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[quote=Anonymous]1. Current staffing shortages in FCPS

2. A significant reduction in students entering pre-service education programs to become teachers (esp a completely barren landscape for special educators)

3. Teacher attrition at an all-time high post-COVID (reasons are many - money, seeing/seeking telework flexibility of other professions, never ending mandates and work requirements, etc.)

4. Fairfax County budgetary outlook looking like no raises for staff this year in an 8% inflationary environment (= pay cut)

5. Adjacent counties passing FCPS in the area of teacher/administrator salaries, housing cost of living, and work/life balance

6. ESSER grant money expiring, meaning many of the personnel perks that have kept schools operating (classroom monitors, extra support teachers, increased pay for Sped teachers, substitute raises, etc.) are gone, and will increase teacher workload even more to offset this

I'm interested in hearing perspectives from K-12 staff as well as the public on how this might look next year, and what solutions might be available. I am not interested in hearing about vouchers for private schools, as we all know that's a zero sum game that will benefit a tiny few and that privates have the same hiring issues as FCPS. I am also not interested in hearing about central office waste, because there really aren't that many extraneous staff there to "fill" schools unless cuts are made to things like AAP, the arts, etc. [/quote]

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