DCPS is still IMPACTing teachers

[Anonymous]

I got my “Welcome to Impact” email today. This adds fuel to the fire. I am on the verge of tears and quitting.

[Anonymous]

Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

The impact rubric doesn’t translate well virtually especially if virtual class sizes are going up to at least 40!

[Anonymous]

They sent a second email today because not everyone got it last week. No TAS and effective teachers can opt for only one observation. Also delaying start of cycle for those who come back in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

The impact rubric doesn’t translate well virtually especially if virtual class sizes are going up to at least 40!

No, that's only 3-5
K-2 will be up to 35
PK 3/4 up to 30

Like usual we'll have to be innovative but I think it's an ok price to be able to teach from home.

If you had 40, you could have 8-9 small groups only. Meet with half a day for main subjects. (that's about 4-5 hours) Whole group for morning meeting and review. (1 hour)

My school is pulling paras from ECE since they're not doing much during DL anyway to support small group review for older grades.

Perhaps I'm the wrong teacher to react to this post as I'm teaching in person and feel I deserve to be impacted. And really so do other teachers, they already took out almost everything, it's basically almost all EPs.

What are other teachers so afraid of? Even if you only get a 3.0 on EP you won't be fired. If you don't want 30-40 kids teach in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

You do NOT sound like a teacher at all. the IMPACT website isn't completed and has little information in it.

You are good giving up on your 15 other kids, having them have to refix their canvas login, build new relationships?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

The impact rubric doesn’t translate well virtually especially if virtual class sizes are going up to at least 40!

No, that's only 3-5
K-2 will be up to 35
PK 3/4 up to 30

Like usual we'll have to be innovative but I think it's an ok price to be able to teach from home.

If you had 40, you could have 8-9 small groups only. Meet with half a day for main subjects. (that's about 4-5 hours) Whole group for morning meeting and review. (1 hour)

My school is pulling paras from ECE since they're not doing much during DL anyway to support small group review for older grades.

Perhaps I'm the wrong teacher to react to this post as I'm teaching in person and feel I deserve to be impacted. And really so do other teachers, they already took out almost everything, it's basically almost all EPs.

What are other teachers so afraid of? Even if you only get a 3.0 on EP you won't be fired. If you don't want 30-40 kids teach in person.

What school are you at? DL hours aren't shifting with this DCPS plan - kids are online from 8:45 to 11 and 1 to 3; not including specials and this new half day on Wed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

You do NOT sound like a teacher at all. the IMPACT website isn't completed and has little information in it.

You are good giving up on your 15 other kids, having them have to refix their canvas login, build new relationships?

No, I'm just not a sheep. I don't have to think like other teachers if that's not what I believe.

And that's unfortunate but certainly out of my control. If I could I'd have my full class at hybrid but our 'great' leadership decided on this plan.

Also the impact site has plenty of info. No TAS, student surveys. It's basically EP and CSC. They sent out a document in an email what good virtual EP's consist of.

My question to you is why you think we shouldn't be impacted?

If teachers think DL is the safest way to teach right now why shouldn't we be evaluated? How is that fair? If DL is so horrid that we can't be impacted then we should ALL be in person except those who can take FMLA or qualify for ADA, etc.

Again why don't you want to be impacted? Some teachers are proposing no impact for 2 years. SO what does it matter??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

The impact rubric doesn’t translate well virtually especially if virtual class sizes are going up to at least 40!

No, that's only 3-5
K-2 will be up to 35
PK 3/4 up to 30

Like usual we'll have to be innovative but I think it's an ok price to be able to teach from home.

If you had 40, you could have 8-9 small groups only. Meet with half a day for main subjects. (that's about 4-5 hours) Whole group for morning meeting and review. (1 hour)

My school is pulling paras from ECE since they're not doing much during DL anyway to support small group review for older grades.

Perhaps I'm the wrong teacher to react to this post as I'm teaching in person and feel I deserve to be impacted. And really so do other teachers, they already took out almost everything, it's basically almost all EPs.

What are other teachers so afraid of? Even if you only get a 3.0 on EP you won't be fired. If you don't want 30-40 kids teach in person.

What school are you at? DL hours aren't shifting with this DCPS plan - kids are online from 8:45 to 11 and 1 to 3; not including specials and this new half day on Wed.

Uh I think that's just your school? At mine kids are on 9am-3pm with and 30 minute lunch break and movement breaks in lessons.

Each child isn't on that long though. They have about 3.5 hours of live lessons each day, except ECE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

Yes, it was hard enough being IMPACTed in a regular school year and scratching out an Effective because Im not one of Admin's favorite to get a guaranteed Effective or coveted Highly Effective. The latter I will NEVER get at this school, no matter what I do or feedback implemented. Other than that I am fine with being IMPACTed with TAS not being counted! That would be disastrous with inaccurate data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

Yes, it was hard enough being IMPACTed in a regular school year and scratching out an Effective because Im not one of Admin's favorite to get a guaranteed Effective or coveted Highly Effective. The latter I will NEVER get at this school, no matter what I do or feedback implemented. Other than that I am fine with being IMPACTed with TAS not being counted! That would be disastrous with inaccurate data.

I'm sorry to hear that. Honestly I am looking forward to Impact changes, admin has was too much power. You could score a 4.0 in everything but if you have a 3.3-4 or less EP score that's it.

And some admin really do play favorites and even reported nothing gets done. Tip for you, my first school I had horrible admin. He gave me a 3.3, but I recorded the lesson he came in on and used that as proof. I didn't even have to escalate it I told him during the meeting, hey let's go over the recording I took instead.
He looked at me and as we went over things, my scores changed. Gotta love 1 party consent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why?

I am happy to be impacted, I really don't get why other teachers are so angry. Unless your admins are pricks but they were like that before covid...

I have challenged myself to the max for DL and all my red, yellow, and green students have made progress. Even my 1 blue lol.

I feel like I deserve my bonus THE MOST this year. And returning in person will be a cake walk, 11 kids?? Luckily I used to teach sped kids, so not an issue.

You do NOT sound like a teacher at all. the IMPACT website isn't completed and has little information in it.

You are good giving up on your 15 other kids, having them have to refix their canvas login, build new relationships?

No, I'm just not a sheep. I don't have to think like other teachers if that's not what I believe.

And that's unfortunate but certainly out of my control. If I could I'd have my full class at hybrid but our 'great' leadership decided on this plan.

Also the impact site has plenty of info. No TAS, student surveys. It's basically EP and CSC. They sent out a document in an email what good virtual EP's consist of.

My question to you is why you think we shouldn't be impacted?

If teachers think DL is the safest way to teach right now why shouldn't we be evaluated? How is that fair? If DL is so horrid that we can't be impacted then we should ALL be in person except those who can take FMLA or qualify for ADA, etc.

Again why don't you want to be impacted? Some teachers are proposing no impact for 2 years. SO what does it matter??

+1

NP here, I am a teacher and I agree. I don’t know of any jobs that do evaluations that are postponing them due to the pandemic. I don’t like DL, but have no choice but to continue doing it (I teach MS). I should be impacted because I should be evaluated at my job.