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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's more than a hint of racism in many of these comments.  I have no doubt that those calling for mass firings at DCPS are white.[/quote]

Yup, I definitely see that and it is obvious. I would say that at least 65% of Central Office is black employees. The people complaining about Central Office cannot fathom the fact that black people are in charge. We all know that certain people believe that just because someone is black, they are lazy and unqualified for their position. Case closed. Prove me wrong that this isn’t the reason for the disdain for Central Office. I’ll wait….[/quote]

Bingo. This right here. There are people who loathe at the fact that this district has mostly Black people making decisions and they can't stand it. There is nothing said about how fast the district is improving (faster than most urban districts in the nation), but chose to focus on negative opinions. Remember, public school is a choice. If you hate it so much, pay the private school big bucks. You can't have it both ways. Same for DCPS staff who are complaining. If you dislike it so much, resign. It's really that simple.[/quote]

The things they complain about are also things that teachers should be doing and that are expectations everywhere! I started teaching in a different state and our union didn’t have a contract the way DC does, so there were no limits on meetings, duties, we didn’t get admin premium, etc. Having an objective posted and following a pacing guide is standard. Complaining about central office for student test scores when they aren’t the ones directly instructing is…interesting. And like you mentioned, DCPS is actually improving and doing better than other similar districts. [/quote]

Exactly. I have worked in a district where professional development was non-existent and it took forever and a day to get anything from the central office because they were severely understaffed. The schools all did their own thing resulting in major inequities ( especially schools that had strong PTA's versus schools that didn't). We won't begin to speak on the range of instruction in the district. The schools that were hard to staff were also the underperforming schools because there were no incentives for teachers to chance possible dangerous working conditions while risking minimal student achievement growth. Also keep in mind that this district is CONTROLLED BY THE MAYOR which makes all the difference. Most school districts are controlled by their school board which has more say on who is hired to do what, timelines, and outcomes. The DCPS machine takes some getting used to, but when compared to some other large urban districts, I will say that it is much better than most. Try working for Baltimore, Philadelphia, NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago school districts. DCPS is a day at the beach. [/quote]

Why are you lying, I have worked in 2 of the other districts, they were easier to work in.
And by ‘incentives’ you must mean the bonus that 30% of teachers get including non-title 1 teachers and Rsp’s -making it much less.

The schools that are underperforming in DCPS are also hard to staff, don’t fool yourself. Many of these schools are a revolving door. I see many new teacher get allured by the bonus and salary, only to be disappointed and upset by the treatment. They leave the teaching profession or teach in VA or MD.

The things ‘they’ complain about? List them. List our real complaints that are such pinnacles of standards in all other districts.

You my friend have never been outside of the DMV. It is a reason that teachers from Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Alabama come to DC. It is so much worse elsewhere. There are no unions in others states like it is in DC, teachers in DC are some of the highest paid in the country and yet they don't know that some of these same problems exist all over the nation but there are no union protections and you are working for peanuts.

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First of all learn how to reply, second again do not respond if you have no clue what you’re saying.

DC pays well after 20 years of service and even then if you live in DC it’s not enough to buy a house. The average DCPS teacher makes 84k.

Also I am not from DC, so again I have taught in other states. My sister in law teaches Florida. She’s not clamoring to push to move to DC.

Union protections? You mean the one DCPS bulldozes over and teachers have to wait 5-10 years for a hearing result- thus end up somewhere else.

It’s interesting when parents complain about wanting better for their children from the school system it’s applauded, in fact ‘other districts’ are worse is not acceptable.
But when teachers tell you at title 1 schools we are not doing well it’s: ‘oh but you’re paid well or other districts have it worse.’ It’s incredibly sad that you think this has no impact on how your child is taught.

It’s NOT about the money! I just want to be treated decently, I don’t need the bonus. I want to be evaluated on real metrics- how much growth are my students making, what were their general scores like, etc. If a student misses 50+ days they shouldn’t be counted but they are. I also don’t want to be forced to promote students when they never come to school. 
My ‘commitment to the school’ is not a real metric! It’s subjective. The rubric for my observation is subjective.[/quote]

NP and I have seen commitment to the school scoring used to get rid of teachers they don’t like.  And it was clearly manipulated because some of those teachers volunteered to do every extra activity, plan events, sponsor clubs, chaperone after school activities, etc.  [/quote]

All industries have an evaluation system. You have not experienced corporate America, I see. Only volunteers are evaluation-free. If you don't want to be evaluated, volunteer to teach. [/quote]

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