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Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?

Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.

Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!

Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.

Are you talking about the letters last week saying their jobs were at threat? Or did he actually tell people in the last few days that they have actually been fired?

If you are just talking about the former-- I deeply disagree with and dislike Taylor, but he was asked by County Council to make lists to tell them who would be laid off depending on how much funding was passed or not. And honestly, I kind of feel like it would be *more* disrespectful to put a list out there saying certain of your employees are in line to be cut but then not say anything to those employees directly?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?

Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.

Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!

Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.

This happens every year. The Superintendent threatens to fire people if the Council doesn't give MCPS all the money it demands with zero regard for the amount of revenue the county has coming in. This predictably upsets and scares people so they scream at the council to give them the money. The council often gives them more than the county can afford, though less than what is demanded. Then after all is said and done the Superintendent finds a way to save the jobs. This is often done in collaboration with the unions.

Not the personalized letters.

So Taylor is already firing teachers when the Board hasn't voted on his plan?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?

Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.

Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!

Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.

If this is true, Taylor needs to be fired. In the end, it actually may be helpful that he acts with such arrogant impunity at every turn. At some point, the board will cut him loose, when they see it's them or him.

I'm a media assistant, not a teacher, but I got one of those letters last Tuesday. I imagine the teachers whose positions were on Taylor's list got similar ones.

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Anonymous wrote:Certainly MCPS mismanages money and supports pet projects that have little to no impact on education. But isn't Blueprint for Maryland's Future largely to blame for much of the budget overages? Isn't it only going to get worse next year and the year after?

The biggest issue is compensation costs growing faster than revenues.

Taylor gets big raises yearly.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows that the last to hire is the first to fire. Plenty of teaching jobs elsewhere. Still a teacher shortage despite declining enrollment in the US.

For the older teachers, this is their second or third round of economic downturn. We don’t have a lot of sympathy. We survived those early years on the chopping block. Be flexible. Get second and third certification areas. Move districts. Go private.

What an ableist, idiotic response. Go troll another forum.

Not ableist. It’s math. Every teacher should already be certified in at least one content area. They will get placed in the involuntary transfer process or change districts. There is a teacher shortage so they WILL find a job.

Got 3 certifications myself, you're not wrong!

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows that the last to hire is the first to fire. Plenty of teaching jobs elsewhere. Still a teacher shortage despite declining enrollment in the US.

For the older teachers, this is their second or third round of economic downturn. We don’t have a lot of sympathy. We survived those early years on the chopping block. Be flexible. Get second and third certification areas. Move districts. Go private.

What an ableist, idiotic response. Go troll another forum.

Not ableist. It’s math. Every teacher should already be certified in at least one content area. They will get placed in the involuntary transfer process or change districts. There is a teacher shortage so they WILL find a job.

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Anonymous wrote:RIF decisions are based primarily on seniority, but exceptions can be considered, according to the Negotiated Agreements between MCEA and BOE.

I am interested in whether this same thing is true for SEIU. If a principal can negotiate to keep 1 employee over another if they, say, reduce the allotment for a position from 2 to 1 for example. Even if the employee they want to keep has less seniority.

Check the SEIU contract. You should have access to this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?

Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.

Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!

Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.

If this is true, Taylor needs to be fired. In the end, it actually may be helpful that he acts with such arrogant impunity at every turn. At some point, the board will cut him loose, when they see it's them or him.

Anonymous wrote:Is there a part of the handbook or explanation from the board and the union on the rules of working 70 hours per week instead of 40 or on how is best to manipulate the grades for ghost students or how is best to ignore the crime. We need to know the rules before they fire and destroy our careers right out of college.

I made less money, but honestly, I had a better work experience in PGCPS than in MCPS. Look for information about the reputation of principals, if you can get that. A good principal makes a big difference.

Anonymous wrote:Certainly MCPS mismanages money and supports pet projects that have little to no impact on education. But isn't Blueprint for Maryland's Future largely to blame for much of the budget overages? Isn't it only going to get worse next year and the year after?

The biggest issue is compensation costs growing faster than revenues.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?

Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.

Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!

Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.

This happens every year. The Superintendent threatens to fire people if the Council doesn't give MCPS all the money it demands with zero regard for the amount of revenue the county has coming in. This predictably upsets and scares people so they scream at the council to give them the money. The council often gives them more than the county can afford, though less than what is demanded. Then after all is said and done the Superintendent finds a way to save the jobs. This is often done in collaboration with the unions.

Not the personalized letters.

Yeah Taylor seems more willing than previous superintendents to "play chicken" with staff and families. I find it pretty disgraceful

Is there a part of the handbook or explanation from the board and the union on the rules of working 70 hours per week instead of 40 or on how is best to manipulate the grades for ghost students or how is best to ignore the crime. We need to know the rules before they fire and destroy our careers right out of college.

Is there a part of the handbook or explanation from the board and the union on the rules of working 70 hours per week instead of 40 or on how is best to manipulate the grades for ghost students or how is best to ignore the crime. We need to know the rules before they fire and destroy our careers right out of college.

Anonymous wrote:Certainly MCPS mismanages money and supports pet projects that have little to no impact on education. But isn't Blueprint for Maryland's Future largely to blame for much of the budget overages? Isn't it only going to get worse next year and the year after?

The Blueprint does not demand logo polo shirts for administrators and personal MCPS credit cards for administrators. A $15,000,000 credit card bill is not part of the Blueprint.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of pouring money into recruiting and training to attract more teachers into the profession when they come to MCPS and Taylor sends them notices they are being let go because he is pouting?

Way to kill off the next generation of teachers TT. All because you didn’t get a few extra dollars in your $3,775,000,000 budget.

Are you saying teachers are being laid off over the weekend before Taylor even gets approval from the Board of Ed on who to fire/what to cut to plug the deficit?!

Taylor sent letters to individuals telling them their job would be cut if he didn’t get every last penny he was demanding. Yes, Taylor threatened individuals without Board of Education authorization.

This happens every year. The Superintendent threatens to fire people if the Council doesn't give MCPS all the money it demands with zero regard for the amount of revenue the county has coming in. This predictably upsets and scares people so they scream at the council to give them the money. The council often gives them more than the county can afford, though less than what is demanded. Then after all is said and done the Superintendent finds a way to save the jobs. This is often done in collaboration with the unions.

Not the personalized letters.