How is FCPS teacher/staff shortage?

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Anonymous wrote:With a school this large why can’t FCPS just share prepared course material? How many different ways can you teach Because or Winn Dixie or Multiplication?

The prepared material they give us is junk. They hire a handful of teachers each summer to do “curriculum development” work, which produces awkward links sprinkled in pacing guides to random resources around the internet. Anyone with a brain knows it takes a massive team years to create a full curriculum, not 3 people 2 weeks.

I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve advocated for the past 15 years to create their own teachers pay teachers site of sorts with ecart or another program.

DP. If every school used the same curriculum from a central database, parents would complain and teachers would hate it because it wouldn't fit their classroom/students/what they need. For all those who complain about the lack of textbooks/workbooks, there are those who would complain about being constrained to the textbook/workbook or complain about having to supplement 99% of it because it doesn't suit their needs.

Technically the county has one curriculum. One set of pacing guides for every grade and subject we are expected to follow. What they don’t have is consistent materials. Some principals buy K-2 teams the Fundations or materials for more science of reading aligned instruction. While others don’t. Or use their funds on Covid case managers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

They aren’t playing golf, they are drinking together!!! Haha

I don’t care but this is why they should not be imposing any Covid restrictions on us teachers if they can act like this and have been doing normal stuff all summer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

They aren’t playing golf, they are drinking together!!! Haha

I don’t care but this is why they should not be imposing any Covid restrictions on us teachers if they can act like this and have been doing normal stuff all summer.

What covid restrictions are there on teachers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

They aren’t playing golf, they are drinking together!!! Haha

I don’t care but this is why they should not be imposing any Covid restrictions on us teachers if they can act like this and have been doing normal stuff all summer.

What covid restrictions are there on teachers?

None yet. They have not announced anything but fingers crossed we don’t have any this year. My admin had many this past year and it was very difficult.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

They aren’t playing golf, they are drinking together!!! Haha

I don’t care but this is why they should not be imposing any Covid restrictions on us teachers if they can act like this and have been doing normal stuff all summer.

What covid restrictions are there on teachers?

None yet. They have not announced anything but fingers crossed we don’t have any this year. My admin had many this past year and it was very difficult.

I hope it stays this year. I’m hoping for a more “normal” year. (ES Teacher)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

They aren’t playing golf, they are drinking together!!! Haha

I don’t care but this is why they should not be imposing any Covid restrictions on us teachers if they can act like this and have been doing normal stuff all summer.

What covid restrictions are there on teachers?

None yet. They have not announced anything but fingers crossed we don’t have any this year. My admin had many this past year and it was very difficult.

I hope it stays this year. I’m hoping for a more “normal” year. (ES Teacher)

^^ sorry, meant hope we stay without restrictions

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Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

Gross

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

I was keeping up with you until “second home,” now I don’t care.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

Oh so YOU are allowed to go take a relaxing vacation at your second home, but they're not allowed to have a fun bonding experience with their colleagues? Oh, okay. Whatever, lady.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

Oh so YOU are allowed to go take a relaxing vacation at your second home, but they're not allowed to have a fun bonding experience with their colleagues? Oh, okay. Whatever, lady.

Companies in Corporate America do team building exercises at least 1-2x a year. FCPS is still an organization.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

Incredibly petty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

Oh so YOU are allowed to go take a relaxing vacation at your second home, but they're not allowed to have a fun bonding experience with their colleagues? Oh, okay. Whatever, lady.

+1,000 do you think that being unhappy and nervous is the way all leaders should be? Or just civil servants? With what seems to be an emphasis on servants in your mind. Corporations can do anything but government must have unhappy employees. What a sad outlook for our society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, the elementary school principals are playing a round of 18 at Wintergreen Resort. While a bunch of them have many vacancies to fill. Think they took leave?

I don't know, but it's such a bad look for FCPS. They get huffy when someone asks why they can't pay aides, custodians, and bus drivers enough to actually live in the county or give employees with more than 20 years' service a nicer bonus than a plastic lanyard, but there's apparently plenty of money to send over 100 people on a $$$ "golf outing".

It is an annual conference put on by the Fairfax Principal’s Association, so I’m pretty sure they pay their own way. But the conference started at 7 tonight and there must have been 40 of them playing golf at 10am this am. And who knows how many others at the spa and pool. Just not a great look to be here all day before it started playing golf with your buddies. I’m sure they thought no one would be watching, but many FCPS parents and staff have second homes there/vacation there. Not a great look to be playing 18 wearing fcps gear on a Wednesday, guys.

My husband golfs with his colleagues at least monthly. Your message that it’s a bad look is a stretch for me.