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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All you folks still arguing school closures.  That issue was decided in November 2021, and the closed schoolers lost.  Forced child masking fell by the wayside right afterwards too.

Youngkin did on higher teacher pay for VA teachers and that issue won as well.  However, the issue here seems to be APS teacher pay.  Is APS's teacher pay consistent with the Northern Virginia market?

From everything APS has said, APS is consistent with the market.  So it must be something other than pay then.  From what I understand, many of the teachers don't even live in Arlington.[/quote]

APS redesigned its pay scale this year.  APS made it look like they were raising teacher salaries significantly across the board. However, the reality is very different.

You can see the redesigned pay scale here.  https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/C9HU3A7A0E7A/$file/Compensation%20Study%20Presentation%20for%2012-9-21%20APS%20School%20Board%20Work%20Session%20-%20Final.pdf

If you were a teacher at step D on the pay scale in 21-22, you were moved to Step A on the new pay scale and then advanced one step.  You ultimately were placed at a Step B for 22-23 on the pay scale (not at Step E as would be expected).

There are some nuances to the plan with regard to teachers who were with APS during years that steps were frozen.  However, most APS teachers were moved backwards on the pay scale.

So while APS teachers might be making more money than last year, they are not making that much more. APS has published a pay scale which looks great in theory.  However, the reality is very different as HR lowered most incumbent APS teachers' step levels during the process.

The whole process has been disheartening and demoralizing to APS teachers.  I am one of them and considered quitting at the end of last school year.

APS teachers have provided feedback on the new policy to APS HR and the School Board.  However, they have been unwilling to change anything.

If you want to see attrition rates for current staff go down, contact the APS School Board and ask them to revise the policy for how incumbent staff are placed on the new pay scale.

Otherwise, things will get even worse next school year.  I will be looking for a job in a neighboring district if APS will not pay me fairly.

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