Anonymous wrote:What are these coaches you speak of? Will you please elaborate?

Instructional coaches that do very little beyond making more work for teachers.

What are these coaches you speak of? Will you please elaborate?

Class sizes are HUGE in FCPS now, more than ever.

I have had my step increase about 60% of the 13 or so years I have worked in FCPS. It is an absolute disgrace because they don't hesitate to screw teachers on our steps, but god forbid they cut instructional coach, math coach, tech coach, and zillions of Gatehouse middle management positions. They'll destaff classroom positions and give teachers 32 students but principals hang on to those precious, precious, precious coach positions. (Yes, I'm resentful. I don't think a school with high pass rates should be allowed to create coach positions when class sizes are as high as they are.)

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Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

Not much of a shortage anymore. We had destaffs at the end of last year and will have more at the end of this year. The reason is that our main vehicle of population increase in Nova has been immigrants, and they aren't showing up anymore. We are short thousands compared to what was expected. We also had quite a few Doge victims transition to teaching, so teacher numbers are up and students are down = destaffs.

FCPS also cut a bunch of positions this year so it "appears" there is no shortage. There is.

+1. They also pushed class sizes to the max and in some cases beyond.

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Anonymous wrote:If I get hired and work for FCPS how likely is to get a step increased ever year ? I am looking at my options and applying to many counties around the DMV.

I worked there for 10 years and got a step increase every year.

Wow...party of 1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does FCPS still have teacher/staffing shortage?
I just heard our school de-staffed.

Please someone tell me.

Not much of a shortage anymore. We had destaffs at the end of last year and will have more at the end of this year. The reason is that our main vehicle of population increase in Nova has been immigrants, and they aren't showing up anymore. We are short thousands compared to what was expected. We also had quite a few Doge victims transition to teaching, so teacher numbers are up and students are down = destaffs.

FCPS also cut a bunch of positions this year so it "appears" there is no shortage. There is.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I get hired and work for FCPS how likely is to get a step increased ever year ? I am looking at my options and applying to many counties around the DMV.

I worked there for 10 years and got a step increase every year.

For FCPS? There were a few times where steps were not given in the past 10 years.

Anonymous wrote:If I get hired and work for FCPS how likely is to get a step increased ever year ? I am looking at my options and applying to many counties around the DMV.

I worked there for 10 years and got a step increase every year.