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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the whatever is causing people to leave started well before Dr. Reid started six months ago. Think back to Brabrand - he was a MESS.[/quote]

YES! FCPS has been a MESS for a long time. Teachers and principals are done. FCPS is a crappy work environment. And Gatehouse is filled with a bunch of tone deaf do nothings. This will get worse because [i]FCPS is doing nothing to make people want to stay[/i].[/quote]

They have done multiple pay increases, including targeted ones for positions with hiring or retention challenges, such as bus drivers, subs and administrators.

They have made leave changes such as allowing sick leave to be taken before accrual and a leave bank.

[b]They draft changed PD to reduce the required time.

They added planning time for ES teachers.[/b]

That’s off the top of my mind and I credit Reid, not the board, for those changes.[/quote]

There have not been any changes to planning time for ES teachers, only discussion without real results. They did add pretests to some trainings, but they did not reduce the number in any way. The pay increases for teachers, at least, have been the expected step increases and cost of living adjustments. I think you are somewhat overstating her accomplishments.[/quote]

The elementary planning came on the backs of giving specialists a larger workload at the expense of their other duties. She then said that she thought the issue was fixed at one of her listening sessions. Do not credit her with fixing planning time.

HR is a total mess. Giving people leave up front is a step in the right direction, but the gripes listed in the article are very real and are a direct result of an out of touch and unchecked HR department. The hiring process is disorganized and slow. The entire staffing process/meeting schedule remains a mess. Principals have no clearity around destaffs and have long wait times to get positions approved. Given that Reid has said that overstaffs will basically not happen next year, I doubt the hiring issues will be any better next year. More changes and more chaos. [/quote]

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