Why is FCPS such screwups?
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Anonymous
+1 Our property taxes, which fund the schools, are not high. |
Anonymous
Oh. You don't understand the program. A group gets a permit for a set amount of time, for instance 8 am -8 pm. They aren't required to be there when the permit starts at 8 am. They have four hours to start using the space. Since gym space is so scarce, most groups begin right at the start time, but they are not required to. The groups pay whether they are using the space, or not. The custodian is being paid extra to be there on the weekend, by the group with the permit. The door is supposed to be unlocked when the permited time begins, whether or not anyone has shown up yet. If no one shows up after 4 hours, the custodian can go home and keeps the extra pay. These are regulations set out by NCS that custodians are supposed to follow. The issue groups have is: custodians not unlocking doors when permits begin (or, at all) and custodians leaving for the day before the four hour deadline. |
Anonymous
OK, and if they don’t show up, how is your overall life affected? Not at all. |
Anonymous
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Just to add to this debate. There is not a lot of gym space for community groups. I headed a local non-profit basketball league. Saturdays are game days. We stack games (as do most local orgs) from 9a until the end of our permitted hours. (Permitted hours usually start at 8a.) We pay referees to officiate games. If a custodian doesn't open on time, that game doesn't get played on that day. But we still have to pay the referees. We then have to ask for additional space from NCS to find a spot for the makeup game.
We do not use Sandburg for games, but we do serve a nearby community. It is expensive to run the basketball program (uniforms, equipment, referees, gyms, etc.). For an organization that serves low-income communities, it can be a lot when custodians do not show up or show up late on the weekends. My experience with the custodians and schools has generally been good, but the impact on a late or no-show custodian is more than "awww poor Larlo doesn't get to play his game." |
Anonymous
Glad you having the low standard FCPS supposed to be excellence |
Anonymous
Welll, the people who volunteer to run the leagues have to scramble and beg for more gym space--often there is no more available so the game or practice is just not rescheduled, pay the refs anyway, try and reschedule, and deal with angry parents who showed up for a game or practice but were locked out of the gym. We have a problem school that we get permits for and the weekend custodian often leaves the building and can't be found by the county off-hours supervisors. So, our org can't get into the building at the scheduled time. |
Anonymous
| ETA, our org is also out the extra money we paid for the custodian *even if he doesn't show up*. There is no mechanism for a refund. |
Anonymous
I just spit out my drink....LOLOLOL |
Anonymous
Speak for yourself. I pay 21k in property tax a year. |
Anonymous
That's because you bought a stupid-expensive house, not because the tax rate is high. |
Anonymous
Spit out your drink because the comment was so moronic, I take it? Please never sign your child up for any recreational sports or activities, as you have no respect or appreciation for the effort out in by volunteers. |
Anonymous
DP. I respect the volunteers who aren’t entitled a-holes. |
Anonymous
I pay almost $25k and realize that I’d pay much more in an area that had high tax rates. If you don’t want to pay taxes move to a red state. And you’ll get what you pay for. |
Anonymous
This is correct. I lead a Saturday morning activity that meets at various fcps schools throughout the year. On any given day there's a 50% chance the school will be unlocked on time. And it's not a rare occurrence for no one to show up for several hours after we were supposed to start. The problem is lack of competent leadership from the top all the way down to the maintenance person who didn't get the memo they were supposed to work, or who said they weren't available but were scheduled anyway. |
Anonymous
Your rate is the same as everyone else’s. If you pay $21k a year your house has a proportionately high value. |