scenes work admin was making them do.

No, I know they do it. Which means they aren’t doing the job assigned to them. I still think it’s a very smart move. Use people in the building more effectively. I don’t need to do a silly PD just for optics when we are drowning in more important pressing things to do like actual teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

I’m a teacher and I think that’s a great idea. They are teachers so they can teach again. Full disclosure - I have been in multiple schools and I never understood how they justified their position at the middle school level. We always just got more busy work from them. Unless it’s testing season - they do help a lot with that.

Most likely because you didn't see all the behind the scenes work admin was making them do.

Maybe we are lucky, but our staff development teacher at our elementary school is amazing. She provides so much support for the teachers and kids, runs the staff meetings, and does all the busywork that central office requires of the school.

Correct. I worked at a Title 1 school and we could not have done our jobs without our SDT, from testing to small groups and beyond, she was amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

I’m a teacher and I think that’s a great idea. They are teachers so they can teach again. Full disclosure - I have been in multiple schools and I never understood how they justified their position at the middle school level. We always just got more busy work from them. Unless it’s testing season - they do help a lot with that.

Most likely because you didn't see all the behind the scenes work admin was making them do.

No, I know they do it. Which means they aren’t doing the job assigned to them. I still think it’s a very smart move. Use people in the building more effectively. I don’t need to do a silly PD just for optics when we are drowning in more important pressing things to do like actual teaching.

But they aren't adding them as a general ed teacher to the school, they are cutting the position, which means if they want to go back to teaching a regular classroom, then they push out a teacher with less years. So it ends in less school-based staff across the board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

I’m a teacher and I think that’s a great idea. They are teachers so they can teach again. Full disclosure - I have been in multiple schools and I never understood how they justified their position at the middle school level. We always just got more busy work from them. Unless it’s testing season - they do help a lot with that.

Most likely because you didn't see all the behind the scenes work admin was making them do.

Maybe we are lucky, but our staff development teacher at our elementary school is amazing. She provides so much support for the teachers and kids, runs the staff meetings, and does all the busywork that central office requires of the school.

Correct. I worked at a Title 1 school and we could not have done our jobs without our SDT, from testing to small groups and beyond, she was amazing.

Title 1 schools would be an exception. I think they should definitely look at this at the secondary level. I don’t see how they are needed full time in middle or high schools. They don’t do any of that. I never have seen them work with students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

I’m a teacher and I think that’s a great idea. They are teachers so they can teach again. Full disclosure - I have been in multiple schools and I never understood how they justified their position at the middle school level. We always just got more busy work from them. Unless it’s testing season - they do help a lot with that.

Most likely because you didn't see all the behind the scenes work admin was making them do.

No, I know they do it. Which means they aren’t doing the job assigned to them. I still think it’s a very smart move. Use people in the building more effectively. I don’t need to do a silly PD just for optics when we are drowning in more important pressing things to do like actual teaching.

But they aren't adding them as a general ed teacher to the school, they are cutting the position, which means if they want to go back to teaching a regular classroom, then they push out a teacher with less years. So it ends in less school-based staff across the board.

No I don’t see that. It may mean they aren’t hiring outside staff. They are looking for ways to more effectively staff buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

I’m a teacher and I think that’s a great idea. They are teachers so they can teach again. Full disclosure - I have been in multiple schools and I never understood how they justified their position at the middle school level. We always just got more busy work from them. Unless it’s testing season - they do help a lot with that.

Most likely because you didn't see all the behind the scenes work admin was making them do.

No, I know they do it. Which means they aren’t doing the job assigned to them. I still think it’s a very smart move. Use people in the building more effectively. I don’t need to do a silly PD just for optics when we are drowning in more important pressing things to do like actual teaching.

But they aren't adding them as a general ed teacher to the school, they are cutting the position, which means if they want to go back to teaching a regular classroom, then they push out a teacher with less years. So it ends in less school-based staff across the board.

I think the intent is they would fill .5 of a vacancy in their building. If I were being forced to do this though I'd want a say in what I was teaching and what if there's no vacancy for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anybody else hearing of teacher positions being cut due to funding issues? My real estate taxes increased significantly this year. How can MCPS be underfunded?

Along with other cuts?https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/105/1200209.page#27335763

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

Non-instructional, non-special ed positions are exactly what they should be cutting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anybody else hearing of teacher positions being cut due to funding issues? My real estate taxes increased significantly this year. How can MCPS be underfunded?

no this is just more fiction

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The interim superintendent proposed that all staff development teacher positions in buildings be cut from full-time to half-time to make up for the 6 million dollar budget shortfall. This school-based position is integral for the support of implementation of curriculum, teacher support, and student support. In addition to all of their actual job duties, they run intervention groups due to the understaffing of special ed teachers and interventionists, cover classrooms when there is not sub, and cover lunch/recess duties when schools are short-staffed. A proposal to reduce school-based staff in every building, when schools are currently understaffed, is not the answer to a budget shortfall.

Non-instructional, non-special ed positions are exactly what they should be cutting.

Then classroom teachers have to be okay with splitting classes and covering recess and other duties when the school is short staffed and has no subs.

[jsteele]

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1200209.page