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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This argument doesn't make sense at all.  Why would the starting salary of a teacher compare to a District Administrator who most likely has many more years of experience under their belt in addition to higher levels of responsibility and mostly likely education?

You can look up any FCPS employee's salary online - it is public knowledge and there are a large number of classroom teachers earning over $100K who are 10 year teachers or more.

I think $61,747/year starting salary for a 39-week contract with 3-6% raises each year is actually quite fair.  If the payrate remained the same and teachers worked a 52-week year like most other salaried professionals, that starting salary would be over $82K.

Now, if you want to have a discussion about the amount of crap that teachers have to deal with from parents, students, and administrators, then that is another conversation with another set of solutions other than throwing more money at teachers to make all of the crap "worth it." [/quote]

The question is not about their experience.  The question is what do they do for the school system that benefits our students?  And, what does their office bring to benefit our students.

Just take a look at Reid's PR department.  Look at all the videos posted about her.  Look at all the messages from her touting her comings and goings.

Please list what Reid and her people have done to make FCPS better for our students.

I fail to see how the following have made it better:

Expensive legal cases.
A bumbling roll out of a new school.  While it may not affect all of FCPS, it is a premium example of lack of common sense leadership.
A terrible redistricting process that accomplishes little and delays/ignores the boundaries of the new school--which will/should have a direct effect on several high schools.
A confusing calendar with almost no five day weeks for the first months of school.

There's more.  
Feel free to add her accomplishments and those of her well-paid staff.
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Your participation/interaction with FCPS has always been optional. If you don’t like it….[/quote]

Dp. We can what? Stop paying taxes?[/quote]

You could move, go private, homeschool. So many options.[/quote]

or we could fire gatehouse people and all the extra administrators bloating the FCPS system. Stop covering for a system that has been broken for years. FCPS is not serving anyone but the top people in the county. Get a grip and open your eyes.[/quote]

You sound certifiable. Like a complete loon with lots of invalid and irrational feelings.[/quote]

Gatehouse stopped by again....we know the truth hurts GH. The only thing invalid is all those useless comfy do nothing positions in Gatehouse.[/quote]

Oh, but they do do something:  they make extras paperwork for school staff.  And, sometimes they conduct training when they know less than the people being trained.[/quote]

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