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[quote=Anonymous]I am not a teacher, but I do have friends that teach in several local school districts (Howard, PG, AA and MoCo and Harford).  The pay is not the only reason for them to seek out teaching positions in other school districts.  A number of them do not like the atmosphere in the schools and the lack of support.  There is a "blame the teacher" attitude in PG county schools that is difficult.  Behavioral problems are not handled well from the administrative side and teachers are often caught between a rock and a hard place between doing what is right to maintain order in their classes vs what the school wants them to do.  And for the ones that teach in higher grades, frankly, they are scared because there are a larger number of violent students in the high schools.  Yes, the unfortunate perception is based on race, but it is a perception that decreases the number of applicants for work in our school district.

The one teacher I know who is in PG County schools, took the job because she could not get a full-time position in other counties.  She's still applying to positions in other counties and would jump ship if an offer came through.  I have two friends who live near me in Laurel who quit elementary school positions in PG County, to teach in a school in Glen Burnie.  To be fair, the first one got in and then later when another position came open, she recommended our mutual friend who was then hired.

We have and had some good teachers.  We need to listen to the teachers about what they need and support them so that we can retain the good ones.  It is not all about the pay.  And considering the financial situation of the county, I think we should look at other means to try to attract and retain teachers before pay.  That's something that can be revisited after we make the employment situation more attractive.[/quote]

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