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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

With all of the high schools hiring in FCPS, do you really think a racist teacher would choose Justice? [/quote]

Some people don't mind being in a position of power over minority students.  It's different to report [i]to[/i] a POC.  The Black principal of Justice just took over this year.[/quote]

Ms. Eck is Hispanic. They've been reporting to a person of color for years.[/quote]

Ms. Eck is the daughter of Cuban-American immigrants. https://springhilles.fcps.edu/features/welcome-principal-eck She transferred from a high school with a 54% Hispanic population to an elementary school that has 5% of a Hispanic population.

I agree with the PP that there is probably a series of things going on and it is piling on top of each other. What really frustrates me about the principals in Mason District is that they don't stay. Collectively, my kids have had almost 10 principals since elementary, middle, and high school.

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It's known for being a stepping stone district. Lots of people want to work here because if they can do something with poor brown kids they are likely to get a promotion. Pretty much all the instructional "coaches" at these schools just want some data so they can go onto better things.[/quote]

Is that really a bad thing? Sounds like the go-getter type-As would work harder to push for change and aim for [b]better results in poor schools[/b], even if it's for selfish reasons. What's their end goal anyway? To get to Langley/McLean and have to deal with helicopter parents and lawyer threats every day?[/quote]

"Helicopter" parent of Langley kids here. What are these "better results" you are speaking of? [/quote]

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