I think this is a great topic to explore. Ignore the haters.

Anonymous wrote:How are they being shady? It’s no secret that there is a severe sub shortage in the area. It’s not just FCPS. Low pay, no benefits, and inconsistent job availability and it’s not a great job.

Cutting the pay for retired teachers with very little notice and never restoring it, disregarding most of the input from staff, professional organizations, and administrators about the quality of subs and their suggestions about how to combat the shortage, being very slow to remedy risks identified by an audit that was opened in 2017 and finally completed a month ago. As far as I can tell, they never released the full results of the surveys they sent to teachers and admin, either.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Why is this pointless information? Some of the larger school systems have been complaining about sub shortages for years, but refuse to do anything to improve the situation (for example, make the pay reasonably competitive). There have been many posts on here from people annoyed that their kids' schools couldn't find reliable long term subs or subs to fill specialized positions. Nothing will change unless people keep stirring the pot.

People aren’t willing to pay for it though. Unfortunately.

I get that. However, other parts of the country, as well as most surrounding counties, manage to pay subs more than FCPS. I'm not sure if you were talking about paying for the FOIA; if so, I would say FCPS has a history of being really shady about the whole sub situation and don't mind my tax dollars being used to highlight the problems that's caused.

Sorry. I was thinking about the meals tax, for example.

How are they being shady? It’s no secret that there is a severe sub shortage in the area. It’s not just FCPS. Low pay, no benefits, and inconsistent job availability and it’s not a great job.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Why is this pointless information? Some of the larger school systems have been complaining about sub shortages for years, but refuse to do anything to improve the situation (for example, make the pay reasonably competitive). There have been many posts on here from people annoyed that their kids' schools couldn't find reliable long term subs or subs to fill specialized positions. Nothing will change unless people keep stirring the pot.

People aren’t willing to pay for it though. Unfortunately.

I get that. However, other parts of the country, as well as most surrounding counties, manage to pay subs more than FCPS. I'm not sure if you were talking about paying for the FOIA; if so, I would say FCPS has a history of being really shady about the whole sub situation and don't mind my tax dollars being used to highlight the problems that's caused.

Anonymous wrote:NP. Why is this pointless information? Some of the larger school systems have been complaining about sub shortages for years, but refuse to do anything to improve the situation (for example, make the pay reasonably competitive). There have been many posts on here from people annoyed that their kids' schools couldn't find reliable long term subs or subs to fill specialized positions. Nothing will change unless people keep stirring the pot.

People aren’t willing to pay for it though. Unfortunately.

NP. Why is this pointless information? Some of the larger school systems have been complaining about sub shortages for years, but refuse to do anything to improve the situation (for example, make the pay reasonably competitive). There have been many posts on here from people annoyed that their kids' schools couldn't find reliable long term subs or subs to fill specialized positions. Nothing will change unless people keep stirring the pot.

And what district?

You again? Why are you so obsessed with this

Just stop unless you’re a reporter. You’re wasting tax payer dollars with your ridiculous foias

So there are children in cages and charlatans skimming the pot in our government, and THIS is what you’re worried about???

It’s time for some serious medication, OP.

Cool story

so I requested a FOIA report on how many sub jobs were unfilled, but I am trying to figure out on how to attached a file on this page.