Teacher resignation in Arlington Schools very high this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All you folks still arguing school closures. That issue was decided in November 2021, and the closed schoolers lost. Forced child masking fell by the wayside right afterwards too.

Youngkin did on higher teacher pay for VA teachers and that issue won as well. However, the issue here seems to be APS teacher pay. Is APS's teacher pay consistent with the Northern Virginia market?

From everything APS has said, APS is consistent with the market. So it must be something other than pay then. From what I understand, many of the teachers don't even live in Arlington.

Pay is a contributing factor but not the only factor in teacher retention.

Better pay coukd help me get over the other stuff. The compensation is not commensurate for what the job entails.

[Anonymous]

Stop caring after the unions fought the keep schools closed.

Oh wait. That didn’t happen. Lobotomy. Dog whistle right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop caring after the unions fought the keep schools closed.

Oh wait. That didn’t happen. Lobotomy. Dog whistle right?

Teacher unions aren't a thing in APS. Yet.

[Anonymous]

Here you go. Another reason why teachers have left.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/08/va-gov-youngkin-faces-second-suit-over-teacher-tip-line/

[Anonymous]

Chalkbeat covered this issue today - the teachers' union love to beat the drum of a nationwide teacher shortage:
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/8/11/23300684/teacher-shortage-national-schools-covid

[Anonymous]

My school was able to say we have no classroom vacancies because they gave up hope of finding teachers and made the other classes bigger. Voila, shortage solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chalkbeat covered this issue today - the teachers' union love to beat the drum of a nationwide teacher shortage:
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/8/11/23300684/teacher-shortage-national-schools-covid

Go away, external agitator. Teacher unions aren’t really a thing in ARL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my neighborhood, the prices for teardown homes are approaching $1M. Basically, if you are a teacher or cop you have no shot of buying a home in Arlington unless you have some other source of wealth. While the housing cost is not the only issue, I would expect Arlington to have severe issues in recruiting and retaining both teachers and police officers for years to come. Much higher pay likely will be needed, which will mean higher taxes, although part of it maybe could be paid for with fewer vanity projects by the County Board.

What percentage of workers in your neighborhood have an office/store in Arlington? This argument is weak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my neighborhood, the prices for teardown homes are approaching $1M. Basically, if you are a teacher or cop you have no shot of buying a home in Arlington unless you have some other source of wealth. While the housing cost is not the only issue, I would expect Arlington to have severe issues in recruiting and retaining both teachers and police officers for years to come. Much higher pay likely will be needed, which will mean higher taxes, although part of it maybe could be paid for with fewer vanity projects by the County Board.

What percentage of workers in your neighborhood have an office/store in Arlington? This argument is weak.

Teachers who are parents benefit from being on the same schedule as their children. A few of my APS colleagues have left for FCPS where they live.