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[quote=Anonymous]Not true. Check the salary scales of MoCo and VA compared to DCPS. They also don't talk all of your years but DC takes more than the surrounding areas. Fact.  [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously?  Do you bother to read the bios of new teachers?  DCPS is still recruiting teachers and principals from as far away as Chicago because of the salary. VA and MD salaries don't come close to what DCPS pays. Check the pay scales for yourself. [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] :lol: The VA wash ups are the laziest teachers I have every encountered. [quote=Anonymous]2:12, do you work in DCPS?

I mean this with respect, but if the answer is no then please stop using words like stunned. Those of us who are in the trenches are not stunned. This is our day in and day out.

The entire point of LEAP is to take it out of central office and stop the bonus payouts. That is why no one cares about the details of the program. Once those two goals are met- the program is a success.

And I agree- the bonus is a scam. I am getting the bonus, again this year and I still think its a scam. I would love for it leave so they bonus chasers (Fairfax and  MoCo teacher wash ups) will go back home and let the real DC teachers do the job.[/quote][/quote]

I find it extremely hard to believe teachers are leaving VA schools to go into DC for bonuses. For one, VA doesn't have the turnover DC does. 2. The talk of bonuses is no lure when compared to the dysfunction. DCPS does not look like a promise land from VA. Most teachers who go from VA to DC do so b/c they want to make a difference for those it will matter to. VA kids, for the most part, have supportive families and attend functional schools. They will be fine regardless of who teaches them. VA teachers generally go into DC to help those in need. I know o[/quote][/quote]

1. DC schools pay more than the surrounding areas. There's no argument there. BUT....the salary is not enough to keep people in the dysfunction. Check the turnover rates.

2. Depending on how long you've been teaching, you'll actually make more staying in VA and MD because [b]DC does not accept all of your years o teaching. Only 9. A 15 year teacher from MD discovered she was making less than she would have if she'd remained in MD schools.
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3. DC is recruiting teachers and principals from as far away as Chicago because no one in the surrounding area wants the jobs. They know what DCPS is really like. Those new principals are in for a RUDE awakening. DC's local pool of educators has dried up. People are coming in, leaving, sharing the horror stories with other people. [/quote][/quote]

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