Real talk: are there going to be enough teachers for summer school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today’s email:

Dear MCPS Staff,

UPDATE: Extended School Year (ESY) comprehensive sites and discrete special education programs are still in need of both teachers and paraprofessionals.



This worries me because these are the kids who are most in need to summer school AND the staff that historically do it willingly every year without an extra pay. The fact that people don’t want to teach ESY this year even with extra pay tells me that teachers and paras feel unsafe or emotionally drained or something else. Maybe in addition to underpaid, but that is not the main issue. DCUM, ask MCPS to look after the special Ed staff. And maybe lay off the verbal abuse.

ALL this email tells me is that MCPS did not incentivize its workers enough for them to sign up. NO OFFENSE but an extra $200 is paltry compared to any other working professional field. *Sigh* MCPS needs to have a better incentive, perhaps if they raise it to $300 or $400 people would sign up quickly. This is worrying behavior for the fall.

It’s not about the money. It’s about being emotionally exhausted. I’ve never worked ESY but the majority of my coworkers do every year. I know very few who are this year. We all need a break and are either finding other summer jobs or just not working at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is in self contained. His regular teacher will also teach him ESY. From the 6 kids in the room the parents pooled together $2,000 as an incentive to incentivize her to take on the extra burden.
Money well spent.

You must live in DC. That’s not allowed in MCPS.

Of course it’s not allowed. But it’s happening

[Anonymous]

My friends who teach are either not working this summer (in previous years some of them taught summer school) or working at jobs that have nothing to do with school. I sought out a job that is the opposite of what went on this year. I will be working alone weeding and planting with a small landscaping crew. I don't care that I'll be making less than I would at summer school. I just need to be left alone. I cannot wait to delete our parent messaging app and school email account from my phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is in self contained. His regular teacher will also teach him ESY. From the 6 kids in the room the parents pooled together $2,000 as an incentive to incentivize her to take on the extra burden.
Money well spent.

You must live in DC. That’s not allowed in MCPS.

Of course it’s not allowed. But it’s happening

Unless she gets fired for accepting the payment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is in self contained. His regular teacher will also teach him ESY. From the 6 kids in the room the parents pooled together $2,000 as an incentive to incentivize her to take on the extra burden.
Money well spent.

You must live in DC. That’s not allowed in MCPS.

Of course it’s not allowed. But it’s happening

Unless she gets fired for accepting the payment.

What happens in Ws stays in Ws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is in self contained. His regular teacher will also teach him ESY. From the 6 kids in the room the parents pooled together $2,000 as an incentive to incentivize her to take on the extra burden.
Money well spent.

You must live in DC. That’s not allowed in MCPS.

Of course it’s not allowed. But it’s happening

Unless she gets fired for accepting the payment.

What happens in Ws stays in Ws.

Have no idea what the WS are. But I can assure you we are not a highly desirable school. There is just a lot of value in our kids having a consistent teacher. The lockdown was rough on all kids- but especially self contained kiddos. We couldn’t pod- no equity hubs. Nada.
Having people to socialize with is huge.
I don’t care if DS runs around the playground all day.
Also, from unthread is your (teachers) summer school rate $23 an hour? If so- that’s insanely low!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is in self contained. His regular teacher will also teach him ESY. From the 6 kids in the room the parents pooled together $2,000 as an incentive to incentivize her to take on the extra burden.
Money well spent.

You must live in DC. That’s not allowed in MCPS.

Of course it’s not allowed. But it’s happening

Unless she gets fired for accepting the payment.

It’s a troll post, I’m sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is in self contained. His regular teacher will also teach him ESY. From the 6 kids in the room the parents pooled together $2,000 as an incentive to incentivize her to take on the extra burden.
Money well spent.

You must live in DC. That’s not allowed in MCPS.

Of course it’s not allowed. But it’s happening

Unless she gets fired for accepting the payment.

What happens in Ws stays in Ws.

Have no idea what the WS are. But I can assure you we are not a highly desirable school. There is just a lot of value in our kids having a consistent teacher. The lockdown was rough on all kids- but especially self contained kiddos. We couldn’t pod- no equity hubs. Nada.
Having people to socialize with is huge.
I don’t care if DS runs around the playground all day.
Also, from unthread is your (teachers) summer school rate $23 an hour? If so- that’s insanely low!

If all your DS in self contained needs this summer is socialization, you parents could have done that for free by getting together. The highly trollish-sounding $2000 bribe was not necessary.

[Anonymous]

But guess what? We aren’t!
Does it hurt your feelings when people don’t share your ideas of how to do things?
Ps- we WORK. Like real jobs. That don’t have summers off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But guess what? We aren’t!
Does it hurt your feelings when people don’t share your ideas of how to do things?
Ps- we WORK. Like real jobs. That don’t have summers off.

You sound like a very mature and well adjusted adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But guess what? We aren’t!
Does it hurt your feelings when people don’t share your ideas of how to do things?
Ps- we WORK. Like real jobs. That don’t have summers off.

There are plenty of “real jobs” that have a season off, but people only attack teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But guess what? We aren’t!
Does it hurt your feelings when people don’t share your ideas of how to do things?
Ps- we WORK. Like real jobs. That don’t have summers off.

What a sad, pathetic person you are. I don’t work 6 months a year, make over 250k, and no one has ever accused me of not having a “real job.” You just sound like you’re frustrated with your own situation and you are acting out like a child by blaming people who seem to have better work schedules than you do. If you don’t like your situation, change it, but please grow up and stop bullying other people just because you are unhappy with your own life.

[Anonymous]

No one wants to help us look for superintendent either:

“ On May 3, 2021, the Montgomery County Board of Education issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire a search firm to assist in the superintendent selection process. Proposal submissions were initially due on June 3, 2021. The Board of Education has extended the deadline and will continue to accept proposals until June 24, 2021.

A search firm will assist the Board of Education with key pieces of the national search process including: articulating the qualifications for a superintendent; facilitating a process for community input and engagement’ identifying and fielding a pool of highly qualified candidates; coordinating the interview process; helping to narrow down a field of candidates; and advising on an appropriate compensation package.”

[Anonymous]

Has anyone gotten firm news about summer school at their school? Still waiting at SCES…this is not a family-friendly way to plan this stuff, folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gotten firm news about summer school at their school? Still waiting at SCES…this is not a family-friendly way to plan this stuff, folks.

Actually, it’s pretty family friendly that teachers can’t be forced to teach summer school. They have families, too. Where are all the warm bodies that DCUM said wanted these jobs and could be hired cheaper?