Justice High School
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Anonymous
Probably a combination of all of them. |
Anonymous
In every school there is turnover--teachers retire, move because a spouse has a job relocation, stay home to have a baby, etc. This school year has been rough in every school, not just Justice. Across the board there are more people opting to retire or leave. But if there was a pie chart showing the reasons by percentage, my guess would be that the principal lacking control and building a positive culture would be the largest percentage. The parking and racist teacher reasons are not reasonable. Given that the number of vacancies significantly outweighs the other high schools, it has to be about the school culture. The principal is responsible for setting that tone. |
Anonymous
Ms. Eck is the daughter of Cuban-American immigrants. https://springhilles.fcps.edu/features/welcome-principal-eck She transferred from a high school with a 54% Hispanic population to an elementary school that has 5% of a Hispanic population. I agree with the PP that there is probably a series of things going on and it is piling on top of each other. What really frustrates me about the principals in Mason District is that they don't stay. Collectively, my kids have had almost 10 principals since elementary, middle, and high school. |
Anonymous
It's known for being a stepping stone district. Lots of people want to work here because if they can do something with poor brown kids they are likely to get a promotion. Pretty much all the instructional "coaches" at these schools just want some data so they can go onto better things. |
Anonymous
Is that really a bad thing? Sounds like the go-getter type-As would work harder to push for change and aim for better results in poor schools, even if it's for selfish reasons. What's their end goal anyway? To get to Langley/McLean and have to deal with helicopter parents and lawyer threats every day? |
Anonymous
"Helicopter" parent of Langley kids here. What are these "better results" you are speaking of? |
Anonymous
DP. I’d like to know this too. |
Anonymous
Is that a loaded question? I don't understand what you're implying. Poorer schools in FCPS do worse on SOLs and just about every other academic measure due to socioeconomic factors. Better results means improving academic outcomes for students who live in poverty. |
Anonymous
| I don't know - while I agree some admin/ teachers and staff are motivated to teach at poor performing schools in order to show results such as improved test scores, etc that will allow them to advance/be promoted, I have found that most educators who choose poor performing/low SES schools are intrinsically motivated and enjoy the challenge and fulfillment those jobs can provide. In my own (limited) experience, at a Title I ES then LJMS and FCHS, I found that to be true. Especially for the teachers, but also the administrators. |
Anonymous
There is student loan forgiveness for up to $17k for high school teachers in Title 1 schools. |
Anonymous
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Good! There should be a monetary incentive also.
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Anonymous
The last time FCPS made public the results of a teacher satisfaction survey, the two high schools with the highest teacher satisfaction ratings were Falls Church HS and McLean HS. I recall this because it was around the time Prosperanta Calhoun was running into so much trouble at Stuart HS and the teacher satisfaction ratings were the lowest in the county. |
Anonymous
There are no Title 1 high schools in FCPS - do you mean elementary schools? |
Anonymous
While they are not technically labeled title one schools, low income middle and high schools qualify for the same benefits as title one schools. Only sped and science teachers get 16,500. Everyone else gets 5000. |
Anonymous
Are these improvements demonstrated somewhere? |