+100, 5-10 years ago it was extremely common to have a staff/department meeting for 30-40 minutes before or after school, once a month or quarter. We were almost notified of all meeting at the start of the year or given 3-4 weeks notice. Now, it feels like they’re taking every free moment. |
I’ve been with FCPS for over 15 years and have never been told that personal or sick days were for “emergencies.” |
Not reasonable to me. I have a second job right after school. |
Because they aren't. |
"Reasonable" is open to interpretation. That's an issue with a lot of the school board policies regarding things like meeting, planning time, teacher-directed work time during teacher workdays, etc. Rather than relying on school board policies and good-will of principals, job requirements need to be contractual. So, now that FEU has filed for collective bargaining, vote "Yes" on CB when asked. |
This! Want teachers to work constantly???~ PAY them-respect their profession and expertise. Until the pay and benefits are better I'll be using my time especially since this county does nothing to compensate you for not using your time-you just lose it. Long gone are my martyr days!! |
They are not. PP's Mom probably taught 20 years ago when schools were a great place to work and teachers really did feel valued enough to force themselves in. |
There is one thing they do for those with unused leave. If you are under the ERFC Legacy Plan your unused leave will count as service credit when you retire. 12-month employees that earn annual leave (ex. principals), get a payout at their hourly rate. https://www.erfcpension.org/resources/faqs/ Unused sick leave is converted to retirement credit at the time of retirement by the HR payroll office. This is added to your service total and included in your retirement calculation. The conversion is as follows: Number of hours ÷ Contract days ÷ Work hours per day = Amount of service |
Think of all the things your mom missed because she’d rather be working. I’m not missing out on my kid for your kid. But you are correct. Teachers have a contract that allows them to take days off. We don’t need parents or WJLA interviewing teachers asking about how they went to the doctor Tuesday afternoon for a vaginal infection. If you think FCPS is allowing teachers to abuse their contractually entitled benefits, talk to FCPS. If you don’t like the quality of subs, talk to FCPS about paying for the quality of sub you desire. |
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Yes, but there aren't many teachers left who are part of the Legacy Plan. They'd have to already have 20+ years of uninterrupted service to FCPS to be part of that plan, or they have an interruption in service, but they were already vested when they took the break in service. Most likely, almost all of the Legacy teachers are retired or about to retire. |
Your mom came to one of your school events ever because she consistently chose her job over showing up for you, and you think that’s how the rest of us should be? No thanks. |
Lots of people are burning up leave before exiting for good. |
Remember if a teacher is leaving for a new job they will have to take days to interview |
I did a Zoom interview during my planning block from my desk. |