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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Some MCPS schools, including my DC's, seem to have too many teachers[/b]. It's sounding like the schools with the good principals don't have as many staffing issues?

Also, many former MCPS students have gone elsewhere due to the in-person school closures.

So would be curious which schools are the ones with all these unfilled positions.[/quote]

Why does it seem that way to you?[/quote]

Classrooms with only about 11 or so students[/quote]

That seems really low, even for a Title 1 school[/quote]

I'd be curious what grade- our Focus school was very imbalanced this year.  Kindergarten classes all had 20+ students but some of the 1st-3nd grade classes were <15.[/quote]

That's strange. Principals can move teachers within their school to a different grade level to prevent these imbalances. Unless a a high number of the 1st and 2nd graders withdrew after the school year began?[/quote]

There's been a surplus at a lot of schools since enrollment went down. [/quote]
If you say so. Not my experience.[/quote]

Anecdotally, this has only been true in wealthy single family neighborhoods where people are retiring in place and young families that do move in are having fewer children.   The rest of the county has been growing.[/quote]

Enrollment went down because more families are choosing private schools after 18 months of online learning. More families will leave next year because MCPS is still struggling with filling in gaps due to less curriculum and a lack of engagement with students during online learning. MCPS has squandered funds that was earmarked to help students recover from online learning.

However, public job announcements also show vacancies that went un-filled in “wealthy” school clusters. Special Education positions are a disproportionate number of jobs that are vacant. This has resulted in students not receiving the Special Education services they need.  MCPS is prioritizing Title I schools and administrative positions but vacancies exist throughout the school system. Students with disabilities are the last priority.[/quote]

Or just not enough teachers want to work in special education? It's harder and there's so much more paperwork and documentation [/quote]
SpEd teachers and paras should get a couple step bump.[/quote]

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