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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -- I don't have a problem with FCPS paying teachers for the time the kids are getting packed up or coming into the classroom in the morning.  I just wish it was clear what time the kids (1) need to be in their seats and (2) are being dismissed from the room.

Do they need to be in the classroom and in their seats at 8:00 or 8:10?  Are they getting dismissed at 2:50 (with the busses pulling away at 3:00) or are they being dismissed from the classroom at 3:00?  Confusing.

If they are paying the teachers for supervising arrival and dismissal -- I'm all for that.  But, it is a little hinky to count it as "instructional time" for purposes of the state standards.  It's not instructional time.  They don't count lunch and recess as instructional time.  They shouldn't be counting arrival (i.e. hang up your coat) and dismissal (walk to the bus or walk out the school door) as "instructional time."  That's the kind of stuff that makes you wonder if they are legitimately interested in being a great school district or one that does the bare minimum (and treads on the fact that the parents are highly educated and therefore produce higher achieving kids regardless of the public school system.)

I do believe the School Board generally makes decisions based on what they believe to be in the best interests of the student body... but fudging the numbers just to meet the "minimum standards" does not invite confidence.[/quote]

Teachersdo not nor have they ever been paid for only "instructional time." The work day hours for an FCPS teachers is 7.5 hours. Students are in the school building for about 7 hours. And to be clear, teachers are not "on contract" or "off contract." They are NOT hourly employees. Teachers can be directed to stay beyond the 7.5 hours as needed (a staff or parent meeting, a field trip returning late, etc) Teachers do not qualify for overtime.

OP, ask your principal for the time "announcements start." This is the exact time that your child needs to be in his/her seat. For every FCPS school except Bailey's, this time that the child needed to be in his/her seat is EXACTLY THE SAME as the 2013-14 school year. [/quote]

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