Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 14:34     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


SPED department chairs are also another useless position....unless you have a strong experienced person who knows how best to support the team.


I'm sure there are some bad ones out there but I'm a SPED teacher and our department chair is worth her weight in gold. I think our entire department would have left a long time ago if not for her.


Well consider yourself lucky.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 12:54     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


SPED department chairs are also another useless position....unless you have a strong experienced person who knows how best to support the team.


I'm sure there are some bad ones out there but I'm a SPED teacher and our department chair is worth her weight in gold. I think our entire department would have left a long time ago if not for her.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 12:22     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


I’m convinced these positions exist as a carrot to dangle for teachers with 5+ years of experience with the county. “Stay with us and be great and you could have a cushier position”. So many great gen ed classroom teachers upgrade to resource positions, coaches,ESOL, and AAP resource to leave the classroom.


Maybe a better question is why people want out of gen ed classrooms and SPED....if you are a teacher you know the answer


Not as beholden to student test scores, not managing IEPs and accommodations, and not teaching all day and when they do it’s in small groups, all for the same pay. I can’t even be mad at teachers for doing it.


I'm not mad at them either. Imagine being a manager or a boss and having to manage your employee's special accommodations all the time? Admin should help. Our old admin supported teachers, when admin changed, the teacher's left. No coincidence there, you don't usually quit your job, you quit your boss.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 11:47     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


I’m convinced these positions exist as a carrot to dangle for teachers with 5+ years of experience with the county. “Stay with us and be great and you could have a cushier position”. So many great gen ed classroom teachers upgrade to resource positions, coaches,ESOL, and AAP resource to leave the classroom.


Maybe a better question is why people want out of gen ed classrooms and SPED....if you are a teacher you know the answer


Not as beholden to student test scores, not managing IEPs and accommodations, and not teaching all day and when they do it’s in small groups, all for the same pay. I can’t even be mad at teachers for doing it.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 11:21     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


+1


I am of the opinion that you shouldn't have resource teachers if you have a sub teaching a class because you have a vacancy. It makes absolutely NO sense.


You would be incorrect


Then don't just say I am incorrect, tell me why I am incorrect. An example is moving a teacher from a grade to become a resource teacher while having a vacancy in that grade and covering the vacancy with a sub.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 11:19     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Attention Principals, please go to his principal's insta page and watch his videos for ideas on how to support your teachers, because as you know, the teacher shortage is for real.

instagram.com/principal_lamb/?hl=en


I’ve seen his posts before, he more interested in becoming famous on social media. Besides for pushing his cart, what concrete methods is he using to support teachers. Is he reducing their workload? Eliminating meetings? Is he covering classes with no sub?


I have watched a couple of them and he is eliminating meetings. Haven't gotten through them all yet. Regardless, he has some good ideas. I will see if I can summarize it post that good ones later.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 11:08     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


SPED department chairs are also another useless position....unless you have a strong experienced person who knows how best to support the team.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 11:06     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


I’m convinced these positions exist as a carrot to dangle for teachers with 5+ years of experience with the county. “Stay with us and be great and you could have a cushier position”. So many great gen ed classroom teachers upgrade to resource positions, coaches,ESOL, and AAP resource to leave the classroom.


Maybe a better question is why people want out of gen ed classrooms and SPED....if you are a teacher you know the answer
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 11:04     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


+1


I am of the opinion that you shouldn't have resource teachers if you have a sub teaching a class because you have a vacancy. It makes absolutely NO sense.


You would be incorrect
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 10:53     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:Attention Principals, please go to his principal's insta page and watch his videos for ideas on how to support your teachers, because as you know, the teacher shortage is for real.

instagram.com/principal_lamb/?hl=en


I’ve seen his posts before, he more interested in becoming famous on social media. Besides for pushing his cart, what concrete methods is he using to support teachers. Is he reducing their workload? Eliminating meetings? Is he covering classes with no sub?
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 10:25     Subject: Vacancies
Attention Principals, please go to his principal's insta page and watch his videos for ideas on how to support your teachers, because as you know, the teacher shortage is for real.

instagram.com/principal_lamb/?hl=en
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 10:18     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


I’m convinced these positions exist as a carrot to dangle for teachers with 5+ years of experience with the county. “Stay with us and be great and you could have a cushier position”. So many great gen ed classroom teachers upgrade to resource positions, coaches,ESOL, and AAP resource to leave the classroom.


You're probably right about this one. They would be better off keeping them as classroom teachers and having smaller classrooms and admin support.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 09:47     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.


I’m convinced these positions exist as a carrot to dangle for teachers with 5+ years of experience with the county. “Stay with us and be great and you could have a cushier position”. So many great gen ed classroom teachers upgrade to resource positions, coaches,ESOL, and AAP resource to leave the classroom.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 09:23     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


Resource teachers are the worst.


Actually instructional coaches are the worst. They justify their jobs by creating a huge amount of useless extra work for teachers and CT leads.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 09:21     Subject: Vacancies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The morale on the fcps employee Facebook page is LOW. Tons of large class sizes and complaints about having a lot of resource teachers but not enough classroom teachers.


+1


I am of the opinion that you shouldn't have resource teachers if you have a sub teaching a class because you have a vacancy. It makes absolutely NO sense.