Working for FCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is currently a disgrace. If I wasn’t so far in, I’d be gone today. They are failing children, failing their teachers and creating unsafe situations all over the county. Reid needs to go, as to anyone she hired.

Agree. Parent and employee. Huge disgrace and the extremely liberal (far left) school board needs to be replaced with more moderate elected officials who will prioritize education and safety and stop wasting our tax dollars poorly on politics and non-essentials programs and electives.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

They always de-staffed teachers. They will be first in line to transfer to a different school. Sometimes that happens because not enough kids sign up to take ART 1 class because it lowers someone GPA, or in elementary school there was a dropped in enrollment for the following school year. I know someone who de-staffed because they were a Multiple Disabilities Teacher for kindergarten, now they working for 6th graders and never been de-staffed.

It's different this year though. Generally destaffing notices come around spring break (at the secondary level at least) since future enrollment is known early. Teachers have months to find a new position within the county, can be a little bit picky where they interview, and still quit by the June 15th deadline if they aren't happy and want to go out of county.

This year, destaff notices literally came the last week of school. The deadline to quit without prejudice (allowing another county in VA to hire you) was only a week later. That's not enough time to interview and evaluate your options. If they don't have another school lined up by July 1, they will be automatically assigned somewhere. A teacher who lived and worked in Alexandria could be assigned to a school in Herndon, and they have no say. If they quit, they are ineligible to be hired in surrounding counties for 3 years. The staff facebook page was full teachers bemoaning the situation. This isn't (solely) enrollment based, it's because Reid changed the staffing ratio at the last minute so principals had to scramble last minute to make more cuts. Classes are going to be absolutely packed next year at my school, I assume it will be the same elsewhere.

So when FCPS crows about how they are "fully staffed" going into fall, know that it's because they basically trapped a lot of people.

They also claim they are “fully staffed” because they fill teaching positions with warm bodies (unqualified adults) instead of qualified licensed teachers. Parents are not informed about these details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

They always de-staffed teachers. They will be first in line to transfer to a different school. Sometimes that happens because not enough kids sign up to take ART 1 class because it lowers someone GPA, or in elementary school there was a dropped in enrollment for the following school year. I know someone who de-staffed because they were a Multiple Disabilities Teacher for kindergarten, now they working for 6th graders and never been de-staffed.

It's different this year though. Generally destaffing notices come around spring break (at the secondary level at least) since future enrollment is known early. Teachers have months to find a new position within the county, can be a little bit picky where they interview, and still quit by the June 15th deadline if they aren't happy and want to go out of county.

This year, destaff notices literally came the last week of school. The deadline to quit without prejudice (allowing another county in VA to hire you) was only a week later. That's not enough time to interview and evaluate your options. If they don't have another school lined up by July 1, they will be automatically assigned somewhere. A teacher who lived and worked in Alexandria could be assigned to a school in Herndon, and they have no say. If they quit, they are ineligible to be hired in surrounding counties for 3 years. The staff facebook page was full teachers bemoaning the situation. This isn't (solely) enrollment based, it's because Reid changed the staffing ratio at the last minute so principals had to scramble last minute to make more cuts. Classes are going to be absolutely packed next year at my school, I assume it will be the same elsewhere.

So when FCPS crows about how they are "fully staffed" going into fall, know that it's because they basically trapped a lot of people.

They also claim they are “fully staffed” because they fill teaching positions with warm bodies (unqualified adults) instead of qualified licensed teachers. Parents are not informed about these details.

Unqualified as in no teaching license?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

They always de-staffed teachers. They will be first in line to transfer to a different school. Sometimes that happens because not enough kids sign up to take ART 1 class because it lowers someone GPA, or in elementary school there was a dropped in enrollment for the following school year. I know someone who de-staffed because they were a Multiple Disabilities Teacher for kindergarten, now they working for 6th graders and never been de-staffed.

It's different this year though. Generally destaffing notices come around spring break (at the secondary level at least) since future enrollment is known early. Teachers have months to find a new position within the county, can be a little bit picky where they interview, and still quit by the June 15th deadline if they aren't happy and want to go out of county.

This year, destaff notices literally came the last week of school. The deadline to quit without prejudice (allowing another county in VA to hire you) was only a week later. That's not enough time to interview and evaluate your options. If they don't have another school lined up by July 1, they will be automatically assigned somewhere. A teacher who lived and worked in Alexandria could be assigned to a school in Herndon, and they have no say. If they quit, they are ineligible to be hired in surrounding counties for 3 years. The staff facebook page was full teachers bemoaning the situation. This isn't (solely) enrollment based, it's because Reid changed the staffing ratio at the last minute so principals had to scramble last minute to make more cuts. Classes are going to be absolutely packed next year at my school, I assume it will be the same elsewhere.

So when FCPS crows about how they are "fully staffed" going into fall, know that it's because they basically trapped a lot of people.

They also claim they are “fully staffed” because they fill teaching positions with warm bodies (unqualified adults) instead of qualified licensed teachers. Parents are not informed about these details.

Unqualified as in no teaching license?

Yes, it happens every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

They always de-staffed teachers. They will be first in line to transfer to a different school. Sometimes that happens because not enough kids sign up to take ART 1 class because it lowers someone GPA, or in elementary school there was a dropped in enrollment for the following school year. I know someone who de-staffed because they were a Multiple Disabilities Teacher for kindergarten, now they working for 6th graders and never been de-staffed.

It's different this year though. Generally destaffing notices come around spring break (at the secondary level at least) since future enrollment is known early. Teachers have months to find a new position within the county, can be a little bit picky where they interview, and still quit by the June 15th deadline if they aren't happy and want to go out of county.

This year, destaff notices literally came the last week of school. The deadline to quit without prejudice (allowing another county in VA to hire you) was only a week later. That's not enough time to interview and evaluate your options. If they don't have another school lined up by July 1, they will be automatically assigned somewhere. A teacher who lived and worked in Alexandria could be assigned to a school in Herndon, and they have no say. If they quit, they are ineligible to be hired in surrounding counties for 3 years. The staff facebook page was full teachers bemoaning the situation. This isn't (solely) enrollment based, it's because Reid changed the staffing ratio at the last minute so principals had to scramble last minute to make more cuts. Classes are going to be absolutely packed next year at my school, I assume it will be the same elsewhere.

So when FCPS crows about how they are "fully staffed" going into fall, know that it's because they basically trapped a lot of people.

They also claim they are “fully staffed” because they fill teaching positions with warm bodies (unqualified adults) instead of qualified licensed teachers. Parents are not informed about these details.

Unqualified as in no teaching license?

Yes. Most parents probably have no idea how common this is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

They always de-staffed teachers. They will be first in line to transfer to a different school. Sometimes that happens because not enough kids sign up to take ART 1 class because it lowers someone GPA, or in elementary school there was a dropped in enrollment for the following school year. I know someone who de-staffed because they were a Multiple Disabilities Teacher for kindergarten, now they working for 6th graders and never been de-staffed.

It's different this year though. Generally destaffing notices come around spring break (at the secondary level at least) since future enrollment is known early. Teachers have months to find a new position within the county, can be a little bit picky where they interview, and still quit by the June 15th deadline if they aren't happy and want to go out of county.

This year, destaff notices literally came the last week of school. The deadline to quit without prejudice (allowing another county in VA to hire you) was only a week later. That's not enough time to interview and evaluate your options. If they don't have another school lined up by July 1, they will be automatically assigned somewhere. A teacher who lived and worked in Alexandria could be assigned to a school in Herndon, and they have no say. If they quit, they are ineligible to be hired in surrounding counties for 3 years. The staff facebook page was full teachers bemoaning the situation. This isn't (solely) enrollment based, it's because Reid changed the staffing ratio at the last minute so principals had to scramble last minute to make more cuts. Classes are going to be absolutely packed next year at my school, I assume it will be the same elsewhere.

So when FCPS crows about how they are "fully staffed" going into fall, know that it's because they basically trapped a lot of people.

They also claim they are “fully staffed” because they fill teaching positions with warm bodies (unqualified adults) instead of qualified licensed teachers. Parents are not informed about these details.

Unqualified as in no teaching license?

Correct they do not have a teaching license or any background in education- they are unqualified. They are an adult who was willing and could pass a background check. This is especially prominent elementary schools. You can check your teacher online in the database to see if they actually have a license or not. They don’t know what they’re doing and they’re teaching our children how to read and write, abd have kids with serious disabilities in their class.

[Anonymous]

Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

As with every job on this planet the job posted online is the organizations “preferred requirements”, sometimes they have to hire people that don’t meet those requirements.

Often times these employees will tell other teachers and parents that they’re not licensed. As the PP mentioned, you can look them up on the VDOE website.

Provisional licenses are not just given out to anybody. There are requirements to obtain one of those as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

There are also people who have taught for over 15 years who let their license lapse because of a move. These people are every bit experienced but just don't have their license.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

There are also people who have taught for over 15 years who let their license lapse because of a move. These people are every bit experienced but just don't have their license.

I personally don't care about the license but I do care about experience and a degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I get hired and work for FCPS how likely is to get a step increased ever year ? I am looking at my options and applying to many counties around the DMV.

Go to PWCPS or LCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

There are also people who have taught for over 15 years who let their license lapse because of a move. These people are every bit experienced but just don't have their license.

But for longer than a year? Probably not. Especially when almost every state has reciprocity with each other - it’s a form that takes a few minutes to complete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

There are also people who have taught for over 15 years who let their license lapse because of a move. These people are every bit experienced but just don't have their license.

But for longer than a year? Probably not. Especially when almost every state has reciprocity with each other - it’s a form that takes a few minutes to complete.

It is not that hard to get a license if you have had one and the experience. You might have to get a provisional one while you take a course for recertification. Current teachers usually have to do that, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting…. But why in the application does it say vadoe teaching license required? How do they get around that?… and how do you know they are not qualified or licensed? Do you ask about the school’s hiring practice?

And subs go into full time teaching positions and with provisional licenses?

There are also people who have taught for over 15 years who let their license lapse because of a move. These people are every bit experienced but just don't have their license.

But for longer than a year? Probably not. Especially when almost every state has reciprocity with each other - it’s a form that takes a few minutes to complete.

It is not that hard to get a license if you have had one and the experience. You might have to get a provisional one while you take a course for recertification. Current teachers usually have to do that, too.

But I wouldn’t classify these employees as “unlicensed teachers” that the PP was referring to above.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I get hired and work for FCPS how likely is to get a step increased ever year ? I am looking at my options and applying to many counties around the DMV.

Go to PWCPS or LCPS

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