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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Something that I think would be super simple to implement would be to allow former teachers to come back at the step they left at. Right now the max entry step is 13, so if you had status but had to take time off to raise children or care for parents or move for spouse’s job, you can’t come back above step 13. You also can’t rejoin the old retirement system you were on. Those two things would make returning to FCPS (over a different county or career) more appealing.[/quote]

Could there be any incentive for retired staff to come back? I assume pension payments would have to be placed on hold?[/quote]

Yeah, I doubt you’ll ever get retirees back. Our retirees who want to keep working go elsewhere to collect paycheck and pension.[/quote]

+1000.  I am an FCPS retiree, and have been subbing for five years.  The money is good (since they recently gave us a raise).  I was just offered a long term job for the entire first quarter of this school year.  A special Ed teacher had just quit, and this particular high school was desperate to get a warm body in the classroom.  I declined the offer, the reason being that the prospect of returning to the daily grind of lesson planning, managing kids, getting micromanaged by administrators, etc., was not an attractive option, especially at my age.    Subbing a few days per week is the ticket, and is more than adequate to supplement my pension.  From what I’ve been able to observe,  FCPS is in crisis mode, and it will only get worse.  [/quote]

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