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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And then you have the issue of widening gaps between "good schools" and "mediocre/bad schools."

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[quote]Stacy Ganz Kahn, president of the Winston Churchill High School PTSA, says special education programs are dealing with the brunt of the teacher shortage in MCPS. Offering bonuses in high-need areas and pathways to teacher certification for paraprofessionals could help remedy the situation, she said.

Still, Ganz Kahn says [b]the Potomac school is pretty well-staffed, unlike other schools in the county, because people want to teach there[/b].[/quote]

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I read that quote in the article and thought it was in poor taste. And then just now I looked at the available jobs on the MCPS Careers site, and it turns out it's not true at all. Churchill actually has 6 open teacher positions posted, more than any other HS!

6: Churchill
5: Whitman
4: Blair, Blake, Einstein, Springbrook
3: Gaithersburg, Magruder, Richard Montgomery, Rockville, Sherwood
2: BCC, Kennedy, Northwood, Paint Branch, Watkins Mill
1: Damascus, Northwest, Walter Johnson
0: Clarksburg, Poolesville, Quince Orchard, Seneca Valley, Wheaton, Wootton
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The openings at Churchill include mainly special ed positions and long term substitutes.  There is only one full time teaching position open.  [b]Special ed staffing is an issue country wide.[/b][/quote]

Lack of special ed staffingis a HUGE issue that isn't going away.  [/quote]

Right- and given that it’s a nationwide issue, MCPS needs to be increasing SPED teacher/para pay stat in order to compete.[/quote]

They can’t afford to raise the pay relative to the high case load. They need to raise pay AND improve working conditions. [/quote]

Well part of  improving working conditions means lower case load per staff member.  They need to hire more staff. They need to find the money before it gets worse, because that will only make more staff leave.[/quote]

MCPS has millions of dollars in unspent ESSR funds and millions from funded positions they never hired. Money is not the problem.[/quote]

You can’t hire people who don’t want to work for you.[/quote]

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