FCPS decline

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

Schools all have SROs and "minimal school security". If you're complaining about no metal detectors, I disagree that those are wanted or a good idea.

SROs are letting guns get inside the schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

I remember when this board was so excited for her to come on to replace Brabrand. I was one of the few posters saying she’s just another figure head. But we’ll see….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

You are really bad at math

You’re really good at gauging taxpayers.

Hmmm gauging the emotions and sentiments of taxpayers or are we talking about the fleecing and gouging of taxpayers? Please do tell!

[Anonymous]

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Former FCPS teacher and parent here. I taught for 35 years. I graduated from a FCPS High School. My kids graduated from FCPS.
I can tell you that I saw a gradual decline in the quality of teaching during my career. And, a decline in the quality of administration. It is sad, really.
There are still some really great teachers. But, they are being asked to perform miracles. It is not humanly possibly with the time they have and the incredibly diverse students they teach (and i am not talking about "race" diverse). And, it isn't about pay or the amount we spend on students. I believe FCPS has become "top heavy" with way too many central office and administration positions. I also think FCPS has "mainstreamed" to the point where a good teacher is unable to effectively teach the majority of students because of the serious needs of a few.

And, to compare FCPS to other schools across the nation is an attempt at striving for mediocrity. The US is not setting the world on fire with its education system. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science.

My two cents.

+1

Go take a look at Gatehouse salaries. Look at all the special programs, etc.

As FCPS staff I will say the people in Gatehouse are extremely unhelpful. They are the ones putting things on teachers shoulders and yet if you reach out to ask a question or get some guidance you often receive a rude reply or they pass the buck to someone else. Not sure what they are all doing but it's not supporting staff at the school level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

I remember when this board was so excited for her to come on to replace Brabrand. I was one of the few posters saying she’s just another figure head. But we’ll see….

She’s still in the honeymoon period, and the School Board that just recently appointed her would be acting against their own interests to criticize her before the fall 2023 elections.

She’s visible in the community and communicates frequently. She openly acknowledges when FCPS needs to do better. On the other hand, it doesn’t seem like she’s made any hard decisions yet, or taken any actions that would actually improve FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Former FCPS teacher and parent here. I taught for 35 years. I graduated from a FCPS High School. My kids graduated from FCPS.
I can tell you that I saw a gradual decline in the quality of teaching during my career. And, a decline in the quality of administration. It is sad, really.
There are still some really great teachers. But, they are being asked to perform miracles. It is not humanly possibly with the time they have and the incredibly diverse students they teach (and i am not talking about "race" diverse). And, it isn't about pay or the amount we spend on students. I believe FCPS has become "top heavy" with way too many central office and administration positions. I also think FCPS has "mainstreamed" to the point where a good teacher is unable to effectively teach the majority of students because of the serious needs of a few.

And, to compare FCPS to other schools across the nation is an attempt at striving for mediocrity. The US is not setting the world on fire with its education system. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science.

My two cents.

+1

Go take a look at Gatehouse salaries. Look at all the special programs, etc.

As FCPS staff I will say the people in Gatehouse are extremely unhelpful. They are the ones putting things on teachers shoulders and yet if you reach out to ask a question or get some guidance you often receive a rude reply or they pass the buck to someone else. Not sure what they are all doing but it's not supporting staff at the school level.

To a layperson it comes across very much as if school-based administrators who have put in their time doing real work are rewarded with positions at Gatehouse where they no longer have to do much work but get more money. And sometimes those jobs go to principals who are spectacularly bad at their jobs, and “fail upward” because FCPS doesn’t want to end up in litigation defending a discrimination claim if they terminate these folks.

But I’ll admit part of my antipathy towards these folks is that I’ve never seen the regional superintendents in our pyramid; all they seem to do is like random Twitter posts by schools. And they work in very comfortable conditions at Gatehouse while sticking kids in shoddy trailers and modulars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Former FCPS teacher and parent here. I taught for 35 years. I graduated from a FCPS High School. My kids graduated from FCPS.
I can tell you that I saw a gradual decline in the quality of teaching during my career. And, a decline in the quality of administration. It is sad, really.
There are still some really great teachers. But, they are being asked to perform miracles. It is not humanly possibly with the time they have and the incredibly diverse students they teach (and i am not talking about "race" diverse). And, it isn't about pay or the amount we spend on students. I believe FCPS has become "top heavy" with way too many central office and administration positions. I also think FCPS has "mainstreamed" to the point where a good teacher is unable to effectively teach the majority of students because of the serious needs of a few.

And, to compare FCPS to other schools across the nation is an attempt at striving for mediocrity. The US is not setting the world on fire with its education system. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science.

My two cents.

+1

Go take a look at Gatehouse salaries. Look at all the special programs, etc.

As FCPS staff I will say the people in Gatehouse are extremely unhelpful. They are the ones putting things on teachers shoulders and yet if you reach out to ask a question or get some guidance you often receive a rude reply or they pass the buck to someone else. Not sure what they are all doing but it's not supporting staff at the school level.

To a layperson it comes across very much as if school-based administrators who have put in their time doing real work are rewarded with positions at Gatehouse where they no longer have to do much work but get more money. And sometimes those jobs go to principals who are spectacularly bad at their jobs, and “fail upward” because FCPS doesn’t want to end up in litigation defending a discrimination claim if they terminate these folks.

But I’ll admit part of my antipathy towards these folks is that I’ve never seen the regional superintendents in our pyramid; all they seem to do is like random Twitter posts by schools. And they work in very comfortable conditions at Gatehouse while sticking kids in shoddy trailers and modulars.

Yup and the "executive principals"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

Schools all have SROs and "minimal school security". If you're complaining about no metal detectors, I disagree that those are wanted or a good idea.

SROs are letting guns get inside the schools?

Can you imagine being an SRO right now? In these huge high school and one SRO....what are we doing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

Schools all have SROs and "minimal school security". If you're complaining about no metal detectors, I disagree that those are wanted or a good idea.

SROs are letting guns get inside the schools?

Can you imagine being an SRO right now? In these huge high school and one SRO....what are we doing?

They have set the stage for more and more violence in the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

Schools all have SROs and "minimal school security". If you're complaining about no metal detectors, I disagree that those are wanted or a good idea.

SROs are letting guns get inside the schools?

Can you imagine being an SRO right now? In these huge high school and one SRO....what are we doing?

DP. I don't really understand all the hand-wringing about "huge high schools". Larger high schools have more class offerings. It's harder to make the varsity teams, which is a negative, but overall, larger high schools give students more room to find different places, different niches. Large high schools are not bad or a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

Schools all have SROs and "minimal school security". If you're complaining about no metal detectors, I disagree that those are wanted or a good idea.

SROs are letting guns get inside the schools?

Can you imagine being an SRO right now? In these huge high school and one SRO....what are we doing?

DP. I don't really understand all the hand-wringing about "huge high schools". Larger high schools have more class offerings. It's harder to make the varsity teams, which is a negative, but overall, larger high schools give students more room to find different places, different niches. Large high schools are not bad or a problem.

Increasing school violence IS a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

You are really bad at math

You’re really good at gauging taxpayers.

Hmmm gauging the emotions and sentiments of taxpayers or are we talking about the fleecing and gouging of taxpayers? Please do tell!

Voting doesn't change anything in FCPS. If you want to influence change then you need to become a consultant. Unfortunately right now FCPS is only dropping six-figure contracts for equity puffery but eventually they are going to need to pivot back to actual education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Former FCPS teacher and parent here. I taught for 35 years. I graduated from a FCPS High School. My kids graduated from FCPS.
I can tell you that I saw a gradual decline in the quality of teaching during my career. And, a decline in the quality of administration. It is sad, really.
There are still some really great teachers. But, they are being asked to perform miracles. It is not humanly possibly with the time they have and the incredibly diverse students they teach (and i am not talking about "race" diverse). And, it isn't about pay or the amount we spend on students. I believe FCPS has become "top heavy" with way too many central office and administration positions. I also think FCPS has "mainstreamed" to the point where a good teacher is unable to effectively teach the majority of students because of the serious needs of a few.

And, to compare FCPS to other schools across the nation is an attempt at striving for mediocrity. The US is not setting the world on fire with its education system. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science.

My two cents.

+1

Go take a look at Gatehouse salaries. Look at all the special programs, etc.

As FCPS staff I will say the people in Gatehouse are extremely unhelpful. They are the ones putting things on teachers shoulders and yet if you reach out to ask a question or get some guidance you often receive a rude reply or they pass the buck to someone else. Not sure what they are all doing but it's not supporting staff at the school level.

To a layperson it comes across very much as if school-based administrators who have put in their time doing real work are rewarded with positions at Gatehouse where they no longer have to do much work but get more money. And sometimes those jobs go to principals who are spectacularly bad at their jobs, and “fail upward” because FCPS doesn’t want to end up in litigation defending a discrimination claim if they terminate these folks.

But I’ll admit part of my antipathy towards these folks is that I’ve never seen the regional superintendents in our pyramid; all they seem to do is like random Twitter posts by schools. And they work in very comfortable conditions at Gatehouse while sticking kids in shoddy trailers and modulars.

Yup and the "executive principals"

I wouldn’t be able to point them out or recognize their names. I’d be willing to bet if I asked 10 other teachers in my building none of them could cite who these people are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Can anyone please post the top Greenhouse salaries?

Here is a list of FCPS salaries. It is not exclusive to Gatehouse but seems to be listed from highest down. Central office personnel are included on this.

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/fairfax-county-public-schools

Thank you.

Michelle Reid takes $380,000. annually. What are her accomplishments for that?

The enormously long list of very highly paid individuals is mind boggling. No wonder there’s nothing for minimal school security.

I remember when this board was so excited for her to come on to replace Brabrand. I was one of the few posters saying she’s just another figure head. But we’ll see….

I do know that she writes extraordinarily long emails to staff about her weekly social visits.