Should Admin be back in the building the same # of days as teachers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in PWCS and we have been back in the buildings four days a week for a few days.
My school has four administrators and they have only been coming in 2x a week, and continuing to work from home the other days.
The rationale is that there are so few kids in the building there’s no reason to have all administrators in the building at the same time.
That may be true, but it sure creates resentment among teachers.

Do you think that admin should just suck it up and work from the building the same # of days that teachers are?

Yes, but they sure as hell won't be. This should also apply to everyone in district offices and school board meetings. It's "safe with masks and distancing," right? So no need for them to be hypocrites.

+1. All of these people have had the opportunity to get vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in PWCS and we have been back in the buildings four days a week for a few days.
My school has four administrators and they have only been coming in 2x a week, and continuing to work from home the other days.
The rationale is that there are so few kids in the building there’s no reason to have all administrators in the building at the same time.
That may be true, but it sure creates resentment among teachers.

Do you think that admin should just suck it up and work from the building the same # of days that teachers are?

Yes, but they sure as hell won't be. This should also apply to everyone in district offices and school board meetings. It's "safe with masks and distancing," right? So no need for them to be hypocrites.

+1. All of these people have had the opportunity to get vaccinated.

You’ll get yours soon enough. Don’t be petty.

[Anonymous]

ES principal from Fairfax here: Yes, all of the administrators should be working in the building everyday that teachers are working there. That’s a no-brainer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are administrators all fully vaccinated? If not, no, they should not be adding to the number of people in the building just to make things a child's idea of "fair." Everyone is safer if there are fewer people in the building.

Oh, no, no no. There's "no spread in schools," remember? And schools are "safer than the community." So get in there and show the teachers how it's done!

+1 I think it is a travesty that all of the administrators at central offices are not working in the office.

I think that’s unnecessary. I’m a teacher. I need to be in person, but it doesn’t upset me if someone from central office who is able to work from home, does. That’s just petty.

Really? You don't think they should be in their offices? That's crazy. If they are demanding teachers be in buildings then they need to be either in the schools or in their office buildings. I'm a parent and I would not put up with it if I were a teacher and it wasn't all hands on deck by central office staff.

DP. Teachers are in school because many students do better with in person instruction. Teachers are in schools because of the kids. Central office people aren't interacting with kids. At my office, only people who have to be in the building are allowed to be there. Everyone else has to get approval if they need to go in, even for short periods of time.

[Anonymous]

ES admin in another district. If I have staff in the building then I need to be there. I lead by example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am in PWCS and we have been back in the buildings four days a week for a few days.
My school has four administrators and they have only been coming in 2x a week, and continuing to work from home the other days.
The rationale is that there are so few kids in the building there’s no reason to have all administrators in the building at the same time.
That may be true, but it sure creates resentment among teachers.

Do you think that admin should just suck it up and work from the building the same # of days that teachers are?

I have one kid in public and one in private and the private school keeps as many admins @ home as possible to reduce on-campus footprint and reduce the risk of covid spread. They started this practice pre-vaccine though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in PWCS and we have been back in the buildings four days a week for a few days.
My school has four administrators and they have only been coming in 2x a week, and continuing to work from home the other days.
The rationale is that there are so few kids in the building there’s no reason to have all administrators in the building at the same time.
That may be true, but it sure creates resentment among teachers.

Do you think that admin should just suck it up and work from the building the same # of days that teachers are?

I have one kid in public and one in private and the private school keeps as many admins @ home as possible to reduce on-campus footprint and reduce the risk of covid spread. They started this practice pre-vaccine though.

Principal is on campus though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ES principal from Fairfax here: Yes, all of the administrators should be working in the building everyday that teachers are working there. That’s a no-brainer.

x1000 You get it. And I say that as a parent. Never expect your staff to do what you are not willing to do yourself is the first rule of leadership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ES admin in another district. If I have staff in the building then I need to be there. I lead by example.

Another x1000. Good for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are administrators all fully vaccinated? If not, no, they should not be adding to the number of people in the building just to make things a child's idea of "fair." Everyone is safer if there are fewer people in the building.

Oh, no, no no. There's "no spread in schools," remember? And schools are "safer than the community." So get in there and show the teachers how it's done!

That’s my thought.

I teach in a different district. We just found out that one admin isn’t returning because of an “unstable ankle”. That’s right, my district denied ADA to teachers with solid organ transplants and other immunocompromised health risks, but she gets to stay home because of the possibility of hurting her ankle. Sounds fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in PWCS and we have been back in the buildings four days a week for a few days.
My school has four administrators and they have only been coming in 2x a week, and continuing to work from home the other days.
The rationale is that there are so few kids in the building there’s no reason to have all administrators in the building at the same time.
That may be true, but it sure creates resentment among teachers.

Do you think that admin should just suck it up and work from the building the same # of days that teachers are?

Yes, but they sure as hell won't be. This should also apply to everyone in district offices and school board meetings. It's "safe with masks and distancing," right? So no need for them to be hypocrites.

+1. All of these people have had the opportunity to get vaccinated.

You’ll get yours soon enough. Don’t be petty.

I’ve already gotten mine. And I was working in person with students before it was available even though there was at least one outbreak at my school, because apparently that was safe, whereas the district offices had to remain closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ES admin in another district. If I have staff in the building then I need to be there. I lead by example.

Another x1000. Good for you!

Amen. I wish you could explain a few things to my last principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ES admin in another district. If I have staff in the building then I need to be there. I lead by example.

Another x1000. Good for you!

Amen. I wish you could explain a few things to my last principal.

Same. Our principal won't do this, so will probably end up getting promoted to district office.

[Anonymous]

According to our class coverage plans, admin and all of the others not teaching students are there to step in and cover our classes if we need to leave or call in sick because there are not many subs willing to come in. Who’s covering my class if I get the call to come pick up my own child from school if the admin are at home?

We know that plan looks good on paper but will never work.

[Anonymous]

From a pandemic point of view, it makes the most sense that the fewest amount of people are in the building.