MCPS faces Teacher shortage next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at the number of paraeducator positions that are unfilled.

-Look how many are cobbled together, meaning a few hours of paraeducator work with students + a few hours of lunch and recess coverage

-Look how many are TPT (temporary part time - low hourly rate with no benefits for working FT)

While not as important as a teacher, if your child was in a classroom with the child who needed the paraeducator, has potential to not go well.

Also the child that needs a consistent Para Educator that for all purposes is just a downgrade because MCPS doesn’t want to pay for a Special Ed teacher is left to not learn goals and objectives on the IEP. My child hasn’t received all promised services and accommodations since BEFORE the pandemic. Staffing shortages is no longer a new problem. It’s a long term problem that has been unaddressed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at the number of paraeducator positions that are unfilled.

-Look how many are cobbled together, meaning a few hours of paraeducator work with students + a few hours of lunch and recess coverage

-Look how many are TPT (temporary part time - low hourly rate with no benefits for working FT)

While not as important as a teacher, if your child was in a classroom with the child who needed the paraeducator, has potential to not go well.

Are they done with the "classroom monitor" positions now that COVID Is over? Maybe they could recruit some of them. I think they made even less than paras.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t trust the PR spin or McKnight yet. I am still seeing 471 positions available. It is laughable to depend on substitutes especially for SPED. No sub wants to be long term unless they are desperate for work.

That's not what it says on the careers page. It's like 240. And apparently some are in the process of being filled -- like 90. I wonder if they'll up date the numbers there daily.

Are you logged in as an employee? We've always been able to see more vacancies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the number of paraeducator positions that are unfilled.

-Look how many are cobbled together, meaning a few hours of paraeducator work with students + a few hours of lunch and recess coverage

-Look how many are TPT (temporary part time - low hourly rate with no benefits for working FT)

While not as important as a teacher, if your child was in a classroom with the child who needed the paraeducator, has potential to not go well.

They're always TPT. It's unconscionable that they are paid so little and get no benefits. Might as well work at Starbucks.

+1 the para positions sound really unattractive: no benefits, low pay, you probably will do secretarial work for whoever needs photocopies / substitute teacher / special ed / a SRO of sorts handling challenging students / probably won’t receive much respect. Hard pass. Indeed would rather work at Target

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“As of June 13, there were 581 unfilled positions. Meanwhile, 973 teachers have indicated they will be resigning or retiring.“


https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-faces-teacher-shortage-for-next-school-year/


No mention of staffing for student support or bus driver positions.

More families will homeschool. They’ll just figure out how to do it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t trust the PR spin or McKnight yet. I am still seeing 471 positions available. It is laughable to depend on substitutes especially for SPED. No sub wants to be long term unless they are desperate for work.

Long term subs make more money than regular subs. Why would the prefer daily sub jobs when they pay less and the kids behave worse?

No grading.
No planning.
No meetings.
No contacting parents.
No work outside of contact hours.

The question is why anyone would want to be a long-term sub. They do everything a teacher does, for less money.

I am the opposite. Would much rather be a long term sub, where I can actually teach the content, rather than just follow your directions. But still don't have to deal with all of the paperwork of a permanent position.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:McKnight is flat out lying in these quoted statements. I’m new to MCPS this year in a part time position that was created by combining sections (thus increasing class size) to make a full time position part time. This happened a lot in secondary schools because principals were given less FTE’s due to declining enrollment at most schools.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-looks-to-substitutes-to-help-offset-staff-vacancies-as-first-day-of-school-nears/

Which quoted statement in particular are you claiming isn't true? If enrollment declined at a school, doesn't it make sense that fewer FTEs would be allotted?

Don't know but am thrilled McKnight was able to head off this crisis before it became a problem. Kudos to her and MCPS for a job well done!

HAHAHA. it’s not “headed off” and no one solved the problem. Don’t believe the spin.

PR team working a late one…

God, you’re exhausting. I’m not on the “PR team.” I don’t work for any school or school district. Grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the number of paraeducator positions that are unfilled.

-Look how many are cobbled together, meaning a few hours of paraeducator work with students + a few hours of lunch and recess coverage

-Look how many are TPT (temporary part time - low hourly rate with no benefits for working FT)

While not as important as a teacher, if your child was in a classroom with the child who needed the paraeducator, has potential to not go well.

Are they done with the "classroom monitor" positions now that COVID Is over? Maybe they could recruit some of them. I think they made even less than paras.

My school has converted some classroom monitors into Paras or the monitors found a job at another school

[Anonymous]

They're announcing a new $2750 hiring incentive for special ed teachers:

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13180&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode=

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:McKnight is flat out lying in these quoted statements. I’m new to MCPS this year in a part time position that was created by combining sections (thus increasing class size) to make a full time position part time. This happened a lot in secondary schools because principals were given less FTE’s due to declining enrollment at most schools.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-looks-to-substitutes-to-help-offset-staff-vacancies-as-first-day-of-school-nears/

Which quoted statement in particular are you claiming isn't true? If enrollment declined at a school, doesn't it make sense that fewer FTEs would be allotted?

Don't know but am thrilled McKnight was able to head off this crisis before it became a problem. Kudos to her and MCPS for a job well done!

HAHAHA. it’s not “headed off” and no one solved the problem. Don’t believe the spin.

PR team working a late one…

They hate it when people contradict their crazy right-wing narrative with actual experiences and facts. Just ignore them and keeping posting!

God, you’re exhausting. I’m not on the “PR team.” I don’t work for any school or school district. Grow up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is flat out lying in these quoted statements. I’m new to MCPS this year in a part time position that was created by combining sections (thus increasing class size) to make a full time position part time. This happened a lot in secondary schools because principals were given less FTE’s due to declining enrollment at most schools.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-looks-to-substitutes-to-help-offset-staff-vacancies-as-first-day-of-school-nears/

Which quoted statement in particular are you claiming isn't true? If enrollment declined at a school, doesn't it make sense that fewer FTEs would be allotted?

Don't know but am thrilled McKnight was able to head off this crisis before it became a problem. Kudos to her and MCPS for a job well done!

HAHAHA. it’s not “headed off” and no one solved the problem. Don’t believe the spin.

PR team working a late one…

God, you’re exhausting. I’m not on the “PR team.” I don’t work for any school or school district. Grow up.

They hate it when anyone contradicts their crazy right-wing narrative with experiences and facts. Just ignore them and keep posting truths.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're announcing a new $2750 hiring incentive for special ed teachers:

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13180&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode=

Is that a signing bonus for first time hires or does every Special Education teacher get the incentive? The link is not very clear as to who specifically is specifically being targeted with such a late announcement of the plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're announcing a new $2750 hiring incentive for special ed teachers:

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13180&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode=

Is that a signing bonus for first time hires or does every Special Education teacher get the incentive? The link is not very clear as to who specifically is specifically being targeted with such a late announcement of the plan.

I'd like to know too!

+ What are the options for special education teachers outside of public education? Is a public education teacher's salary the ceiling if one wants to continue in the field?

[Anonymous]

It's really really simple. Everyone will find out in about three weeks how well the recruiting went when their kids report back to parents how many kids are in their classrooms. By the same token, parents will see the teacher names and know just how many "new faces" are in the groups.

My concern is there is no way MCPS performed quality control on that many short-notice hires. I'm guessing there will be a lot of staffing drama by Q2 or 3?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're announcing a new $2750 hiring incentive for special ed teachers:

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=13180&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode=

Oh phew, mcps will be recruiting via table at the county fair and the Wheaton mall. What a relief.