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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If there aren't step increases in the budget, I'm just leaving, it's that simple. I am sick of FCPS prioritizing everything [i]except[/i] compensation. One year of appropriate compensation doesn't make up for two years of total freezes when they were getting flooded with federal Covid funds and this year won't buy my tolerance for another freeze. They can[b] pay for online tutoring no one asked for or uses or numerous trainings[/b] that ultimately are of no benefit in any way, but when it comes to teacher pay, suddenly the bank is empty and we can't afford it. Add on top of that they abruptly changed our health insurance with absolutely no input or warning, and I'm running out of reasons for a sane person to stay with the county. It's one thing to lose out on a raise if you don't earn it, but all we hear is how much the county 'values' us. I appreciate the sentiment, but sentiment doesn't pay my mortgage.[/quote]

I bet you see increases in the bolded with the recent agreement between FCPS and the US Dept Of Education's Office of Civil Rights. How much $ will that take away from raises?

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-educations-office-civil-rights-announces-resolution-investigation-fairfax-county-public-schools-virginia-related-needs-students-disabilities-during-covid-19-pandemic[/quote]

I have no idea how they will offer additional compensatory services. One change in my building is that no one volunteers for additional duties anymore even if they are paid. 
And yes, despite what another poster said, cutting things in central office would help and would mean more teachers in classrooms. We have a lot of “nice to haves” I’ll start with my list:
-Global Classroom Project 
-Get to Green
-Equity Team people creating meaningless trainings
-Extra people on the team rolling out POG POL
-Bussing the AAP Center schools where a LLIV program is available[/quote]

They can be ordered to pay for private services if they don’t have the staff to provide them themselves.[/quote]

That only works if the money is available.[/quote]

It can be pulled from other areas, such as employee compensation.[/quote]

Thanks for showcasing the real crux of the issue.

SpEd parent lobby demands services that require staffing, expertise, and $

Their demands spend all the money, weigh down staff, and demoralize them

End result is worse SpEd service for their kids and all kids when teachers resign and all potential new ones see NO value in the profession

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+1.  FCPS devotes so much money and time to special Ed dealing with unfunded federal mandates. And special Ed parents are always complaining and suing the system.  Costs all of us money and diverts time and attention from everyone else. Special Ed. needs to be funded at the federal level and moved to fewer schools that can do a better job with it by focusing staff and attention. [/quote]

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