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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current MCPS elem teacher. Behavior is OFF THE CHAINS this year. Behavior issues meaning extreme behavior challenges - multiple classes have exit plans for evacuating the classroom due to a student having a meltdown (tearing everything from walls, hitting other students, throwing chairs and desks, etc.).

In addition, we also have multiple autistic students this year that need a one to one aide and it has not happened. I believe all behavior is a form of communication but those behavior issues make teaching the other students challenging. Students need to be in an environment where they are able to be supported to reach their full potential.

It is difficult to teach when a student is overstimulated and rolling around the floor screaming. Admin does not notice and advises us to continue building relationships (which I agree with but when you have a class of 20 and 4-5 have extreme behavior challenges, it feels very overwhelming). No consequences for disruptive behavior (not talking about the autistic students - totally different issue). We need more paraeducators, and they need to be treated like professionals. The paras at our school are pulled every day to sub. Admin has no clue what it’s like to constantly sub in various classrooms - no sub plans and students that know there are no consequences. We have to collect so much data there leaves little time for teaching (benchmark assessments, Eureka, reading comp checks, DIBELS every two weeks for students not meeting expectation, MAP math and reading tests - not to mention knowing every students 504/IEP accommodations for the assessment). Instead of offering support, admin demands we create parent newsletters every two weeks when we already have a difficult time getting parents to check folders on a weekly basis. Last, we have so many students that have experienced severe trauma (hence the severe behavior issues). Admin is clueless. [/quote]

+1 This is my school as well.

I watched a teacher leave in tears before school started because she could not handle another day with her class. But instead of 20 kids, she has 30- multiple with extreme behaviors. I have over 20 years of experience and I’ve never witnessed anything like what is happening now. Classrooms aren’t safe. Kids are scared. Teachers are scared. And there are zero consequences for the kids creating the unsafe behavior. We have not been able to have a sub come twice to any3-5 classroom this year. And what does admin do? Tell us that there’s nothing they can do because the kids causing the behaviors are minority students. I just want out.[/quote]

Wow. Another MCPS E.S. teacher and we are experiencing the same issue - especially regarding the sub issue, except at our school subs haven’t returned for k-5 classes along with refusing to return to one first grade and one K classroom. Teachers with 15+ years experience are crying and having panic attacks. We are not okay. The students are not okay. Our schools are not okay. Yet the message we get from McKnight is rainbows and unicorns, and the message we get from admin is if you don’t like it, then find another school (direct quote). Mmmkkkk buddy. Way to inspire morale. [/quote]

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