Useless positions crated by Reid/Brabrand

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure there is administrative bloat, but much is in response to state and federal policy that require these positions. Even the total salaries of what you outlined, combined, are a tiny, tiny fraction of the FCPS budget

I don't care if this is a fraction, these positions could be eliminated to add a position locally to a school that would make a much greater impact to students and/or teachers directly. Schools are short staffed and underpaid...Gatehouse is overstaffed and overpaid. And yes, it probably makes sense to split up FCPS. Clearly Reid can't handle managing most of it and just keeps getting raises. It's a great idea and one worth trying. But people love power and I doubt Reid or the Board would even consider it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure there is administrative bloat, but much is in response to state and federal policy that require these positions. Even the total salaries of what you outlined, combined, are a tiny, tiny fraction of the FCPS budget

Please cite examples. I don't think the feds or the state demand positions that pay what FCPS is paying their "leaders."

New poster here:
-Virginia Literacy Act
-VDOE requires extensive monitoring of assessments and student progress
-Title 1 has extensive oversight and requires staffing for compliance

OK but the executive principal position for the literacy stuff was actually created before the VLA was passed - and it was done under Brabrand. I know because that principal came from our ES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

Why do we need a marketing officer gor a public school system?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

DP. Why do we need a Chief Equity Officer, when there is already a Chief Academic Officer? They're just going to push initiatives that will require heavy legal attention as otherwise they'll invite lawsuits.

Those are completely different positions with different responsibilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

Why do we need a marketing officer gor a public school system?

To be fair the local privates all do pretty extensive marketing. That said, I don't know that the FCPS marketing department needs to be huge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

Why do we need a marketing officer gor a public school system?

To be fair the local privates all do pretty extensive marketing. That said, I don't know that the FCPS marketing department needs to be huge.

Is their job to follow Reid around with a camera? Along with her bodyguards?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

Why do we need a marketing officer gor a public school system?

To be fair the local privates all do pretty extensive marketing. That said, I don't know that the FCPS marketing department needs to be huge.

It doesn’t need to exist at all. For what purpose?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

Why do we need a marketing officer gor a public school system?

To be fair the local privates all do pretty extensive marketing. That said, I don't know that the FCPS marketing department needs to be huge.

It doesn’t need to exist at all. For what purpose?

To make the social media posts. To write the press releases. I think some level of that - a couple people probably - is fair.

[Anonymous]

I am not seeing any “Chief Marketing Officer” in the senior leadership team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know I generally don’t defend some things but

Chief security officer not horrible

Chief engagement officer isn’t that different from chief marketing officer

Chief equity officer well honestly I’m always fascinated by how much hate this one gets but whatever

Okay now maybe those salaries could be cut by 50% but i don’t know that. Certainly I’m not crapping myself over them existing they are what they are

Now could the people in those positions do a better job at times I’m quite sure they could but that’s not for me to decide

Why do we need a marketing officer gor a public school system?

To be fair the local privates all do pretty extensive marketing. That said, I don't know that the FCPS marketing department needs to be huge.

It doesn’t need to exist at all. For what purpose?

To make the social media posts. To write the press releases. I think some level of that - a couple people probably - is fair.

But, the social media team is much, much larger than that.

In fact, the only thing Reid has brought here is the ability to increase social media. She's great at that. The content is not so great and educating the kids is not so great, but she is great at slick media.

[Anonymous]

FCPS has run amok with spending and bloat. It is truly damaging kids education: