How is FCPS teacher/staff shortage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single school district has this problem right now. The number one focus should be utilizing our resources to get kids certified classroom teachers. That is 100 teachers right there. If they also got rid of resource teachers that could be an additional 200 teachers.

I'm confused. That's 100 teachers right where?

By pulling instructional coaches back to the classroom, I think. Although there are more than 100. Most schools in FCPS now have one. Some even have multiple. Principals love them, but many teachers see them as data crunchers/principal lackeys.

Principals like that they can not deal with professional development.

Most of them didn’t want to “do the classroom” anymore because they couldn’t handle al the pressure coaches put on classroom teachers. So to fix that, they became a coach. The coach model has turned into one of the most stressful points on teachers as they take away planning time. The coaches mostly have no clue what each specific grade level should be doing and they end up removing the focus on instruction and what the best way to teach a concept is and focus solely upon data.

They should go back to the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can’t fit 45 in a classroom. Class sizes will stay as they are, which will be over 30 as the norm in all grade levels. Positions that aren’t filled will have day to day subs. When they aren’t picked up, current school staff will juggle to provide coverage for the day. Coverage, not teaching. More resignations will happen next year because everyone will be more overworked.

You can’t force people to apply to be teachers if they don’t want to. Apply to be a sub if you want to do something to help.

I don’t get this. We have had Democrats in charge of everything and they claim to prioritize public education, but FCPS is in a total shambles.

Maybe they could have spent more time focusing on classroom sizes, teacher recruitment and retention, and facilities, and less time over the past few years obsessing about TJ admissions, a useless new Lewis Academy program, revisions to the SR&R, and other equity initiatives that, it turns out, don’t really make people salivate at the thought of working for FCPS.

What sort of nonsense is this? Has the separation of the school forums given you myopathy? Or do you just love to hate on FCPS?

To the contrary, it pains many of us to see what a mess FCPS has become.

Fine. But the teacher shortage is an area where FCPS is doing well, comparatively. If you were honest, you would admit that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just went into MyPDE and counted 19 online trainings that have to be completed by Sept. 30 and 1 that has to be done by Sept. 1. I thought, "This can't be right", but it looks that way.

I thought it was more like 10 or 11 trainings. Ugh.

A bunch of them take less than 5 minutes. Teachers have August 12 as a work in an alternate location day. The trainings can be done then.

Are you sure? That would help if our school admin doesn’t schedule something else. The only day that is listed as such is June 20. https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/2022-2023-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf

It kind of stinks that only 2 of the first 6 are TW days and the second is that Friday, most likely after Open House.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single school district has this problem right now. The number one focus should be utilizing our resources to get kids certified classroom teachers. That is 100 teachers right there. If they also got rid of resource teachers that could be an additional 200 teachers.

I'm confused. That's 100 teachers right where?

By pulling instructional coaches back to the classroom, I think. Although there are more than 100. Most schools in FCPS now have one. Some even have multiple. Principals love them, but many teachers see them as data crunchers/principal lackeys.

Principals like that they can not deal with professional development.

Most of them didn’t want to “do the classroom” anymore because they couldn’t handle al the pressure coaches put on classroom teachers. So to fix that, they became a coach. The coach model has turned into one of the most stressful points on teachers as they take away planning time. The coaches mostly have no clue what each specific grade level should be doing and they end up removing the focus on instruction and what the best way to teach a concept is and focus solely upon data.

They should go back to the classroom.

A few times I have had to remind our coach that she is not my administrator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single school district has this problem right now. The number one focus should be utilizing our resources to get kids certified classroom teachers. That is 100 teachers right there. If they also got rid of resource teachers that could be an additional 200 teachers.

I'm confused. That's 100 teachers right where?

By pulling instructional coaches back to the classroom, I think. Although there are more than 100. Most schools in FCPS now have one. Some even have multiple. Principals love them, but many teachers see them as data crunchers/principal lackeys.

When you are in a staffing crisis, the county should prioritize. In my opinion as an educator, these positions are useless. My school used to have one, and I have now more classroom experience than the person who was the coach. Very few teachers find these positions useful. There should be no extras until as many classroom positions are filled.

[Anonymous]

Damn. What a bunch of complainers here. I guess the teachers Facebook group wasn’t enough for you. You needed to come here to whine as well. Enjoy your toxic echo chamber. Thankfully you don’t represent the majority of us.

—signed an FCPS teacher

[Anonymous]

My principal talked with me about becoming a coach. My response was, "no way, never". I want to make a difference for kids and coaches don't do that. And no, they don't help kids through teachers either. Coaching is a position that should be eliminated. That money spent could be used to fund positions that actually impact students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just went into MyPDE and counted 19 online trainings that have to be completed by Sept. 30 and 1 that has to be done by Sept. 1. I thought, "This can't be right", but it looks that way.

I thought it was more like 10 or 11 trainings. Ugh.

A bunch of them take less than 5 minutes. Teachers have August 12 as a work in an alternate location day. The trainings can be done then.

Are you sure? That would help if our school admin doesn’t schedule something else. The only day that is listed as such is June 20. https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/2022-2023-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf

It kind of stinks that only 2 of the first 6 are TW days and the second is that Friday, most likely after Open House.

Aug 12 is not an alternative location workday. Some principals may make it that, but it is not county-wide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single school district has this problem right now. The number one focus should be utilizing our resources to get kids certified classroom teachers. That is 100 teachers right there. If they also got rid of resource teachers that could be an additional 200 teachers.

I'm confused. That's 100 teachers right where?

By pulling instructional coaches back to the classroom, I think. Although there are more than 100. Most schools in FCPS now have one. Some even have multiple. Principals love them, but many teachers see them as data crunchers/principal lackeys.

When you are in a staffing crisis, the county should prioritize. In my opinion as an educator, these positions are useless. My school used to have one, and I have now more classroom experience than the person who was the coach. Very few teachers find these positions useful. There should be no extras until as many classroom positions are filled.

+1, these are the MOST wasteful positions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single school district has this problem right now. The number one focus should be utilizing our resources to get kids certified classroom teachers. That is 100 teachers right there. If they also got rid of resource teachers that could be an additional 200 teachers.

I'm confused. That's 100 teachers right where?

By pulling instructional coaches back to the classroom, I think. Although there are more than 100. Most schools in FCPS now have one. Some even have multiple. Principals love them, but many teachers see them as data crunchers/principal lackeys.

When you are in a staffing crisis, the county should prioritize. In my opinion as an educator, these positions are useless. My school used to have one, and I have now more classroom experience than the person who was the coach. Very few teachers find these positions useful. There should be no extras until as many classroom positions are filled.

This is true and it's an opinion shared by many on the school board. Unfortunately, principals love the coaches, because it lets them look they are doing a lot with instruction while not actually having to know anything themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Damn. What a bunch of complainers here. I guess the teachers Facebook group wasn’t enough for you. You needed to come here to whine as well. Enjoy your toxic echo chamber. Thankfully you don’t represent the majority of us.

—signed an FCPS teacher

LOL this is either a trolling parent, or an administrator.

How dare you teachers complain! Everything is rosy all the time and you are thrilled to be teaching in fcps and you love everything about it all the time. Or else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Damn. What a bunch of complainers here. I guess the teachers Facebook group wasn’t enough for you. You needed to come here to whine as well. Enjoy your toxic echo chamber. Thankfully you don’t represent the majority of us.

—signed an FCPS teacher

LOL this is either a trolling parent, or an administrator.

How dare you teachers complain! Everything is rosy all the time and you are thrilled to be teaching in fcps and you love everything about it all the time. Or else.

Haha. Everyone knows the coach positions are not value-added.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Damn. What a bunch of complainers here. I guess the teachers Facebook group wasn’t enough for you. You needed to come here to whine as well. Enjoy your toxic echo chamber. Thankfully you don’t represent the majority of us.

—signed an FCPS teacher

LOL this is either a trolling parent, or an administrator.

How dare you teachers complain! Everything is rosy all the time and you are thrilled to be teaching in fcps and you love everything about it all the time. Or else.

I was thinking the same...I'm going with parent.

[Anonymous]

As an ES teacher, I agree that coaches are a waste of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Damn. What a bunch of complainers here. I guess the teachers Facebook group wasn’t enough for you. You needed to come here to whine as well. Enjoy your toxic echo chamber. Thankfully you don’t represent the majority of us.

—signed an FCPS teacher

LOL this is either a trolling parent, or an administrator.

How dare you teachers complain! Everything is rosy all the time and you are thrilled to be teaching in fcps and you love everything about it all the time. Or else.

I was thinking the same...I'm going with parent.

I was thinking coach