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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Justice currently has the highest number of vacancies but other schools also have a lot of turnover this year. Principals have already filled many positions for next year for staff that have resigned.

[quote=Anonymous]Justice does seem to be an outlier when it comes to current staff vacancies (the numbers reflect the fact that some positions are part-time positions):

[b]Justice 14.00[/b]
South County 8.00
West Potomac 8.00
Fairfax 7.50
Woodson 6.50
Oakton 6.00
West Springfield 6.00
Lewis 5.50
South Lakes 5.17
Herndon 5.00
Westfield 5.00
Langley 4.83
Centreville 4.00
Edison 4.00
Falls Church 4.00
Lake Braddock 3.66
Annandale 3.33
Chantilly 3.00
Mount Vernon 3.00
McLean 2.67
Hayfield 2.00
Robinson 2.00
Marshall 1.00
TJHSST 1.00
Madison 0.00[/quote][/quote]

I work at Justice and have for 10+ years and I've never seen turnover like right now. Almost the entire science department will be gone next year, lots of English teachers are leaving. I think the turnover is higher than when Calhoun was the principal. Penny and Maria really got the school back on track, but this year has been abysmal.[/quote]

I would really appreciate a "root cause" explanation for why the high turnover is occurring.  How much is due to overall teacher burnout post-Covid, how much relates to the parking situation, and how much relates to a principal who doesn't have control over her school?  Or is it racist teachers who cannot accept that they must answer to a Black principal?  [/quote]

Probably a combination of all of them.[/quote]

In every school there is turnover--teachers retire, move because a spouse has a job relocation, stay home to have a baby, etc. This school year has been rough in every school, not just Justice. Across the board there are more people opting to retire or leave. But if there was a pie chart showing the reasons by percentage, my guess would be that the principal lacking control and building a positive culture would be the largest percentage. The parking and racist teacher reasons are not reasonable. Given that the number of vacancies significantly outweighs the other high schools, it has to be about the school culture. The principal is responsible for setting that tone. [/quote]

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