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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It isn’t that teachers aren’t being hired. There simply aren’t teachers to hire. And I say this as someone who looks at teacher resumes (not MCPS, but I live in the county).

The job has become unsustainable, so we can’t keep people in classrooms. And there are very few people willing to work nonstop hours for teacher pay.

What we are experiencing is the result of growing teacher expectations without the resources to pull the job off. [/quote]

Could you write to BOE/county council and let them know from your subject matter expert (SME) point of view? Apparently they are still in their illusion that MCPS doesn't have a teacher shortage and can easily hire whatever teacher with specialties that are required for the regional model magnet programs. [/quote]

I’ve spoken to the BOE in the past. I’m not sure what good it does.

Until the job is actually achievable and sustainable, all districts are going to bleed teachers. You can hide a shortage by hiring anybody available, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stay through the first year. We all need teachers who will stay for years, maintaining and growing programs. We can’t do that when teachers are expected to give up their lives for the job. [/quote]

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