Has Duran gone mad? (APS)

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Anonymous wrote:LMAO I do not make 80k. You just made up an arbitrary number of years and went with that number

it wasn't totally arbitrary- you said you had multiple degrees, and had several years of experience teaching. So I went with the 'masters plus 30 units' scale and assumed about 10 years of teaching experience.

But honestly- if you go with masters plus 30 units and assume 5 years of experience- you would be making about 63k, which would turn into 76k over 12 mos. I still don't know entry level jobs (outside of biglaw) that employee people at 76k starting out.

You don’t know jobs that pay 63k for people with multiple degrees and other work experience (because teaching is not my first and only job)? Lol ok

I've been teaching 13 years and have my masters plus 30 in APS and don't make that much either- we've had years of pay freezes/no step increases since I started teaching. My younger brother has a bachelors degree in computer programming and has been working just over a year- he makes more $$ than me.

You don’t make 63k?

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Anonymous wrote:There’s no good data on spread because schools that are open (other than private) aren’t testing their populations. If lack of reported deaths is your metric, though, you are good. Some of us are a little wary of that. 🙄

Exactly.

So there is no data on spread in schools? How about teacher infection rates or something?

There is plenty of data about spread in schools (and lack there of). But people choose not to believe it.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-data-insights/covid-19-outbreaks-by-selected-exposure-settings/

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Are they doing surveillance testing in those schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Are they doing surveillance testing in those schools?

no- nor is this a recommendation of the CDC.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-testing.html

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Anonymous wrote:Staff was told verbally (guessing this was intentional). Only know of ES phases: PK-K go back in January; 1st and 2nd February; 3rd through 5th in March.

I don't know if you are APS, but this time line is completely inaccurate now. All will be back in mid Februrary.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow this thread really jumped the shark.
Anyone have any additional info on whether they are pushing to reopen in February still?

They are. All local districts will send people back in January into early February

Still waiting for any support to all of these assertions.

Alexandria and FFX have already announced. I was at the APS where the date was determined (pre-determined?) so you can take that however you want.

Link? You seem to be the only one with this “information.”

DP. You must not have looked, because it took me about 10 seconds to find this FCPS return schedule:

https://www.fcps.edu/returntoschool

Those dates all appear to be for SpEd programs. I can’t find announced dates for general K-12 who aren’t receiving some sort of intervention. Similarly, I don’t think any Gen Ed kids K-12 are returning in person to APS in the winter.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow this thread really jumped the shark.
Anyone have any additional info on whether they are pushing to reopen in February still?

They are. All local districts will send people back in January into early February

Still waiting for any support to all of these assertions.

Alexandria and FFX have already announced. I was at the APS where the date was determined (pre-determined?) so you can take that however you want.

Link? You seem to be the only one with this “information.”

DP. You must not have looked, because it took me about 10 seconds to find this FCPS return schedule:

https://www.fcps.edu/returntoschool

Yes, the one labeled TENTATIVE in all caps.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are they doing surveillance testing in those schools?

no- nor is this a recommendation of the CDC.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-testing.html

It is a recommendation of most academics/ epidemiologists. The CDC also said people without symptoms shouldn’t be tested. And that schools are fine with 3 feet distancing. There’s been a ton of crap coming out of cdc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Staff was told verbally (guessing this was intentional). Only know of ES phases: PK-K go back in January; 1st and 2nd February; 3rd through 5th in March.

I don't know if you are APS, but this time line is completely inaccurate now. All will be back in mid Februrary.

I was regretting picking DL and foreclosing any hybrid for the year til I saw this. I hope for the sake of those who did choose hybrid that this isn’t true. This is basically APS caving to APE and the Wash Post. Drama and fear of publicity over science and safety for staff and students. I hope they start to have fully staffed live school board meetings BEFORE they send teachers back to the classroom.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Staff was told verbally (guessing this was intentional). Only know of ES phases: PK-K go back in January; 1st and 2nd February; 3rd through 5th in March.

I don't know if you are APS, but this time line is completely inaccurate now. All will be back in mid Februrary.

I was regretting picking DL and foreclosing any hybrid for the year til I saw this. I hope for the sake of those who did choose hybrid that this isn’t true. This is basically APS caving to APE and the Wash Post. Drama and fear of publicity over science and safety for staff and students. I hope they start to have fully staffed live school board meetings BEFORE they send teachers back to the classroom.

Same 😔

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Anonymous wrote:LMAO I do not make 80k. You just made up an arbitrary number of years and went with that number

it wasn't totally arbitrary- you said you had multiple degrees, and had several years of experience teaching. So I went with the 'masters plus 30 units' scale and assumed about 10 years of teaching experience.

But honestly- if you go with masters plus 30 units and assume 5 years of experience- you would be making about 63k, which would turn into 76k over 12 mos. I still don't know entry level jobs (outside of biglaw) that employee people at 76k starting out.

You don’t know jobs that pay 63k for people with multiple degrees and other work experience (because teaching is not my first and only job)? Lol ok

I've been teaching 13 years and have my masters plus 30 in APS and don't make that much either- we've had years of pay freezes/no step increases since I started teaching. My younger brother has a bachelors degree in computer programming and has been working just over a year- he makes more $$ than me.

+1 I posted almost the same on page 27. I am making less right now than I was 8 years ago if you look at inflation and the COL compared to all the years with no steps or part steps. It is pretty disgraceful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Staff was told verbally (guessing this was intentional). Only know of ES phases: PK-K go back in January; 1st and 2nd February; 3rd through 5th in March.

I don't know if you are APS, but this time line is completely inaccurate now. All will be back in mid Februrary.

I was regretting picking DL and foreclosing any hybrid for the year til I saw this. I hope for the sake of those who did choose hybrid that this isn’t true. This is basically APS caving to APE and the Wash Post. Drama and fear of publicity over science and safety for staff and students. I hope they start to have fully staffed live school board meetings BEFORE they send teachers back to the classroom.

This. AND that all of central office is working in the office, not from home, before they tell us it is "safe" to send our kids into school.

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Anonymous wrote:I have not heard news of teachers dying of Covid from the areas where schools are open. Do we know what the Covid spread rates are for schools at this point and can make a determination of whether or not its safe to return?

Teachers are dying all over the country. Google it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is going to kill hybrid if they open in January/early February. It’ll be like private school for rabid APE members! I guess the silver lining for teachers will be that huge numbers will likely defect from hybrid to DL. So in elementary it could mean they need another DL teacher or two at each grade level. And for MS and HS, fewer kids Lin person in your concurrent classes.

It completely screws those of us who picked hybrid but don't want hybrid NOW. I want hybrid when it is safe.

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Anonymous wrote:I have not heard news of teachers dying of Covid from the areas where schools are open. Do we know what the Covid spread rates are for schools at this point and can make a determination of whether or not its safe to return?

Teachers are dying all over the country. Google it.

Most recent was a young guy in cobb county ga on Christmas and the school admits he likely contracted it there. They can’t know for sure because THERE ISNT TESTING IN SCHOOLS

But I guess some teachers can die so we can get more data