Luftglass out @FCPS IT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From NBC4 Washington

Head of Fairfax Schools IT Steps Down Amid Distance Learning Tech Issues

e head of Fairfax County Public Schools' IT department has stepped down amid fallout over numerous technical problems that have disrupted distance learning for students during the coronavirus pandemic, the school system says.

Assistant Superintendent for the Department of Information and Technology Maribeth Luftglass has been under increased scrutiny for the technical difficulties.

Luftglass' resignation is effective immediately, according to a spokesperson for the school system. She has served as head of the IT department for 21 years.

There’s the problem right there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From NBC4 Washington

Head of Fairfax Schools IT Steps Down Amid Distance Learning Tech Issues

e head of Fairfax County Public Schools' IT department has stepped down amid fallout over numerous technical problems that have disrupted distance learning for students during the coronavirus pandemic, the school system says.

Assistant Superintendent for the Department of Information and Technology Maribeth Luftglass has been under increased scrutiny for the technical difficulties.

Luftglass' resignation is effective immediately, according to a spokesperson for the school system. She has served as head of the IT department for 21 years.

There’s the problem right there.

I’m 42 years old. I remember blackboard being new and cutting edge back when I was in college 20+ years ago. It sucked back then and it still sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why she not fired

Does she still get post employment perks if she "stepped down" verse being fired?

[Anonymous]

So what? Our kids still aren’t learning! This is a nothing burger in the grand scheme of FCPS’ epic failure!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why she not fired

Does she still get post employment perks if she "stepped down" verse being fired?

What post employment perks? Everything depends upon the original contract and whatever they negotiated now, she is entitled to her leave payoff plus state retirement benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what? Our kids still aren’t learning! This is a nothing burger in the grand scheme of FCPS’ epic failure!

Are your kids seriously not being given assignments and work by their teachers?

[Anonymous]

Oh my! Clutch your pearls! This is an unprecedented crisis. So, somebody doesn't teach your spawn that you decided to pollute this planet with. Most of your children don't do diddly squat all day except play videogames and make stupid TikTok videos that help the Chinese develop Artificial Intelligence.
There currently is no system that can handle 180, 000 students plus thousands of teachers simultaneously communicating. Especially, via video! Name one product that can do that. I'm waiting.

Kids can learn and be held responsible with other methods.

[Anonymous]

You ended your sentence with a preposition. Please review your grammar if you're an educator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my! Clutch your pearls! This is an unprecedented crisis. So, somebody doesn't teach your spawn that you decided to pollute this planet with. Most of your children don't do diddly squat all day except play videogames and make stupid TikTok videos that help the Chinese develop Artificial Intelligence.
There currently is no system that can handle 180, 000 students plus thousands of teachers simultaneously communicating. Especially, via video! Name one product that can do that. I'm waiting.

Kids can learn and be held responsible with other methods.

What a stupid rant. Assuming what you say is true, it should have been quite clear to Brabrand and his minions many weeks ago. Classic case of over-promising and under-delivering.

[Anonymous]

Wow. I'm frankly surprised it happened this quickly. I figured it would be quietly at the end of the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my! Clutch your pearls! This is an unprecedented crisis. So, somebody doesn't teach your spawn that you decided to pollute this planet with. Most of your children don't do diddly squat all day except play videogames and make stupid TikTok videos that help the Chinese develop Artificial Intelligence.
There currently is no system that can handle 180, 000 students plus thousands of teachers simultaneously communicating. Especially, via video! Name one product that can do that. I'm waiting.

Kids can learn and be held responsible with other methods.

Is this a serious question? Google. School systems all over the country are using it. My sister works for a Florida school district as large as FCPS and they've been doing online learning for weeks with Google Meet.

I agree with the overall sentiment of your post though. In the grand scheme of things, this is not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what? Our kids still aren’t learning! This is a nothing burger in the grand scheme of FCPS’ epic failure!

Are your kids seriously not being given assignments and work by their teachers?

One child has received nothing but an email from the teacher saying to work on the packets, watch tv and cook and play board games. (5th grade)

Third grade teacher has set up a basic google classroom this week and posted a few worksheets.

Principal email this week said live teaching was canceled indefinitely.

[Anonymous]

There currently is no system that can handle 180, 000 students plus thousands of teachers simultaneously communicating. Especially, via video!

(Morpheus meme) What if I told you they don't all have to communicate simultaneously, and with this thing known as "good planning" (which is completely unknown to the buffoons who mismanage FCPS) you could have a manageable number of kids online at any given time over the course of a 49 hour week?

[Anonymous]

40 hour week, geez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what? Our kids still aren’t learning! This is a nothing burger in the grand scheme of FCPS’ epic failure!

Are your kids seriously not being given assignments and work by their teachers?

One child has received nothing but an email from the teacher saying to work on the packets, watch tv and cook and play board games. (5th grade)

Third grade teacher has set up a basic google classroom this week and posted a few worksheets.

Principal email this week said live teaching was canceled indefinitely.

Wow. That's really disappointing. My elementary team is sending daily pdfs with links to recorded videos for morning meeting, lanugage arts and math lessons, and some sort of special. Also providing worksheets and activities to go with the lessons if parents want to use them.

My child's middle school teachers have all made slide decks in google that the kids are to be working through each week. It's tough to motivate him to do it since he knows it doesn't count, but the opportunity is there.