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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where FCPS is really struggling in attracting the young/new teachers.  The best new teachers are no longer coming to FCPS.  Part of the issue FCPS has is they created this retirement system that attracts and secures teachers on the back end of their career, but new teachers could care less about retirement.  They have bills to pay now.[/quote]

Then they should have proposed targeted raises for young teachers. Or even targeted raises for all teachers. But not big raises for every single employee in the whole system, including well paid admin at central office. It was a lazy budget without any understanding of the economic conditions.[/quote]

I really find it interesting that FCPS consolidated years 3,4, and 5 on a single pay step given the often cited statistics about teachers leaving the profession at high rates in the first five years. It just seems counterintuitive to do this. [/quote]

Is that consolidated for current teachers or just for the initial placement steps for those who enter from outside of FCPs?[/quote]

It means that for 3 years steps were frozen. A teacher who entered in 2020ish (don't come for me, I'm too tired to figure out the actual calendar years) didn't get a step increase in 2021 or 2022, so for that period of time 1,2,3 year teachers all made exactly the same amount of money.  Now, 3/4/5 year teachers are all making the same amount of money. To make it "fair" (and to discourage leaving FCPS for 1 year and coming back) any outside hire who has 3-5 years experience is placed on that same step that teachers who stayed the whole time are on.

You will see it several places in the pay scale. Those are how many times steps were frozen.[/quote]

I think the plateaus are only for where they do initial placements for those coming from elsewhere. If you look at prepay scales that’s what they are. That doesn’t mean current employees are dozen on that step.[/quote]

Yes, it applies to current employees. Next year will be my 15th year in FCPS and I will still be on step 11. I had my steps frozen 4 times.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FY26-teacher-195-day-draft.pdf

If two years from now they give a step, I will have 16 years of experience and be on step 12.  If they don't give a step in 2 years, I'll be on step 11 still.[/quote]

That chart shows the initial placement of a new hire from outside of FCPS. It says it at the top in red. It doesn’t show where a current teacher falls in relation to years experience. The pay scale isn’t even filled in[/quote]

How many teachers have to say it? That is where new teachers start because THAT IS WHERE CURRENT TEACHERS ARE. It absolutely matches the level for current teachers.

Next year’s salaries aren’t filled in because the salary hasn’t been decided yet. That will (likely) be decided at the next meeting.[/quote]

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