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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Student facing positions must be prioritized.  That’s it.  [/quote]

Just because you don't see what someone does doesn't mean it's not worthwhile. You sound like Elon Musk. [/quote]

You sound like someone who sits in a cubical at Syphax all day.  You recently got three extra weeks of vacation.  You’re like a Director, or a Chief, a Coordinator, or maybe a Supervisor.  Maybe a “specialist”? Your assistant has an assistant. I’m a teacher who emails you five separate times about the same thing (all on my “lunch” break) and can never get a response from you because I don’t matter too much, but I’m the one working with kids, and the kids are supposed to be why you’re there.  So no… I don’t need you.  [/quote]

I promise you I do not work at Syphax, and I do not have one of those fancy titles. But I question your assumption that just because it's a lot of money or a big number of positions must mean it's bloat. Name the specific positions that don't do anything and then let's talk. 
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They get months of paid vacation, unlike teachers. Have them work during that time and reduce the overall number of positions.

How can you argue that student-facing positions aren’t the priority?

If teachers can be told to do more with fewer resources, admin can be given the same line.[/quote]

This is right from APE. [/quote]

Is it?  Who cares?  We happen to agree.  Student-facing positions are the priority.[/quote]
I'm not Republican, but the DEI staff at central office is very big for an issue that is mostly at the schools and handled by school counselors and administration.

The chief academic office also appears bloated.

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2024/09/APS-Organizational-Chart-24-25.pdf[/quote]

It’s true.  DEI hasn’t done much for me as a classroom teacher at all.  One training, once a year.  And it was just ok.  I get it about implicit bias already.  Lots and lots of chiefs- more so than surrounding systems that are larger, percentage wise.[/quote]

Honestly, I’d be fine with eliminating all the many, overpaid DEI positions and using the money to hire more teachers.  Classroom teachers.[/quote]

+1. There seems to be a whole lot of DEI staff and I’m not sure what they are adding. It seems like in a district of this size one person and an admin out to be plenty to roll out any training that is needed for front line staff who actually work with children. [/quote]

Amen. Get all those people back in the classroom or let them go elsewhere to look for those jobs. Godspeed.[/quote]
I honestly think if it wasn’t for Trump coming after DEI so hard they would have reduced more of those positions.  they don’t want to look like they’re supporting him or bowing down. The crazy thing is that of some of the DEI trainings. I’ve done with APS They used outside consultants or webinar programs. It wasn’t even our staff teaching.  Also, the sessions were terrible.[/quote]

Interesting. I have heard that the office is actually helpful, but I still think we don't need it to be this large. [/quote]

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