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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]I hope this extends to other staff.  The pay for those who support the school (IAs, subs(!!!), custodians and food service) is way below where it should be for the amount of work required of them.  Everything rolls downhill at schools and the lowest paid are put in the worst positions.[/quote]

I'm a teacher and I agree x100![/quote]

Thank you! It is galling to hear complaints from admin and parents when they can't find anyone who can support a 2E child in math or language arts at the secondary level, or find qualified subs for special ed. Maybe, just maybe, they should try raising the pay above poverty wages and they could find people fluent in math or skilled enough to handle a special ed classroom. Also, the custodians and food service workers have been busting their asses this whole time. They deserve hazard pay.[/quote]

SPED teachers should have their own pay scale that factors in the extra time for meetings, writing and updating IEPs, etc. Plus, SPED teachers that work with ED kids, etc should get bonuses.  [/quote]

Agreed, but I get the feeling that teachers are all married to lawyers or something. What constitutes being poorly paid? To me that's under $40,000 net pay after benefits. Are there a lot of teachers and staff who get paid this? I feel like [b]each year teachers and staff get pretty high raises[/b] and each year are still "underpaid".[/quote]

Pay might be ok but I wouldn’t agree with the part in bold.[/quote]

Pay is not ok when I can’t afford a single family house on 60k before taxes. [/quote]

How many years have you worked and why do you need a single family home with no other tenants if it's just you? Why not an apartment or condo or townhouse? DC is a big city and is expensive. Many people live in DC and make under $53,000 and still rent or own. For that amount, you could probably afford a house around $250,000. There are 111 single family homes I'm finding in Prince George's County, 5 homes in Prince William, 4 in Montgomery County, and 1 in Loudoun. Good luck on your home search.[/quote]

Family of 4. Live in LoCo. Not trying to go elsewhere. [/quote]

I am an ES teacher and assuming you have a MA $60k is about what a third year teacher makes. I wouldn’t expect most families of 4 with a single income earner 3 years into a career to be able to afford a SFH.[/quote]

5th year but just BA. Not MA. [/quote]

So you’re a 27 year old single earner without a masters in the most affluent and educated part of the country and you expect to be able to buy a SFH?   Wow.  :shock:

Hon— the cost of living here is high, housing values are off the charts and you are wayyyyy overvaluing your (relative to everyone else here)  education and experience.  You’d be a lot happier if you headed back to Alabama or tried a second career as a first wife. Although the clock is ticking on that one.  Or be an Admin Assistant. If your cute, maybe that would work.  And you could buy a charming little cottage with the salary. SMH. [/quote]

She’s dumb to engage with you, but you’re a douche.  [/quote]

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