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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would like fcps to propose additional stipends for curriculum help and lead teacher work this year as part of teacher salary raises.[/quote]

I agree. Pay extra for team leaders and curriculum leads. I'm okay with my base pay.

I'd like to see better retiree healthcare benefits (ex. School board pick up some of the premium).
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As a teacher what mechanism do you have to make sure this is part of the salary increase this year.[/quote]

Nothing that has much weight. Email school board and BOS. Speak to SB members.

I doubt if they'll look to improve benefits anytime soon.[/quote]

I am happy to do this, but it helps much more if teachers actually get involved. There must be some mechanisms where teachers have the ability to make suggestions within the system. It's a little awkward for parents to be emailing about how teachers should get paid.[/quote]

I'm the teacher in the PP who said I email and talk to SB and members of the BOS.

We don't have many mechanisms that carry much weight. Not in a Right To Work state.[/quote]

That is great. Parents will support you if we know that teachers also feel the same way.[/quote]

I have participated in small focus groups with school board members. It seems things have changed in the 25 years I've been teaching. Younger teachers don't tend to stay or don't plan to stay in the classroom for 20+ years. They would prefer the money in salary and don't necessarily want it deferred to pensions or healthcare costs. Of course those of us who have been around a while start to look at things like retiree healthcare premiums, which in comparison to many surrounding districts is fairly expensive for FCPS retirees:

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/2017%20Retiree%20Premium%20Charts.pdf[/quote]

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