Teacher attendance at DCPS

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, the majority of subs in DCPS are terrible, in my experience. There are some good ones but they are few and far between. I’m also wondering at which schools there were no sub plans. In my experience (10 years teaching in DCPS), it is far more common that a teacher leaves a plan and the sub ignores it.

[Anonymous]

Let's be bruatlly honest. Most subs are average. Many are retired teachers and can do an adequate job and subs plans help. Sadly the great subs become qualified teachers, thereby diluting the quality of subs.

[Anonymous]

Former early elementary teacher at a Title I here.

Remember that stomach bug that sent your DC home for three days???

Imagine coming in contact with 20-30 children daily with variant communicable viruses and bacteria.

I tried to keep my classroom super clean and and ramped up hand-washing. Every year I'd catch a bug or two even with vigilance. 12 sick days are also personal days/jury duty days etc. its a lot to be taken all at once but spaced out over the year its not that bad.

Most teachers don't take all of the days but donate a few to the leave bank for WTU so that other educators with chronic illness can have some assistance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former early elementary teacher at a Title I here.

Remember that stomach bug that sent your DC home for three days???

Imagine coming in contact with 20-30 children daily with variant communicable viruses and bacteria.

I tried to keep my classroom super clean and and ramped up hand-washing. Every year I'd catch a bug or two even with vigilance. 12 sick days are also personal days/jury duty days etc. its a lot to be taken all at once but spaced out over the year its not that bad.

Most teachers don't take all of the days but donate a few to the leave bank for WTU so that other educators with chronic illness can have some assistance.

Sick days are definitely not jury duty days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy sh#$%! You people are idiots. It's my understanding that there is a teacher at Deal who got into a terrible car accident and is now in rehab. Shame on you for speaking ill of her or anyone else who needs to take leave! Yes. There are some who may game the system a little bit, like taking a mental health day, which in my opinion is understandable (you have no idea what some teachers deal with every. single. day), but most teachers are there out of duty and seriously care about their students. Lose the negativity.

Which teacher is that wondering because heard something about a couple of teachers out on long term leave?

Two of my kids' teachers are on maternity/paternity leave.