Vacancies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.

Resource teachers are the worst.

Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Experienced teacher here. The district has put such an emphasis on not sending kids to CSS programs until they have spent six months or more “gathering data” and trying things like a sticker chart. Some of these kids have past trauma, mental health diagnoses, and family struggles and the child needs an alternative school placement now! They can come back to their base school as soon as they improve, but it’s not like sending them to jail for life to make the move now. It’s insane that the CSS schools have such a drop in student population when everyone knows so many kids are struggling. Going to a smaller, therapeutic program is going to benefit these students so much more than having them be out of control so often, having their cortisol and adrenaline levels spiking, and the secondary trauma on the other kids witnessing these outbursts and teacher assaults cannot be overstated.

On top of this, so many of these kids have parents that refuse to get their kids mental health treatment, so the kid is falling apart daily and learning nothing. These parents should be referred to CPS for medical neglect. Mental health neglect is equal to medical neglect. A kid that was passing out from diabetes each day without treatment is on the sane level as a kid should is trashing rooms, screaming for hours, and attacking others.

I have heard about this. I also know that if there is a real problem kid in the class that is being disruptive, parents can complain to admin and admin will be more likely to act.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Experienced teacher here. The district has put such an emphasis on not sending kids to CSS programs until they have spent six months or more “gathering data” and trying things like a sticker chart. Some of these kids have past trauma, mental health diagnoses, and family struggles and the child needs an alternative school placement now! They can come back to their base school as soon as they improve, but it’s not like sending them to jail for life to make the move now. It’s insane that the CSS schools have such a drop in student population when everyone knows so many kids are struggling. Going to a smaller, therapeutic program is going to benefit these students so much more than having them be out of control so often, having their cortisol and adrenaline levels spiking, and the secondary trauma on the other kids witnessing these outbursts and teacher assaults cannot be overstated.

On top of this, so many of these kids have parents that refuse to get their kids mental health treatment, so the kid is falling apart daily and learning nothing. These parents should be referred to CPS for medical neglect. Mental health neglect is equal to medical neglect. A kid that was passing out from diabetes each day without treatment is on the sane level as a kid should is trashing rooms, screaming for hours, and attacking others.

I have heard about this. I also know that if there is a real problem kid in the class that is being disruptive, parents can complain to admin and admin will be more likely to act.

This is what I thought but not working well in our school because our grade level has several disruptive kids in one grade.

[Anonymous]

Can I just say how much it sucks to teach in a school with an instructional vacancy and yet have an EMRT (math resource teacher paid out of local funds) and a new STEAM teacher (who is mostly used as an assistant to the principal and literacy resource teacher, not on the master schedule) both of whom used to be classroom teachers? I don't know how our principal can be allowed to utilize these staff members for extra "coach" type positions while we have class sizes hovering at/near 30 in two grades.

It's good for no one but admin and those teachers. No one else in the staff wants another coach or resource teacher vs smaller class sizes. Even if it's not your grade impacted, you know the kids will be better disciplined and better prepared and better for the school climate overall if they are in smaller classes. It just shouldn't be allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can I just say how much it sucks to teach in a school with an instructional vacancy and yet have an EMRT (math resource teacher paid out of local funds) and a new STEAM teacher (who is mostly used as an assistant to the principal and literacy resource teacher, not on the master schedule) both of whom used to be classroom teachers? I don't know how our principal can be allowed to utilize these staff members for extra "coach" type positions while we have class sizes hovering at/near 30 in two grades.

It's good for no one but admin and those teachers. No one else in the staff wants another coach or resource teacher vs smaller class sizes. Even if it's not your grade impacted, you know the kids will be better disciplined and better prepared and better for the school climate overall if they are in smaller classes. It just shouldn't be allowed.

Our school moved a teacher to be a math resource teacher from a grade that has a current vacancy and another one of the teachers in that grade is a trainee. I'm sure they are all wonderful people, however I do not comprehend the logic behind this. Our classes are also 30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can I just say how much it sucks to teach in a school with an instructional vacancy and yet have an EMRT (math resource teacher paid out of local funds) and a new STEAM teacher (who is mostly used as an assistant to the principal and literacy resource teacher, not on the master schedule) both of whom used to be classroom teachers? I don't know how our principal can be allowed to utilize these staff members for extra "coach" type positions while we have class sizes hovering at/near 30 in two grades.

It's good for no one but admin and those teachers. No one else in the staff wants another coach or resource teacher vs smaller class sizes. Even if it's not your grade impacted, you know the kids will be better disciplined and better prepared and better for the school climate overall if they are in smaller classes. It just shouldn't be allowed.

Our school moved a teacher to be a math resource teacher from a grade that has a current vacancy and another one of the teachers in that grade is a trainee. I'm sure they are all wonderful people, however I do not comprehend the logic behind this. Our classes are also 30.

The math resource teacher position is staffed from a different pool of candidates - it would still have been staffed even if 10 classroom positions were open. The school didn’t chose to move them, that teacher would have probably filled a math resource position at another school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Experienced teacher here. The district has put such an emphasis on not sending kids to CSS programs until they have spent six months or more “gathering data” and trying things like a sticker chart. Some of these kids have past trauma, mental health diagnoses, and family struggles and the child needs an alternative school placement now! They can come back to their base school as soon as they improve, but it’s not like sending them to jail for life to make the move now. It’s insane that the CSS schools have such a drop in student population when everyone knows so many kids are struggling. Going to a smaller, therapeutic program is going to benefit these students so much more than having them be out of control so often, having their cortisol and adrenaline levels spiking, and the secondary trauma on the other kids witnessing these outbursts and teacher assaults cannot be overstated.

On top of this, so many of these kids have parents that refuse to get their kids mental health treatment, so the kid is falling apart daily and learning nothing. These parents should be referred to CPS for medical neglect. Mental health neglect is equal to medical neglect. A kid that was passing out from diabetes each day without treatment is on the sane level as a kid should is trashing rooms, screaming for hours, and attacking others.

I have heard about this. I also know that if there is a real problem kid in the class that is being disruptive, parents can complain to admin and admin will be more likely to act.

This is what I thought but not working well in our school because our grade level has several disruptive kids in one grade.

The squeaky wheel..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

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They need to send the violent kids with the issues to a special school that can meet their needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

+100

They need to send the violent kids with the issues to a special school that can meet their needs.

Absolutely. I was assaulted while subbing and when I took the kid to the front office, admin wanted nothing to do with it. They acted as if it was *my* fault. Needless to say, I never went back to that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

+100

They need to send the violent kids with the issues to a special school that can meet their needs.

Absolutely. I was assaulted while subbing and when I took the kid to the front office, admin wanted nothing to do with it. They acted as if it was *my* fault. Needless to say, I never went back to that school.

I thought about subbing but never went through with it. I read about the bait and switch and chickened out. It's not worth the $22 or whatever it pays an hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

+100

They need to send the violent kids with the issues to a special school that can meet their needs.

Absolutely. I was assaulted while subbing and when I took the kid to the front office, admin wanted nothing to do with it. They acted as if it was *my* fault. Needless to say, I never went back to that school.

I thought about subbing but never went through with it. I read about the bait and switch and chickened out. It's not worth the $22 or whatever it pays an hour.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

+100

They need to send the violent kids with the issues to a special school that can meet their needs.

Absolutely. I was assaulted while subbing and when I took the kid to the front office, admin wanted nothing to do with it. They acted as if it was *my* fault. Needless to say, I never went back to that school.

I had an IA who got badly injured by a student and when I said go to urgent care....she said no because she was afraid to tell the county because they'd blame her. This is one of many reasons there are vacancies in the third week of school and many trainees throughout the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.

Resource teachers are the worst.

Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.

+1

My HS just hired its first IC in ages (ever?) and it’s already off the rails. This person has only ever worked in elementary schools but thinks they know more about teaching HS kids than anyone. Meanwhile at least FTE spots are being filled with long term subs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left education and started a new job. I do my best to not spread negativity about the profession, but when I told my new coworkers it was immediately “is it true the kids are crazy?” And “you’re so brave”. The reputation about teaching is spreading so yeah it’s going to be hard to fill positions. After what happened in Newport News and now in Texas with the principal losing her eye a lot of people are very hesitant.

This-I left teaching and my family and friends were like thank goodness you got out. I watched IA's get hurt and admin act annoyed-I had admin ask my IA's and myself what we wanted them to do as a child destroyed rooms and kicked and scratched/screamed for sometimes 30 mins straight. It's becoming unsafe-I can't speak for MS and HS but elementary schools are understaffed. And you might get a sub one day but in these conditions most aren't coming back. It's sad for the kids who are there and ready to learn. And honestly I wouldn't want to be admin because the truth is there is not much they can do....but I will tell you teachers do not get paid enough to deal with that level of chaos when they are still responsible for the safety and education of many other students. So admin-take them out-make parents come get them but don't shrug and ask what you should do. It is a horrible working and learning environment-day to day survival is not good for teaching or learning.

+100

They need to send the violent kids with the issues to a special school that can meet their needs.

The focus right now is the exact opposite. The LRE is the regular classroom in a regular school with very few exceptions. Schools are not supposed to remove students from the classroom or suspend them for behaviors either.
Every parent who sees this for what it really is should be filling out SR&R feedback survey that was sent out a few weeks ago. School districts are not listening to teachers. The problem will continue to get worse if parents don't say anything.