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Hm, we are at an AAP Center and there are two AAP teacher positions left unfilled.

Interesting. I wonder if the boundary changes and consolidation have anything to do with teacher shortages. I would not be surprised. The situation is pretty bad.

There are no boundary changes around any AAP Center elementary schools right now, stop making things up.

They are making “holistic boundary changes” meaning EVERYONE can be affected. I didn’t take a job here because I like to settle into schools and stay a while. [b]That is not going to happen in FCPS. I would advise any teacher to think before taking a contract especially if you took a contract with FCPS because you like the approach of the principal you interviewed with. [/b]Yes, I have written to my school board member to say this and just got a form letter back. Vacancies and boundary changes will definitely be intertwined in a year or two if they aren’t already. there is a drastic change to the economy, things will be bad[/quote]

This is called "life". People retire, quit, move on with their partner, etc., etc. It has happened to me several times in my teaching career. If you can't handle this, teaching is not for you. Lots of things are not for you. Heck, even in the private sector businesses merge, management changes, people are hired and fired.

One thing about public education is that it teaches people to deal with differences and change (and to see real life). If you move somewhere expecting that life will always be easy and the same as it was the year before, you will most certainly experience disappointment at some point. And if the economy changes or there is instability, watch out. This has nothing to do with which party is in power btw. Change happens. Those who can deal with it are better off in the long run. 
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Right change does happen.  So if you are teacher looking to establish at a school for 5-6 years while the rest of your life changes, FCPS isn’t the place for it.

Keep going with the resilience ideas to try to convince people this is a good plan, but I know where I stand and what my advice would be to someone looking at school systems in the area.

We will have to disagree that the SB redistricting is something that won’t sway parents and teachers alike from coming to FCPS. Time and( how the SB handles the process) will speak for itself.[/quote]

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