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[Anonymous]

The substitute pay is also abysmal. It's still floating around $20/hr. You can get almost that much at Target and get an employee discount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The substitute pay is also abysmal. It's still floating around $20/hr. You can get almost that much at Target and get an employee discount.

And the higher schoolers in Bethesda earn more than that babysitting one well-behaved seven year old. And it comes with dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

That's absurd given the teacher shortage and really disappointing that principals wanting to hire for positions ignore certified teachers looking for a job. That makes zero sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Yet, when MCPS wants to do things like pay better wages or hire more people, the county council pulls on the purse strings, makes it insanely difficult to get the money, and then complains that it costs too much. And teachers are *still* overworked and unsupported.

That would be a societal issue that believes they can get everything cheaply. Everyone wants ALL students to be able to reach their potential. But, they don’t want to look at and understand what is required to make that happen. Then when they hear MCPS they believe it’s ridiculously high and should be able to accomplish the above goal. Yet no one is willing to give up anything to make that so. More so, they want things privatized but then don’t understand why specialist won’t work for less pay when they can make more in private industry. Or why teachers won’t continue to work for little money. Or why the BOE has essentially a full time job with not even part time pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Yet, when MCPS wants to do things like pay better wages or hire more people, the county council pulls on the purse strings, makes it insanely difficult to get the money, and then complains that it costs too much. And teachers are *still* overworked and unsupported.

MCPS central office doesn't manage money well. They don't maintain buildings properly. As it turns out when you don't maintain buildings, then it becomes an emergency and much more expensive to fix. They built two new high schools and want even more money to add more spots at another high school but are leaving a bunch of other buildings empty. Their health insurance fund has been out of control for YEARS and they STILL haven't fixed the issue. This isn't happening in other agencies.

And all of this is in an environment where the County Council has raised tax rates multiple times to fund what they can. But funds are not unlimited. We are now in a situation where thousands of people, many empty nesters, are unemployed, potentially leaving the area during what would have been their highest earning years. Demanding more tax increases is not going to be the play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

It doesn’t mean they are actually open. Are you the PP? No wonder you are the getting hired. Ew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Yet, when MCPS wants to do things like pay better wages or hire more people, the county council pulls on the purse strings, makes it insanely difficult to get the money, and then complains that it costs too much. And teachers are *still* overworked and unsupported.

MCPS central office doesn't manage money well. They don't maintain buildings properly. As it turns out when you don't maintain buildings, then it becomes an emergency and much more expensive to fix. They built two new high schools and want even more money to add more spots at another high school but are leaving a bunch of other buildings empty. Their health insurance fund has been out of control for YEARS and they STILL haven't fixed the issue. This isn't happening in other agencies.

And all of this is in an environment where the County Council has raised tax rates multiple times to fund what they can. But funds are not unlimited. We are now in a situation where thousands of people, many empty nesters, are unemployed, potentially leaving the area during what would have been their highest earning years. Demanding more tax increases is not going to be the play.

And on top of this uncertain economy, MCPS wants BOE to pass a poorly thought-out money pit program that will cost even more taxpayer money while not better educating the majority of our students (see their MCAP performance). How many more huge property tax hikes can we absorb? I don’t blame anybody fleeing this area.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

It doesn’t mean they are actually open. Are you the PP? No wonder you are the getting hired. Ew.

DP- are you 10 years old? Grow up. It’s not unreasonable for people to think jobs posted on a school district’s careers page in the middle of the year are open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

It doesn’t mean they are actually open. Are you the PP? No wonder you are the getting hired. Ew.

Are you a parent? Learn to write sentences that make sense and who says “ew”? No wonder teachers are leaving if they have to deal with people like you.

[Anonymous]

Two years ago, our HS had three long term subs in the spanish dept. The poor resource teacher did all of the class prep and oversaw all of the LT subs. So in-class teacher quality was mixed, but at least the lesson plans were consistent with expectations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

Are you just applying to postings and sending emails? Imo you need to call. And/or show up to leave a printed copy of your application. Emails are not a good way to get in touch with people if you don't already know them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

It doesn’t mean they are actually open. Are you the PP? No wonder you are the getting hired. Ew.

Are you a parent? Learn to write sentences that make sense and who says “ew”? No wonder teachers are leaving if they have to deal with people like you.

Autocorrect. It happens. “EW” is a kinder way of saying that person is rude and no wonder they aren’t getting responses. You have to deal with all walks of life in education. Former teacher and happy to have left Wouldn’t recommend MCPS to my enemy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off.

Certified teacher here and new to the county (got here after the school year started) and I can’t get a job at any MCPS school. I’ve emailed principals (to no response) after applying for each and every job. Radio silence.

If you got here after the school year started it’s very hard. Unless there is an opening in your certification area. The bulk of the hiring, now that you are in the system, starts in March. Long term sub positions are a good way to get in and see if the school is a good fit. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not you. MCPS is VERY poorly managed.

But if they are posting jobs, why should it be hard? I already have a Maryland APC and there are open jobs soo??

It doesn’t mean they are actually open. Are you the PP? No wonder you are the getting hired. Ew.

Are you a parent? Learn to write sentences that make sense and who says “ew”? No wonder teachers are leaving if they have to deal with people like you.

Autocorrect. It happens. “EW” is a kinder way of saying that person is rude and no wonder they aren’t getting responses. You have to deal with all walks of life in education. Former teacher and happy to have left Wouldn’t recommend MCPS to my enemy.

Yeah, that person wasn’t being rude at all though. You seem to have extremely thin skin for being a former teacher. Probably best you left.