Vacancies

[Anonymous]

FCPS needs to make education #1 priority.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It boggles the mind how at our school we have resource teachers but not a 6th grade teacher and we have classes upwards of 30 kids per class. Due to an admin/HR grave error, our school lost a teacher before school started. They moved the teacher that was meant to teach science and social studies to teach math and we have a vacancy for science and social studies. Our kids have been missing a teacher since the beginning of the year. It's just a bad situation and I don't see any improvement headed our way. It's really unfair to the kids and to the teachers that have to pick up the slack. They even hired an extra k teacher when it didn't seem that necessary, but 6th remains vacant. Alas, I just came on here to vent.

This is more about a principal than the teacher shortage or the county. They'll blame it on everything else, but they nearly all lie about things they actually have control over, keeping it even from the staff.

This is what I have also heard. Admin needs a shake up for things to stabilize. Losing 30+ staff in one year really should raise some red flags.

Guess we’re about to test out this theory in real time. Personally, I think it’s going to create way more chaos than stability. But hey, we don’t have enough teachers. Why not get rid of a principal as well?

Yep, all the crazy parents and the emails to the higher ups has resulted in the loss of a principal who at least provided stability.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It boggles the mind how at our school we have resource teachers but not a 6th grade teacher and we have classes upwards of 30 kids per class. Due to an admin/HR grave error, our school lost a teacher before school started. They moved the teacher that was meant to teach science and social studies to teach math and we have a vacancy for science and social studies. Our kids have been missing a teacher since the beginning of the year. It's just a bad situation and I don't see any improvement headed our way. It's really unfair to the kids and to the teachers that have to pick up the slack. They even hired an extra k teacher when it didn't seem that necessary, but 6th remains vacant. Alas, I just came on here to vent.

This is more about a principal than the teacher shortage or the county. They'll blame it on everything else, but they nearly all lie about things they actually have control over, keeping it even from the staff.

This is what I have also heard. Admin needs a shake up for things to stabilize. Losing 30+ staff in one year really should raise some red flags.

Guess we’re about to test out this theory in real time. Personally, I think it’s going to create way more chaos than stability. But hey, we don’t have enough teachers. Why not get rid of a principal as well?

I think it's going to get worse.

Yep, all the crazy parents and the emails to the higher ups has resulted in the loss of a principal who at least provided stability.

[Anonymous]

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

What is “the plan”?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

What is “the plan”?

https://www.fairfaxeducationunions.org/ta

This is the tentative agreement. The highlight is the 7 percent raise in the first year, and 3 percent raises in the second and third years. Also the protected planning time and cutting down of CLTs. It will still have to be approved and funded by the board of supervisors so who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

You understand FCPS is much larger than other districts. These numbers are part of the national challenges in teacher retention not unique to FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

What is “the plan”?

https://www.fairfaxeducationunions.org/ta

This is the tentative agreement. The highlight is the 7 percent raise in the first year, and 3 percent raises in the second and third years. Also the protected planning time and cutting down of CLTs. It will still have to be approved and funded by the board of supervisors so who knows.

7% raise?! Hope it’s differentiated. The board of supervisors is looking to cut 10% and teachers think that a 7% raise is possible? After a 4% last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

What is “the plan”?

https://www.fairfaxeducationunions.org/ta

This is the tentative agreement. The highlight is the 7 percent raise in the first year, and 3 percent raises in the second and third years. Also the protected planning time and cutting down of CLTs. It will still have to be approved and funded by the board of supervisors so who knows.

7% raise?! Hope it’s differentiated. The board of supervisors is looking to cut 10% and teachers think that a 7% raise is possible? After a 4% last year?

I figured they were shooting high and were hoping to land somewhere in the middle. I doubt it will pass as it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

What is “the plan”?

https://www.fairfaxeducationunions.org/ta

This is the tentative agreement. The highlight is the 7 percent raise in the first year, and 3 percent raises in the second and third years. Also the protected planning time and cutting down of CLTs. It will still have to be approved and funded by the board of supervisors so who knows.

7% raise?! Hope it’s differentiated. The board of supervisors is looking to cut 10% and teachers think that a 7% raise is possible? After a 4% last year?

I figured they were shooting high and were hoping to land somewhere in the middle. I doubt it will pass as it is.

It’s confusing to me, though. Since FCPS is bargaining but they’re not the funders. Their budget last year was clueless - they asked for a huge increase from the BoS and ignored all the clear messages that it was a tight budget year. So what happens if FCPS agrees with the unions to a budget they won’t be able to fund?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

You understand FCPS is much larger than other districts. These numbers are part of the national challenges in teacher retention not unique to FCPS.

I understand, it’s still jarring to look at especially the September ones. That is hundreds of students affected by a losing a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Teaching jobs are not equivalent.
The more difficult to fill positions should pay more.
A CSS sped teacher should make substantially
more than a high school jewelry-making teacher. For instance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teaching jobs are not equivalent.
The more difficult to fill positions should pay more.
A CSS sped teacher should make substantially
more than a high school jewelry-making teacher. For instance.

Strongly agree. Some of the supervisors were trying to encourage differentiated pay based on shortages and need of positions. But the school board refused and insisted on across the board raise that meant special ed teachers had the same raise as admin assistants at gatehouse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DA3Q5D661844/$file/Monthly%20Separation%20Report%20September%201%2C%202024%20to%20September%2030%2C%202024.pdf

58 teachers left FCPS in September. We have currently lost 625 teachers since July. I glad that we have collective bargaining to help attract some teachers, but who knows if the plan will actually stick.

What is “the plan”?

https://www.fairfaxeducationunions.org/ta

This is the tentative agreement. The highlight is the 7 percent raise in the first year, and 3 percent raises in the second and third years. Also the protected planning time and cutting down of CLTs. It will still have to be approved and funded by the board of supervisors so who knows.

7% raise?! Hope it’s differentiated. The board of supervisors is looking to cut 10% and teachers think that a 7% raise is possible? After a 4% last year?

I figured they were shooting high and were hoping to land somewhere in the middle. I doubt it will pass as it is.

It’s confusing to me, though. Since FCPS is bargaining but they’re not the funders. Their budget last year was clueless - they asked for a huge increase from the BoS and ignored all the clear messages that it was a tight budget year. So what happens if FCPS agrees with the unions to a budget they won’t be able to fund?

It’s a tentative agreement. FCPS is basically saying we will agree to all of this so long as we can pay for it. When the time comes for the board of supervisors to pass a budget and they start fighting about it, best case scenario they will try to negotiate it down and everyone can agree on something. The absolute worst case scenario is a strike (I don’t even know if it’s legal in VA) which isn’t very likely but has happened in other states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teaching jobs are not equivalent.
The more difficult to fill positions should pay more.
A CSS sped teacher should make substantially
more than a high school jewelry-making teacher. For instance.

A lot of electives teachers take this offensively even if it’s true. They do have an important role in for most students, but strictly numbers wise the demand and workload for Special educators is higher.