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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are at a turning point for ACPS and it looks like our turn is not for the better. The recent move to not allow teachers to earn their steps has caused an incredible amount of dissatisfaction that is compounded by lower increases and higher copays for health benefits. Effectively it is a deterrent for teachers to stay with the system and increases the churn in teacher staffing. With the teacher shortage now beginning to impact our area,[b] the route taken by the current administrators and school board seems foolhardy and purposefully obstructive to improving school outcomes. The number of vacant core teaching slots is astounding for being in the middle of July.[/b] Regardless of our history we need to start looking at the future because it is looking grim unless there are some significant changes to make our schools someplace where teachers want to come and teach. We need to be able to offer an appealing package of pay, benefits and[u] treatment[/u]! If we don't improve how we treat our teachers we will be stuck with all the teachers who don't go to FCPS, APS or LCPS.  Is that what we want?[/quote]

I read this, paused, and re-read this today as this is ACPS information not easily come by. As with our Alexandria First Responders, I support fair, progressive salaries for our ACPS teachers who are the key, imho, to advancement academically. Now it's fastly approaching August, with ACPS opening September 2, 2018. Hearing there are many teacher openings is not good at all.

I for one, support an increase in ACPS teacher salaries (as well as continued careful compromise on benefits such as health care and retirement). We all know where this is going in Alexandria: We are going to need to cut services to maintain salaries for our public City employees and I'm ready to suck it up on services.

Thank you for posting PP.[/quote]

+1  I know school board and city officials are aware of this site.  Pay to keep good teachers in ACPS, damn it![/quote]

It is not about pay - it is about *treatment* as a PP put it.

Teachers don't leave because of the pay.  They leave because of things like not giving a step increase.  While that looks like a payment issue, it is really just an extension of how little value ACPS places on their current staff, always looking for the next shiny thing instead of polishing up what you have.[/quote]

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