Teachers, would writing a letter to Dr. Reed do anything?

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Anonymous wrote:This is to make up for work that wasn’t done during the pandemic, right? So I guess it evens out.

The irony is that the superintendent and school board decided to keep schools closed while most of the country returned. And FCPS was dumb enough to put it into writing that they would fix this instead of just saying from the start that they will do their best.

And this affects All teachers even if these students weren’t in FCPS at the time. Even kids last year who had IEP and in school.

All students could return to school as soon as the teachers were vaccinated. What more could you want? Absolutely no one should have had to work in person until they were vaccinated. Absolutely no one.

Whatever. Most of the country was back in school that year.

And then last year most of the country wasn’t requiring masks, doing 10 day pauses and all the crap FCPS pulled.

I’m saying this as teacher. And no kids weren’t back until a few months after teachers were vaccinated and even then many schools could only offered 2 days in and 2 days out. No one was back in school 5 days a week.

NP. As a parent who wanted my kids to be back in the building, I was frustrated at how the 2020-2021 school year started - but it was clear that FCPS was complying with CDC guidelines with all the restrictions. Some states ignored the CDC, Virginia didn't.

TBH, I don't understand what the compensatory services agreement is about, if it's just about virtual school or something else. I can see how the additional meetings are a burden. Will there also be additional services to make up for the learning losses from the pandemic? What does that even mean?

It means more services. I’m happy. FCPS screwed up big time. Time to make it right.

But how many will actually come before and after school?

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Anonymous wrote:This is to make up for work that wasn’t done during the pandemic, right? So I guess it evens out.

The irony is that the superintendent and school board decided to keep schools closed while most of the country returned. And FCPS was dumb enough to put it into writing that they would fix this instead of just saying from the start that they will do their best.

And this affects All teachers even if these students weren’t in FCPS at the time. Even kids last year who had IEP and in school.

All students could return to school as soon as the teachers were vaccinated. What more could you want? Absolutely no one should have had to work in person until they were vaccinated. Absolutely no one.

Whatever. Most of the country was back in school that year.

And then last year most of the country wasn’t requiring masks, doing 10 day pauses and all the crap FCPS pulled.

I’m saying this as teacher. And no kids weren’t back until a few months after teachers were vaccinated and even then many schools could only offered 2 days in and 2 days out. No one was back in school 5 days a week.

NP. As a parent who wanted my kids to be back in the building, I was frustrated at how the 2020-2021 school year started - but it was clear that FCPS was complying with CDC guidelines with all the restrictions. Some states ignored the CDC, Virginia didn't.

TBH, I don't understand what the compensatory services agreement is about, if it's just about virtual school or something else. I can see how the additional meetings are a burden. Will there also be additional services to make up for the learning losses from the pandemic? What does that even mean?

It means more services. I’m happy. FCPS screwed up big time. Time to make it right.

DP
I’m wondering how they are going to provide more services when the special education teachers have trouble providing current services without the additional workload.

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Anonymous wrote:This is to make up for work that wasn’t done during the pandemic, right? So I guess it evens out.

The irony is that the superintendent and school board decided to keep schools closed while most of the country returned. And FCPS was dumb enough to put it into writing that they would fix this instead of just saying from the start that they will do their best.

And this affects All teachers even if these students weren’t in FCPS at the time. Even kids last year who had IEP and in school.

All students could return to school as soon as the teachers were vaccinated. What more could you want? Absolutely no one should have had to work in person until they were vaccinated. Absolutely no one.

Whatever. Most of the country was back in school that year.

And then last year most of the country wasn’t requiring masks, doing 10 day pauses and all the crap FCPS pulled.

I’m saying this as teacher. And no kids weren’t back until a few months after teachers were vaccinated and even then many schools could only offered 2 days in and 2 days out. No one was back in school 5 days a week.

NP. As a parent who wanted my kids to be back in the building, I was frustrated at how the 2020-2021 school year started - but it was clear that FCPS was complying with CDC guidelines with all the restrictions. Some states ignored the CDC, Virginia didn't.

TBH, I don't understand what the compensatory services agreement is about, if it's just about virtual school or something else. I can see how the additional meetings are a burden. Will there also be additional services to make up for the learning losses from the pandemic? What does that even mean?

It means more services. I’m happy. FCPS screwed up big time. Time to make it right.

DP
I’m wondering how they are going to provide more services when the special education teachers have trouble providing current services without the additional workload.

Ding ding ding. We’ll be unable to provide the services and it will be pushed off year after year until the kids are near graduation.

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Anonymous wrote:What would moving to PW do? These IEPs have to be done by the end of THIS school year. Then it’s over.

FCPS will be providing services (and looking for teachers to do it or pay private vendors) well into the summer and next year.

We haven’t had the training yet, but I’ve heard this and also before/after school. I haven’t heard anyone say they are willing to do it though.

Many teachers had the training over the teacher workdays. Before/after school, weekends, summers seem to be the days/times that FCPS is communicating.

PP here. Yes, that’s what we are hearing, but the teachers I know have so far said, “Not me”. I heard the pay is $60 something per hour, but I wonder if that will just pull people away from teaching summer school and then they’ll end up even more short staffed there.

Parents aren't going to sign up for it either.

That’s what FCPS is counting on. They’ll invite students, many families will refuse, and it won’t cost them nearly as much as it would have.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is to make up for work that wasn’t done during the pandemic, right? So I guess it evens out.

The irony is that the superintendent and school board decided to keep schools closed while most of the country returned. And FCPS was dumb enough to put it into writing that they would fix this instead of just saying from the start that they will do their best.

And this affects All teachers even if these students weren’t in FCPS at the time. Even kids last year who had IEP and in school.

All students could return to school as soon as the teachers were vaccinated. What more could you want? Absolutely no one should have had to work in person until they were vaccinated. Absolutely no one.

Whatever. Most of the country was back in school that year.

And then last year most of the country wasn’t requiring masks, doing 10 day pauses and all the crap FCPS pulled.

I’m saying this as teacher. And no kids weren’t back until a few months after teachers were vaccinated and even then many schools could only offered 2 days in and 2 days out. No one was back in school 5 days a week.

NP. As a parent who wanted my kids to be back in the building, I was frustrated at how the 2020-2021 school year started - but it was clear that FCPS was complying with CDC guidelines with all the restrictions. Some states ignored the CDC, Virginia didn't.

TBH, I don't understand what the compensatory services agreement is about, if it's just about virtual school or something else. I can see how the additional meetings are a burden. Will there also be additional services to make up for the learning losses from the pandemic? What does that even mean?

It means more services. I’m happy. FCPS screwed up big time. Time to make it right.

+1000. Brabrand and this School Board were the biggest disasters in FCPS and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is to make up for work that wasn’t done during the pandemic, right? So I guess it evens out.

The irony is that the superintendent and school board decided to keep schools closed while most of the country returned. And FCPS was dumb enough to put it into writing that they would fix this instead of just saying from the start that they will do their best.

And this affects All teachers even if these students weren’t in FCPS at the time. Even kids last year who had IEP and in school.

All students could return to school as soon as the teachers were vaccinated. What more could you want? Absolutely no one should have had to work in person until they were vaccinated. Absolutely no one.

Whatever. Most of the country was back in school that year.

And then last year most of the country wasn’t requiring masks, doing 10 day pauses and all the crap FCPS pulled.

I’m saying this as teacher. And no kids weren’t back until a few months after teachers were vaccinated and even then many schools could only offered 2 days in and 2 days out. No one was back in school 5 days a week.

NP. As a parent who wanted my kids to be back in the building, I was frustrated at how the 2020-2021 school year started - but it was clear that FCPS was complying with CDC guidelines with all the restrictions. Some states ignored the CDC, Virginia didn't.

TBH, I don't understand what the compensatory services agreement is about, if it's just about virtual school or something else. I can see how the additional meetings are a burden. Will there also be additional services to make up for the learning losses from the pandemic? What does that even mean?

It means more services. I’m happy. FCPS screwed up big time. Time to make it right.

+1000. Brabrand and this School Board were the biggest disasters in FCPS and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

I very much doubt that parents will be happy in the end.

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It’s time for school choice in Fairfax - FCPS is far too incompetent to have a near-stranglehold on education in the county. And maybe OP can find a school that won’t necessarily pay more but will offer better working conditions.

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I'm a SPED teacher who went back in October of 2021 before there was a vaccine. I love my job but I'm actively looking elsewhere. Central Office should be doing everything related to compensatory services, from digging through the data to figure out who is entitled to what, to scheduling and arranging the meetings, to providing and services as required. Putting this on the teachers who were following the orders we were given at the time is stupid. This, plus the Newport News shooting, plus the change of insurance companies to a worse provider is going to create an even more severe shortage than we already have. Intent forms are going out shortly and I believe some schools already sent them. I wish I could bookmark this post because there's going to be widespread panic when some schools lose their entire SPED departments next year and FCPS will claim they have no idea why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is to make up for work that wasn’t done during the pandemic, right? So I guess it evens out.

The irony is that the superintendent and school board decided to keep schools closed while most of the country returned. And FCPS was dumb enough to put it into writing that they would fix this instead of just saying from the start that they will do their best.

And this affects All teachers even if these students weren’t in FCPS at the time. Even kids last year who had IEP and in school.

All students could return to school as soon as the teachers were vaccinated. What more could you want? Absolutely no one should have had to work in person until they were vaccinated. Absolutely no one.

Whatever. Most of the country was back in school that year.

And then last year most of the country wasn’t requiring masks, doing 10 day pauses and all the crap FCPS pulled.

I’m saying this as teacher. And no kids weren’t back until a few months after teachers were vaccinated and even then many schools could only offered 2 days in and 2 days out. No one was back in school 5 days a week.

NP. As a parent who wanted my kids to be back in the building, I was frustrated at how the 2020-2021 school year started - but it was clear that FCPS was complying with CDC guidelines with all the restrictions. Some states ignored the CDC, Virginia didn't.

TBH, I don't understand what the compensatory services agreement is about, if it's just about virtual school or something else. I can see how the additional meetings are a burden. Will there also be additional services to make up for the learning losses from the pandemic? What does that even mean?

It means more services. I’m happy. FCPS screwed up big time. Time to make it right.

+1000. Brabrand and this School Board were the biggest disasters in FCPS and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Damn. How sad and pathetic can you be? You realize this is going to mean fewer and fewer qualified special education teachers, yes? Who exactly are you stickin’ it to? We’re not talking about ruining a company or toppling a regime. We’re talking about a public school system filled with teachers and administrators trying to do the best they can. And you’re cheering on its demise? Wow. Scott Brabrand and this school board aren’t impacted by this decision. And they’re not off on some remote island with millions in stolen profits.

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I don’t know, OP, but I think she needs to hear it.

I also wish we had the bravery as teachers to say no, we aren’t going to do 50% additional work for free. Tell me when you’re paying us to research and rewrite this documentation, or hire someone else to do it. My current kids are going to suffer under this plan, which makes it even worse.

I did exactly what my employer told me to do, implemented to the best of my ability, and now I’m being punished with extra work because I followed directions. Hire someone else to fix this. It should be a neutral 3rd party doing these reviews anyway!

[Anonymous]

I think FCPS should differentiate raises so special ed teachers get the biggest raises, then all teachers and school based administrators and then central office staff. Maybe then some of those folks will go back to teaching and help with shortages.

OP, maybe suggest that to Dr. Reid?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s time for school choice in Fairfax - FCPS is far too incompetent to have a near-stranglehold on education in the county. And maybe OP can find a school that won’t necessarily pay more but will offer better working conditions.

And there it is. Time for the for-profit and charter school crowd to come in. Follow the money.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s time for school choice in Fairfax - FCPS is far too incompetent to have a near-stranglehold on education in the county. And maybe OP can find a school that won’t necessarily pay more but will offer better working conditions.

OP can go to any school in Fairfax they want if they get hired there. I’ve worked at 3 FCPS schools.

Every school in the county is doing this compensatory review though. It had nothing to do with how well run the school is. I work for phenomenal admin who are trying to take care of us as best they can, but we are tasked with just as much sht as teachers at the poorly run schools I worked at prior.

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Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS should differentiate raises so special ed teachers get the biggest raises, then all teachers and school based administrators and then central office staff. Maybe then some of those folks will go back to teaching and help with shortages.

OP, maybe suggest that to Dr. Reid?

It’s too late for many SPED teachers, a few more percentage points won’t bring them back.

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Can anyone link to the staff training materials? Is there an FAQ?