Vacancies

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I spotted a vacancy for a teacher trainee. Why would that be a vacancy? Why not just get a real teacher?

All of the licensed teachers who want to teach already have jobs before school starts.

Well and a ton left to works in other fields.

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Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

So much wrong in schools today-it's not worth it. I left. No one is listening so the shortage gets worse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

NP, The only way to research that is to talk to teachers from every school to see if they “feel valued”. It’s not like there’s a spreadsheet out there that we can all look at.

Even if there was some of those things change with new administration or turnover in staff.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

NP, The only way to research that is to talk to teachers from every school to see if they “feel valued”. It’s not like there’s a spreadsheet out there that we can all look at.

Even if there was some of those things change with new administration or turnover in staff.

Exactly. It’s not realistic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

NP, The only way to research that is to talk to teachers from every school to see if they “feel valued”. It’s not like there’s a spreadsheet out there that we can all look at.

Even if there was some of those things change with new administration or turnover in staff.

Exactly. It’s not realistic.

False. There’s an active FCPS FB page where you can solicit opinions and then dig deeper for schools that are in your vicinity. It would take some time, but hard to argue it’s not worth it. Most staff are happy to have private conversations about how supportive or terrible their administrations are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

NP, The only way to research that is to talk to teachers from every school to see if they “feel valued”. It’s not like there’s a spreadsheet out there that we can all look at.

Even if there was some of those things change with new administration or turnover in staff.

Exactly. It’s not realistic.

False. There’s an active FCPS FB page where you can solicit opinions and then dig deeper for schools that are in your vicinity. It would take some time, but hard to argue it’s not worth it. Most staff are happy to have private conversations about how supportive or terrible their administrations are.

And risk getting in trouble if they badmouth their admin online? Highly doubtful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

NP, The only way to research that is to talk to teachers from every school to see if they “feel valued”. It’s not like there’s a spreadsheet out there that we can all look at.

Even if there was some of those things change with new administration or turnover in staff.

Exactly. It’s not realistic.

False. There’s an active FCPS FB page where you can solicit opinions and then dig deeper for schools that are in your vicinity. It would take some time, but hard to argue it’s not worth it. Most staff are happy to have private conversations about how supportive or terrible their administrations are.

And risk getting in trouble if they badmouth their admin online? Highly doubtful.

These conversations happen all the time. Scroll the feed during the transfer window. You’re missing out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

I'd love to hear about this too....I'm a 22 year veteran

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school board separations report always tells an interesting story. 461 teachers quit in July. Mind you, this doesn’t include the 800 teachers who left FCPS on good terms in June.
Last July only about 170 teachers quit, what changed? This explains the large class sizes, they probably weren’t prepared for this.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/D87LKD56E95B/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20July%201%2C%202024%20to%20July%2031%2C%202024.pdf

WOW. I really wonder who will want to teach by the time I have grandchildren.

I imagine they will be taught by AI.

Online teachers and the kids will be just be monitored in a school building

Yep. A lot of my job now is monitoring. I’m an extremely overqualified babysitter. It’s really rough for those of us who love our subject area.

This is why Lexia/ST Math are so big right now and being pushed so hard. I don’t think they are bad tools, but it’s definitely testing the water of how much can be taken out of the teachers hands. Same with the Basals, they don’t need some unlicensed communications major figuring out how to teach phonics on the fly.

really sad because good teachers are priceless....but honestly even the best teachers are struggling in the chaos of education today~off the chart behaviors, large class sizes, and a true lack of support and time to actually teach.

Speak for yourself! I have been teaching primary for 20+ years. The new curriculum is a lot to learn, but in terms of my principal and my students’ families, I have never felt more supported in my career. If you are a struggling teacher, I encourage you to do some research on schools where teachers feel valued and supported. They still exist!

How would you suggest people do this? I taught for 30 years in FCPS and left a few years earlier than planned due to reasons mentioned in this thread. I don’t think it’s very easy to “research schools where teachers feel valued…”.

At which school do you work?

NP, The only way to research that is to talk to teachers from every school to see if they “feel valued”. It’s not like there’s a spreadsheet out there that we can all look at.

Even if there was some of those things change with new administration or turnover in staff.

High turnover because majority do not feel valued and it's more than not feeling valued.

[Anonymous]

When a teacher is interviewing for a job, I would think they would ask how the administration would support them if they were kids with extreme behavior challenges. For instance, if a kid is cursing at the teacher or a kid is tearing up the classroom, what would admin do to help?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When a teacher is interviewing for a job, I would think they would ask how the administration would support them if they were kids with extreme behavior challenges. For instance, if a kid is cursing at the teacher or a kid is tearing up the classroom, what would admin do to help?

You think admin doesn’t lie or stretch the truth to hire someone? They will say whatever they need to to get you in a classroom.