Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Said someone who doesn't have a job.

80-90% of FCPS parents could put these times in for PTO today, they just don’t want to. They don’t want to use their own PTO for childcare.

How much PTO do you think everyone gets??
Trying to carve out an extra 21 hours is a huge ask.

I don’t think they’re asking, I think they’re telling. They’re telling you school will not be open during that time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Said someone who doesn't have a job.

80-90% of FCPS parents could put these times in for PTO today, they just don’t want to. They don’t want to use their own PTO for childcare.

How much PTO do you think everyone gets??
Trying to carve out an extra 21 hours is a huge ask.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Said someone who doesn't have a job.

80-90% of FCPS parents could put these times in for PTO today, they just don’t want to. They don’t want to use their own PTO for childcare.

People are already taking enough PTO for random Mondays when FCPS decides to close

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Said someone who doesn't have a job.

80-90% of FCPS parents could put these times in for PTO today, they just don’t want to. They don’t want to use their own PTO for childcare.

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Said someone who doesn't have a job.

Anonymous wrote:Our elementary school sent out a survey to find out which families thought they would need care provided by the school. It was quickly retracted and we were told our school just found out this was going to be administered at the district level and we'd hear more soon.

I’m not surprised to hear this at all. Now the county can place more control over who and who is in staying after school for the early release days.

Our elementary school sent out a survey to find out which families thought they would need care provided by the school. It was quickly retracted and we were told our school just found out this was going to be administered at the district level and we'd hear more soon.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Teachers have too much Professional Development.

Idea: Give them PD hours before the school year starts.

There are two SP and a SD day scheduled before school starts.

Here’s what ES has available at my school unencumbered - .5 day Monday, .5 day Tuesday, .5 day Weds, .25 day Thursday, .25 day Friday. My principal keeps meetings to a minimum and this is all the time we get to turn over desks, move furniture, unpack, decorate, organize, prepare student items, plan and prep for the 1st week. I will be in all the rest of this week on my own time and I’ll do my required training on the computer this weekend (that always takes at least 5-8 hours, no matter what they say otherwise). There is simply no time available to squeeze in an additional 21 hours of SOR training next week. Some people have even less time because they didn’t do the 3 day basal training over the summer.

Anonymous wrote:What about two birds with one stone: unstructured free time either outside or in the gym weather dependent. Kids need more recess time. Minimal supervision needed. Kids get opportunity for physical activity and non adult directed socialization.

Lol—clearly you don’t work at an elementary school. Your idea is noble and well-intentioned but completely impractical.

Or perhaps you could come in as a parent volunteer to supervise the several hundred kids in their “unstructured free time” for 3 hours outside or in the gym.

Anonymous wrote:I was told by an unverified source (lady at our pool) that teachers will watch over the students without after school care. It’s apparently those teachers that have completed their PD. WTAF?

Now let's all act shocked when more teachers leave the county that has no regard for it's staff.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was told by an unverified source (lady at our pool) that teachers will watch over the students without after school care. It’s apparently those teachers that have completed their PD. WTAF?

Yep. It’s true. I took a course and got trained in SOR on my own time over the last few years. I don’t have to attend the state training - I’m exempt. My reward for being ahead of the curve? I get to provide coverage/childcare while others do their training on the school’s time.

If they didn’t pay for it, they don’t have to know about it and I wouldnt’ tell them. If they already know, dont bring it up again. If they say you are exempt say that you think knowing what is coming out of UVA and the other teachers on your team know is important so you can align to your team and state expectations.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Teachers have too much Professional Development.

Idea: Give them PD hours before the school year starts.

There are two SP and a SD day scheduled before school starts.

Teachers have to set up rooms and some teachers will have to be trained on the Basal if they could during the summer. I believe there are also new math lesson plans for some grades as well as discussing any general policy and procedural changes within the school. Basically those days are already sucked up.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Teachers have too much Professional Development.

Idea: Give them PD hours before the school year starts.

There are two SP and a SD day scheduled before school starts.

Anonymous wrote:Idea… direct the parents in your community to have their kids come home so that our teaching staff can actually engage in their PD hours and get them done this year.

We should have added a PD day or two to the calendar like surrounding jurisdictions. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are asking our schools to coordinate this on top of all the other demands and during a staff shortage.

Teachers have too much Professional Development.

Idea: Give them PD hours before the school year starts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was told by an unverified source (lady at our pool) that teachers will watch over the students without after school care. It’s apparently those teachers that have completed their PD. WTAF?

Yep. It’s true. I took a course and got trained in SOR on my own time over the last few years. I don’t have to attend the state training - I’m exempt. My reward for being ahead of the curve? I get to provide coverage/childcare while others do their training on the school’s time.

Nowadays unless you are coming in without an education degree or have moved here from whatever corner of the earth isn’t using the science of reading, you have been trained on the Science of Reading one way or another. There has been an astronomical amount of PDs on it, and it’s been in college programs reading education curriculum for at least 4 years if not longer. I had to a take two courses on it in college one for upper elementary and one for lower. They offer multiple sections of OG and LTRS a year. If this is just beginner level content it’s going to be a redundant waste of time for many teachers.