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Anonymous wrote:I work at a mid-size MCPS elementary school and we currently have 17 staff members out tomorrow. I hate snow but maybe it is divine intervention LOL.

Oh my! How in the world is this going to work? There will absolutely not be substitutes for all of these positions. If you get one or two subs, you’ll be lucky. What a mess!

It’s not going to work. I’m seriously not sure how the “if we close school, close everything” crowd doesn’t still grasp staff and sub shortages. Such a stupid group of people that also pretend education means in person. If there’s no one to teach the kids, no one is learning anything. Just be honest and call it what it is… daycare. “Single issue education voters…” yeah right. We see right through you.

I entirely understand staffing issues with the difficulty of finding subs. But that’s a terrible excuse to use to close schools when mcps hasn’t done anything to improve the situation. Double or triple sub pay for the rest of the year and see how bad the problem is after that.

Many of the substitutes in MCPS are retired teachers. They tend to sub for the same school(s) and the staff get to know them. They’re not substituting for the money. They enjoy working with the kids. They’re staying out of school for health reasons and avoiding unnecessary exposure from being around young people. Increasing the pay likely won’t lead to an increase in substitute availability among this crew of substitutes. It may catch the attention of very young 20 something age group. These are some of the people working in schools now as “moderators” or something like that. At our school, these are the people now supervising lunch/recess. They have little experience and poor behavior management skills. They are lovely people and the students adore them, but they don’t really know how to manage groups of children. Having them in charge all day in a classroom would not result in a productive day of learning.

Those are some gross generalizations. I hear what you’re saying about retirees, but they’re not the only group, and they’re not immune to interest in money. Paying more might not increase the pool, but will increase the likelihood that people will take jobs. And it would probably pull over subs that might otherwise sub in neighbor districts.

Other districts have done this and it has generally worked. I’d rather my kids have a 20-something in the classroom than the mess that is virtual, particularly when it comes to teachers that end up playing double duty by caring for their own kids during the day.

Yes, we know you would. You’ve made it repeatedly and abundantly clear. 20-something unqualified warm body subs who can pass a felony background check teaching nothing of value in buildings = good. Qualified teachers teaching virtually = bad.

It’s an idiotic stance, but yes, you’ve made it perfectly clear.

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Also, I wonder if the PP is aware that teachers would have to “play double duty” either way. If they are home, their children are also home. If they are in the school building, they are covering their class as well as a colleague’s class. I’d also take a teacher teaching virtually over a poor, frazzled teacher grabbed from her lunch to cover my child’s in-person class.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work at a mid-size MCPS elementary school and we currently have 17 staff members out tomorrow. I hate snow but maybe it is divine intervention LOL.

Oh my! How in the world is this going to work? There will absolutely not be substitutes for all of these positions. If you get one or two subs, you’ll be lucky. What a mess!

It’s not going to work. I’m seriously not sure how the “if we close school, close everything” crowd doesn’t still grasp staff and sub shortages. Such a stupid group of people that also pretend education means in person. If there’s no one to teach the kids, no one is learning anything. Just be honest and call it what it is… daycare. “Single issue education voters…” yeah right. We see right through you.

I entirely understand staffing issues with the difficulty of finding subs. But that’s a terrible excuse to use to close schools when mcps hasn’t done anything to improve the situation. Double or triple sub pay for the rest of the year and see how bad the problem is after that.

Many of the substitutes in MCPS are retired teachers. They tend to sub for the same school(s) and the staff get to know them. They’re not substituting for the money. They enjoy working with the kids. They’re staying out of school for health reasons and avoiding unnecessary exposure from being around young people. Increasing the pay likely won’t lead to an increase in substitute availability among this crew of substitutes. It may catch the attention of very young 20 something age group. These are some of the people working in schools now as “moderators” or something like that. At our school, these are the people now supervising lunch/recess. They have little experience and poor behavior management skills. They are lovely people and the students adore them, but they don’t really know how to manage groups of children. Having them in charge all day in a classroom would not result in a productive day of learning.

Those are some gross generalizations. I hear what you’re saying about retirees, but they’re not the only group, and they’re not immune to interest in money. Paying more might not increase the pool, but will increase the likelihood that people will take jobs. And it would probably pull over subs that might otherwise sub in neighbor districts.

Other districts have done this and it has generally worked. I’d rather my kids have a 20-something in the classroom than the mess that is virtual, particularly when it comes to teachers that end up playing double duty by caring for their own kids during the day.

Yes, we know you would. You’ve made it repeatedly and abundantly clear. 20-something unqualified warm body subs who can pass a felony background check teaching nothing of value in buildings = good. Qualified teachers teaching virtually = bad.

It’s an idiotic stance, but yes, you’ve made it perfectly clear.

+1
Also, I wonder if the PP is aware that teachers would have to “play double duty” either way. If they are home, their children are also home. If they are in the school building, they are covering their class as well as a colleague’s class. I’d also take a teacher teaching virtually over a poor, frazzled teacher grabbed from her lunch to cover my child’s in-person class.

totally

[Anonymous]

Just got the text that schools are closed tomorrow for “severe weather”. This defies existing protocols and procedures.

Can’t trust MCPS anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work at a mid-size MCPS elementary school and we currently have 17 staff members out tomorrow. I hate snow but maybe it is divine intervention LOL.

Have they canceled school yet? Don't they usually do this the night before when snow is in the forecast?

[Anonymous]

Classes canceled tomorrow as expected. The Covid among staff is skyrocketing. I personally believe there is no chance we are returning to school in person this week.

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