Budget Information - Updated SAE 6/3

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Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous. I sure hope that they also added the virtual academy kids in when doing the numbers.

I feel so bad for any teacher impacted this late in the year. What a mess.

No, probably not and the mva staff are getting fired f there are no open positions.

Aren't there like 400 open teacher positions?

No.

Yes, there are. Stop. LYING.

Not lying. Are they all full-time? I bet not! Any of them LT subs? Yes they are! Any of them in certification areas that someone is unable to teach? absolutely! So no. There isn’t a position for everyone. Why are you so incensed? Can you not believe that leadership doesn’t know what they are doing?

I see 285 full-time teaching jobs. More will come with resignations and retirements. No one is getting laid off. But yes, some teachers won't like what positions are available.

Do you work for MCPS? That’s not how things work. There are legal and state guidelines on who can teach what.

Yes, and there's a lot of positions already open, and many more that will become available over the summer, as happens each year.

As long as you're not an art/music/PE teacher, there's a near-zero chance you'll be laid off. And even for those, the odds are low.

Still not the point. Staffing has been set for the year and now they’re asking principals to go over it all over again. hundreds of people are going to be involuntarily transferred and shuffled. Instead we should be focused on ensuring that everyone is ready to close out the school year successfully. MCEA made a good point they should have waited - at least until June 6th after they announced the retirement deadline push.

This is irresponsible leadership at best. Just “having a job” is not the point. It’s not the point at all and I’m sorry so many of you are unable to understand. I guess you actually have to be in education to truly understand now demoralizing and stressful this is for teachers.

+1000 and this is just another example of the incompetence of April Key. Even worse, I heard from an MCEA rep that she wants to involuntary transfer teachers after the start of the school year if there are classes that are under enrolled because that is what they do in the county she came from. And apparently MCEA leadership is ok with it

I can see why that would be annoying, but isn't it better than being laid off?

You clearly have no understanding what being a teacher actually entails. I’d shut up and sit this one out if I was you.

+1 please. This is a big deal for educators

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Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous. I sure hope that they also added the virtual academy kids in when doing the numbers.

I feel so bad for any teacher impacted this late in the year. What a mess.

No, probably not and the mva staff are getting fired f there are no open positions.

Aren't there like 400 open teacher positions?

No.

Yes, there are. Stop. LYING.

Not lying. Are they all full-time? I bet not! Any of them LT subs? Yes they are! Any of them in certification areas that someone is unable to teach? absolutely! So no. There isn’t a position for everyone. Why are you so incensed? Can you not believe that leadership doesn’t know what they are doing?

I see 285 full-time teaching jobs. More will come with resignations and retirements. No one is getting laid off. But yes, some teachers won't like what positions are available.

Do you work for MCPS? That’s not how things work. There are legal and state guidelines on who can teach what.

Yes, and there's a lot of positions already open, and many more that will become available over the summer, as happens each year.

As long as you're not an art/music/PE teacher, there's a near-zero chance you'll be laid off. And even for those, the odds are low.

Still not the point. Staffing has been set for the year and now they’re asking principals to go over it all over again. hundreds of people are going to be involuntarily transferred and shuffled. Instead we should be focused on ensuring that everyone is ready to close out the school year successfully. MCEA made a good point they should have waited - at least until June 6th after they announced the retirement deadline push.

This is irresponsible leadership at best. Just “having a job” is not the point. It’s not the point at all and I’m sorry so many of you are unable to understand. I guess you actually have to be in education to truly understand now demoralizing and stressful this is for teachers.

+1000 and this is just another example of the incompetence of April Key. Even worse, I heard from an MCEA rep that she wants to involuntary transfer teachers after the start of the school year if there are classes that are under enrolled because that is what they do in the county she came from. And apparently MCEA leadership is ok with it

I can see why that would be annoying, but isn't it better than being laid off?

No? Not at all. I’m resigning and teaching in Howard County. Good luck everyone. Next year is going to be a shitshow (and this year was bad enough with behaviors)

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Anonymous wrote:Who has the authority to fire Hull and Key? Felder? BOE?

Confused why people are blaming Hull for this.

The budget was in fine condition before McKnight left in February. The MVA and other programs were restored, there were no talks about RIFs or not honoring new contracts, county council was on track to approve the budget request (or at least a large portion of it) and they publicly praised Hull and the budget department for more transparency and collaboration then they had seen in years. Then Felder came in and ruined it with her ego, stupidity, and her two cronies - Key and Johnson.

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This is so awful for principals, teachers and therefore our kids.
This is honestly the worst mcps has ever been.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so awful for principals, teachers and therefore our kids.
This is honestly the worst mcps has ever been.

Agree, I've worked for MCPS for 27 years and it is heartbreaking to see what the system I loved so much has become. If it wasn't for my pension I'd leave. I'm so scared for another year like this one.

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Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous. I sure hope that they also added the virtual academy kids in when doing the numbers.

I feel so bad for any teacher impacted this late in the year. What a mess.

No, probably not and the mva staff are getting fired f there are no open positions.

Aren't there like 400 open teacher positions?

No.

Yes, there are. Stop. LYING.

Not lying. Are they all full-time? I bet not! Any of them LT subs? Yes they are! Any of them in certification areas that someone is unable to teach? absolutely! So no. There isn’t a position for everyone. Why are you so incensed? Can you not believe that leadership doesn’t know what they are doing?

I see 285 full-time teaching jobs. More will come with resignations and retirements. No one is getting laid off. But yes, some teachers won't like what positions are available.

Do you work for MCPS? That’s not how things work. There are legal and state guidelines on who can teach what.

Yes, and there's a lot of positions already open, and many more that will become available over the summer, as happens each year.

As long as you're not an art/music/PE teacher, there's a near-zero chance you'll be laid off. And even for those, the odds are low.

Still not the point. Staffing has been set for the year and now they’re asking principals to go over it all over again. hundreds of people are going to be involuntarily transferred and shuffled. Instead we should be focused on ensuring that everyone is ready to close out the school year successfully. MCEA made a good point they should have waited - at least until June 6th after they announced the retirement deadline push.

This is irresponsible leadership at best. Just “having a job” is not the point. It’s not the point at all and I’m sorry so many of you are unable to understand. I guess you actually have to be in education to truly understand now demoralizing and stressful this is for teachers.

MCEA would have complained regardless of the timing.

And a previous poster claimed teachers were being fired and that there weren't any open positions, which was obviously a lie.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so awful for principals, teachers and therefore our kids.
This is honestly the worst mcps has ever been.

Agree, I've worked for MCPS for 27 years and it is heartbreaking to see what the system I loved so much has become. If it wasn't for my pension I'd leave. I'm so scared for another year like this one.

Your union negotiated this through the pay increase.

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Anonymous wrote:Who has the authority to fire Hull and Key? Felder? BOE?

Confused why people are blaming Hull for this.

The budget was in fine condition before McKnight left in February. The MVA and other programs were restored, there were no talks about RIFs or not honoring new contracts, county council was on track to approve the budget request (or at least a large portion of it) and they publicly praised Hull and the budget department for more transparency and collaboration then they had seen in years. Then Felder came in and ruined it with her ego, stupidity, and her two cronies - Key and Johnson.

The budget wasn't fine before. There a large deficit in the health care fund and they were on track to pass a proposed budget that they knew was much more than they were going to get.

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Anonymous wrote:What cost increases are driving budget pressures the most? I’ve read that MCPS is getting more money than last year, so expenses and costs must be much higher today than last year if such drastic cuts are necessary, I’d think. What’s driving it the most?

Inflation, Blueprint mandates, higher benefit expenses due to medications like Ozempic, lack of competency from the head of HR on how use data to balance positions and allocations.

The fact you continue to blame this on Ozempic lets me know you're completely delusional.

Defensive much?
It's not "blaming" on Ozempic, it's a fact. I have no problem with employees having access to any medication their doctor prescribes, but it is a fact that GLP-1 meds have increased the cost of benefits for employers, not just MCPS. UMD just recently stopped allowing it for employees who are not diabetic and I know other employers have done the same. Not saying MCPS should do this but it's a cost factor that has impacted many organizations.

Not defensive at all, just sick of people spreading misinformation during times like these. You continue to do so on every post you can. It's ridiculous.

It's not misinformation it is fact. And I've never posted on a topic about it before but if others have it is because they pay attention, read and watch budget info and have general knowledge about national news.

P.S. - I take Wegovy if that makes you less defensive and more likely to believe actual facts.

If this is actually true, granted no one except MCPS leadership and Cigna know the actual facts, then why isn’t a sweeping benefits change on the table? Why are they choosing to decrease staffing at each school?

Ask your union rep.

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Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous. I sure hope that they also added the virtual academy kids in when doing the numbers.

I feel so bad for any teacher impacted this late in the year. What a mess.

No, probably not and the mva staff are getting fired f there are no open positions.

Aren't there like 400 open teacher positions?

No.

Yes, there are. Stop. LYING.

Not lying. Are they all full-time? I bet not! Any of them LT subs? Yes they are! Any of them in certification areas that someone is unable to teach? absolutely! So no. There isn’t a position for everyone. Why are you so incensed? Can you not believe that leadership doesn’t know what they are doing?

I see 285 full-time teaching jobs. More will come with resignations and retirements. No one is getting laid off. But yes, some teachers won't like what positions are available.

Do you work for MCPS? That’s not how things work. There are legal and state guidelines on who can teach what.

Yes, and there's a lot of positions already open, and many more that will become available over the summer, as happens each year.

As long as you're not an art/music/PE teacher, there's a near-zero chance you'll be laid off. And even for those, the odds are low.

Still not the point. Staffing has been set for the year and now they’re asking principals to go over it all over again. hundreds of people are going to be involuntarily transferred and shuffled. Instead we should be focused on ensuring that everyone is ready to close out the school year successfully. MCEA made a good point they should have waited - at least until June 6th after they announced the retirement deadline push.

This is irresponsible leadership at best. Just “having a job” is not the point. It’s not the point at all and I’m sorry so many of you are unable to understand. I guess you actually have to be in education to truly understand now demoralizing and stressful this is for teachers.

MCEA would have complained regardless of the timing.

And a previous poster claimed teachers were being fired and that there weren't any open positions, which was obviously a lie.

No one knows the actual truth. Many rumors and misinformation are going to be spread. Why? Because as much as leadership touts “transparency” they have yet to provide evidence of it.

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Anonymous wrote:What cost increases are driving budget pressures the most? I’ve read that MCPS is getting more money than last year, so expenses and costs must be much higher today than last year if such drastic cuts are necessary, I’d think. What’s driving it the most?

Inflation, Blueprint mandates, higher benefit expenses due to medications like Ozempic, lack of competency from the head of HR on how use data to balance positions and allocations.

The fact you continue to blame this on Ozempic lets me know you're completely delusional.

Defensive much?
It's not "blaming" on Ozempic, it's a fact. I have no problem with employees having access to any medication their doctor prescribes, but it is a fact that GLP-1 meds have increased the cost of benefits for employers, not just MCPS. UMD just recently stopped allowing it for employees who are not diabetic and I know other employers have done the same. Not saying MCPS should do this but it's a cost factor that has impacted many organizations.

Not defensive at all, just sick of people spreading misinformation during times like these. You continue to do so on every post you can. It's ridiculous.

It's not misinformation it is fact. And I've never posted on a topic about it before but if others have it is because they pay attention, read and watch budget info and have general knowledge about national news.

P.S. - I take Wegovy if that makes you less defensive and more likely to believe actual facts.

If this is actually true, granted no one except MCPS leadership and Cigna know the actual facts, then why isn’t a sweeping benefits change on the table? Why are they choosing to decrease staffing at each school?

Ask your union rep.

You must work for central

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Anonymous wrote:What cost increases are driving budget pressures the most? I’ve read that MCPS is getting more money than last year, so expenses and costs must be much higher today than last year if such drastic cuts are necessary, I’d think. What’s driving it the most?

Inflation, Blueprint mandates, higher benefit expenses due to medications like Ozempic, lack of competency from the head of HR on how use data to balance positions and allocations.

The fact you continue to blame this on Ozempic lets me know you're completely delusional.

Defensive much?
It's not "blaming" on Ozempic, it's a fact. I have no problem with employees having access to any medication their doctor prescribes, but it is a fact that GLP-1 meds have increased the cost of benefits for employers, not just MCPS. UMD just recently stopped allowing it for employees who are not diabetic and I know other employers have done the same. Not saying MCPS should do this but it's a cost factor that has impacted many organizations.

Not defensive at all, just sick of people spreading misinformation during times like these. You continue to do so on every post you can. It's ridiculous.

It's not misinformation it is fact. And I've never posted on a topic about it before but if others have it is because they pay attention, read and watch budget info and have general knowledge about national news.

P.S. - I take Wegovy if that makes you less defensive and more likely to believe actual facts.

If this is actually true, granted no one except MCPS leadership and Cigna know the actual facts, then why isn’t a sweeping benefits change on the table? Why are they choosing to decrease staffing at each school?

The teacher’s union would have to agree to that, which isn’t going to happen. The overweight old timers who have enough seniority to not have to worry about staffing changes are popping their GLP-1s like skittles and laughing all the way to the bakery.

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Anonymous wrote:What cost increases are driving budget pressures the most? I’ve read that MCPS is getting more money than last year, so expenses and costs must be much higher today than last year if such drastic cuts are necessary, I’d think. What’s driving it the most?

Inflation, Blueprint mandates, higher benefit expenses due to medications like Ozempic, lack of competency from the head of HR on how use data to balance positions and allocations.

The fact you continue to blame this on Ozempic lets me know you're completely delusional.

Defensive much?
It's not "blaming" on Ozempic, it's a fact. I have no problem with employees having access to any medication their doctor prescribes, but it is a fact that GLP-1 meds have increased the cost of benefits for employers, not just MCPS. UMD just recently stopped allowing it for employees who are not diabetic and I know other employers have done the same. Not saying MCPS should do this but it's a cost factor that has impacted many organizations.

Not defensive at all, just sick of people spreading misinformation during times like these. You continue to do so on every post you can. It's ridiculous.

It's not misinformation it is fact. And I've never posted on a topic about it before but if others have it is because they pay attention, read and watch budget info and have general knowledge about national news.

P.S. - I take Wegovy if that makes you less defensive and more likely to believe actual facts.

If this is actually true, granted no one except MCPS leadership and Cigna know the actual facts, then why isn’t a sweeping benefits change on the table? Why are they choosing to decrease staffing at each school?

The teacher’s union would have to agree to that, which isn’t going to happen. The overweight old timers who have enough seniority to not have to worry about staffing changes are popping their GLP-1s like skittles and laughing all the way to the bakery.

You’re an embarrassing person.

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Anonymous wrote:What cost increases are driving budget pressures the most? I’ve read that MCPS is getting more money than last year, so expenses and costs must be much higher today than last year if such drastic cuts are necessary, I’d think. What’s driving it the most?

Inflation, Blueprint mandates, higher benefit expenses due to medications like Ozempic, lack of competency from the head of HR on how use data to balance positions and allocations.

The fact you continue to blame this on Ozempic lets me know you're completely delusional.

Defensive much?
It's not "blaming" on Ozempic, it's a fact. I have no problem with employees having access to any medication their doctor prescribes, but it is a fact that GLP-1 meds have increased the cost of benefits for employers, not just MCPS. UMD just recently stopped allowing it for employees who are not diabetic and I know other employers have done the same. Not saying MCPS should do this but it's a cost factor that has impacted many organizations.

Not defensive at all, just sick of people spreading misinformation during times like these. You continue to do so on every post you can. It's ridiculous.

It's not misinformation it is fact. And I've never posted on a topic about it before but if others have it is because they pay attention, read and watch budget info and have general knowledge about national news.

P.S. - I take Wegovy if that makes you less defensive and more likely to believe actual facts.

If this is actually true, granted no one except MCPS leadership and Cigna know the actual facts, then why isn’t a sweeping benefits change on the table? Why are they choosing to decrease staffing at each school?

The teacher’s union would have to agree to that, which isn’t going to happen. The overweight old timers who have enough seniority to not have to worry about staffing changes are popping their GLP-1s like skittles and laughing all the way to the bakery.

Can you please stop. This is not productive and it’s quite strange you would attack people you know nothing about. These are people who take care of everyone’s children. And if you are a teacher or employee saying this, shame on you. Please step away from this conversation.

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Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous. I sure hope that they also added the virtual academy kids in when doing the numbers.

I feel so bad for any teacher impacted this late in the year. What a mess.

No, probably not and the mva staff are getting fired f there are no open positions.

Aren't there like 400 open teacher positions?

No.

Yes, there are. Stop. LYING.

Not lying. Are they all full-time? I bet not! Any of them LT subs? Yes they are! Any of them in certification areas that someone is unable to teach? absolutely! So no. There isn’t a position for everyone. Why are you so incensed? Can you not believe that leadership doesn’t know what they are doing?

I see 285 full-time teaching jobs. More will come with resignations and retirements. No one is getting laid off. But yes, some teachers won't like what positions are available.

Do you work for MCPS? That’s not how things work. There are legal and state guidelines on who can teach what.

Yes, and there's a lot of positions already open, and many more that will become available over the summer, as happens each year.

As long as you're not an art/music/PE teacher, there's a near-zero chance you'll be laid off. And even for those, the odds are low.

Still not the point. Staffing has been set for the year and now they’re asking principals to go over it all over again. hundreds of people are going to be involuntarily transferred and shuffled. Instead we should be focused on ensuring that everyone is ready to close out the school year successfully. MCEA made a good point they should have waited - at least until June 6th after they announced the retirement deadline push.

This is irresponsible leadership at best. Just “having a job” is not the point. It’s not the point at all and I’m sorry so many of you are unable to understand. I guess you actually have to be in education to truly understand now demoralizing and stressful this is for teachers.

MCEA would have complained regardless of the timing.

And a previous poster claimed teachers were being fired and that there weren't any open positions, which was obviously a lie.

No one knows the actual truth. Many rumors and misinformation are going to be spread. Why? Because as much as leadership touts “transparency” they have yet to provide evidence of it.

So in the interest of transparency, they should have buried this until the end of the school year? How does that make sense?