MCPS Human Resources

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its really bad for current staff who have HR questions or concerns... there are still people who have unanswered questions regarding their paychecks and lesve despite the PR that MCPS has put out to the contrary. Its really a system that is in a free fall

Where is your union?

[Anonymous]

From what I hear, the HR department is super small, like microscopic. Also, due to the workload, the changes in leadership and all the other crap brought on them, they have trouble keeping staff and big turnover is never good for morale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From what I hear, the HR department is super small, like microscopic. Also, due to the workload, the changes in leadership and all the other crap brought on them, they have trouble keeping staff and big turnover is never good for morale.

I wouldn't consider over 100 employees microscopic. But there is a lot of turnover because they can't attract qualified candidates to lead the office. HR has not had a good chief of HR since the Jerry Weast days.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but they are broken into different departments and not all the departments are fully staffed. And now with all the recent fiascos they definitely can't keep up

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Anonymous wrote:From what I hear, the HR department is super small, like microscopic. Also, due to the workload, the changes in leadership and all the other crap brought on them, they have trouble keeping staff and big turnover is never good for morale.

I wouldn't consider over 100 employees microscopic. But there is a lot of turnover because they can't attract qualified candidates to lead the office. HR has not had a good chief of HR since the Jerry Weast days.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone gone through this process recently? What's the timeline from hire to in the classroom? I'm a former MCPS employee who just came back and was offered a position last week. I was hoping it'd be quick because I am a former employee, but I haven't heard much. Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gone through this process recently? What's the timeline from hire to in the classroom? I'm a former MCPS employee who just came back and was offered a position last week. I was hoping it'd be quick because I am a former employee, but I haven't heard much. Thanks in advance!

If you officially left the county, you'll need new fingerprints, usually 2 weeks start time from you accepting the position if everything is completed. Email the staffing coordinator who's listed on your email when you applied to that job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if teachers who did their masters along side mcps teachers are not trained good enough to be teachers despite getting top grades in Maryland universities in education and technical content areas, what makes a beurocrat so desirable as a teacher. If teachers who studied teaching are not good enough to be teachers why would someone who did not get trained or volunteer thousands of hours be better. I am confused by the logic.

NP - to be fair, teachers preparation programs could use a whole host of reforms and should include courses to address a lot of things that teachers face in real life classrooms. Even teachers acknowledge this. And some of the bureaucrats, also have Master's/PhD's in a specific content area, any may themselves have some teaching experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but they are broken into different departments and not all the departments are fully staffed. And now with all the recent fiascos they definitely can't keep up

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Anonymous wrote:From what I hear, the HR department is super small, like microscopic. Also, due to the workload, the changes in leadership and all the other crap brought on them, they have trouble keeping staff and big turnover is never good for morale.

I wouldn't consider over 100 employees microscopic. But there is a lot of turnover because they can't attract qualified candidates to lead the office. HR has not had a good chief of HR since the Jerry Weast days.

Part of the problem is that people think school districts and governments have all the same enterprise tech systems and resources that major corporations. They have non idea, what the IT and operational spend is for a major corporation vs a school district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gone through this process recently? What's the timeline from hire to in the classroom? I'm a former MCPS employee who just came back and was offered a position last week. I was hoping it'd be quick because I am a former employee, but I haven't heard much. Thanks in advance!

If you officially left the county, you'll need new fingerprints, usually 2 weeks start time from you accepting the position if everything is completed. Email the staffing coordinator who's listed on your email when you applied to that job

Thank you so much! Emailing the staffing coordinator helped jump start the process! I appreciate it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HR is part of the corrupt system that blames and churns or teachers out without support or protection. The admin however get promoted by doing things against the rules while firing teachers who follow the rules. Ergo no mas teachers.

Examples?