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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised the principal would tell people that. Usually that is something that they would hide.

He’s doing damage control. He’s trying to downplay the huge turnover. His email was trying to make it sound like a majority of the staff were leaving for personal reasons. While for a few that’s true, most of them left because of the incompetence of the current administration.

There’s going to be another large turnover at Navy next year. Pin this post so I can say “Told you so.”

My guess is there won’t be since he is hiring the 24 new members himself. They won’t have any expectation of what the job was like under the previous administration.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised the principal would tell people that. Usually that is something that they would hide.

He’s doing damage control. He’s trying to downplay the huge turnover. His email was trying to make it sound like a majority of the staff were leaving for personal reasons. While for a few that’s true, most of them left because of the incompetence of the current administration.

There’s going to be another large turnover at Navy next year. Pin this post so I can say “Told you so.”

Can you give a specific example of incompetence? And are you referring to the actual principal or one of the APs?

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

The boat is sinking.

Let’s see what happens after next year. I’m so sick of the panicking. Yes we are losing some beloved staff, but they were also huge Jon supporters. We all know Jon was lax and let the teachers run the show. He was there a long time and after so long you loosen up. The new principal isn’t like that - yet. Give him a chance. I have no doubt in a few years it will be great again under the new guys I’m not going to lose sleep over 12 classroom teachers and bunch of support staff leaving who weren’t even hired by the new principal. Did your kid have a good year this last year? Mine did. That’s what I’m focusing on.

Teacher shortage. It's already end of June. Window for transferring from within FCPS has closed. We must panic!!!

DP. The last I’ve heard is that 26 new staff members were already hired, and that out of the new hires, only one is brand new to teaching. So you can spend your summer panicking, but I’m not going to.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

The boat is sinking.

Let’s see what happens after next year. I’m so sick of the panicking. Yes we are losing some beloved staff, but they were also huge Jon supporters. We all know Jon was lax and let the teachers run the show. He was there a long time and after so long you loosen up. The new principal isn’t like that - yet. Give him a chance. I have no doubt in a few years it will be great again under the new guys I’m not going to lose sleep over 12 classroom teachers and bunch of support staff leaving who weren’t even hired by the new principal. Did your kid have a good year this last year? Mine did. That’s what I’m focusing on.

Teacher shortage. It's already end of June. Window for transferring from within FCPS has closed. We must panic!!!

DP. The last I’ve heard is that 26 new staff members were already hired, and that out of the new hires, only one is brand new to teaching. So you can spend your summer panicking, but I’m not going to.

NP. And a teacher following this thread.

26 staff members means there’s a ton of instability at the school, and that’s not good for staff or students. It doesn’t remotely matter if the departing staff is classroom based or not. I’ve worked at a school that lost this many people, and the turnover came with some rocky years.

I’m guessing morale is low, and new teachers will sense that.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

The boat is sinking.

Let’s see what happens after next year. I’m so sick of the panicking. Yes we are losing some beloved staff, but they were also huge Jon supporters. We all know Jon was lax and let the teachers run the show. He was there a long time and after so long you loosen up. The new principal isn’t like that - yet. Give him a chance. I have no doubt in a few years it will be great again under the new guys I’m not going to lose sleep over 12 classroom teachers and bunch of support staff leaving who weren’t even hired by the new principal. Did your kid have a good year this last year? Mine did. That’s what I’m focusing on.

Teacher shortage. It's already end of June. Window for transferring from within FCPS has closed. We must panic!!!

DP. The last I’ve heard is that 26 new staff members were already hired, and that out of the new hires, only one is brand new to teaching. So you can spend your summer panicking, but I’m not going to.

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised the principal would tell people that. Usually that is something that they would hide.

He’s doing damage control. He’s trying to downplay the huge turnover. His email was trying to make it sound like a majority of the staff were leaving for personal reasons. While for a few that’s true, most of them left because of the incompetence of the current administration.

There’s going to be another large turnover at Navy next year. Pin this post so I can say “Told you so.”

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Anonymous wrote:Navy email listing all the teachers who left just went out to parent. This offical email from school

wow, looks like grapevine here was very close to the total

Not at all. A lot of the people leaving aren’t even classroom teachers. And of the ones that are leaving, only 5 are actually classroom teachers. So much for the “whole teams are leaving” lie. Lol.

Meant to add only 5 classroom teachers are actually transferring to another school. Other classroom teachers are actually moving out of FCPS or just taking a non classroom teacher position in FCPS. To me this is about not being happy with teaching in general. Not necessarily a problem with the principal. Still waiting to here legit issues with the principal.

My youngest DC graduated this year, so I don't have a strong opinion about the principal. But I will say, when one of the teachers leaving has been at the school for 20 years, and is well respected, I do think the principal must be at least partially to blame. Hopefully they figure it out over there, even if it isn't my problem anymore.

How do you explain the fact that her spouse is staying then?

I haven’t heard anyone address this conundrum. The principal is so bad she has to leave…but her spouse stays? Could it be she wants a certain grade level that isn’t now available to her at Navy?

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

But she’s currently not a classroom teacher and hasn’t been for years. Her loss won’t affect the teams. The resource teacher jobs are actually very sought after - lots of classroom teachers who want to get out of the classroom apply for them, but there’s only one position for each school. It will get filled easily. I don’t see why this is a big deal at all.

Same with the ESOL position - yes the current ESOL teacher was a phenomenal classroom teacher but she chose to leave the classroom at the end of last year. I don’t blame her. The class was over 30 kids and had tons of behavior issues. The new principal wasn’t even there then. Did everyone blame her decision to leave the classroom on the interim principal? The teachers probably are leaving the classroom due to some of the crappy students and high class sizes. They are sick of the classroom and the demands placed on them.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

The boat is sinking.

Let’s see what happens after next year. I’m so sick of the panicking. Yes we are losing some beloved staff, but they were also huge Jon supporters. We all know Jon was lax and let the teachers run the show. He was there a long time and after so long you loosen up. The new principal isn’t like that - yet. Give him a chance. I have no doubt in a few years it will be great again under the new guys I’m not going to lose sleep over 12 classroom teachers and bunch of support staff leaving who weren’t even hired by the new principal. Did your kid have a good year this last year? Mine did. That’s what I’m focusing on.

Teacher shortage. It's already end of June. Window for transferring from within FCPS has closed. We must panic!!!

Maybe the new principal doesn’t want so many transfers from within FCPS. He can do new hires over the summer too you know.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

One of the counselors was only there for 2 years and is now leaving FCPS for good. The previous new counselor only lasted one year and then moved out of state at the end of they year as well. Was that because of the new principal as well?

That counselor was not that good. The other one leaving has been there for a very long time and is wonderful. Sad to see her go. Not sad for the other one at all though.

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Nice to hear the inside informations.

Many concern with so many exodus.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

One of the counselors was only there for 2 years and is now leaving FCPS for good. The previous new counselor only lasted one year and then moved out of state at the end of they year as well. Was that because of the new principal as well?

That counselor was not that good. The other one leaving has been there for a very long time and is wonderful. Sad to see her go. Not sad for the other one at all though.

No one really cares what you think NAVY mom/sub

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

The boat is sinking.

Let’s see what happens after next year. I’m so sick of the panicking. Yes we are losing some beloved staff, but they were also huge Jon supporters. We all know Jon was lax and let the teachers run the show. He was there a long time and after so long you loosen up. The new principal isn’t like that - yet. Give him a chance. I have no doubt in a few years it will be great again under the new guys I’m not going to lose sleep over 12 classroom teachers and bunch of support staff leaving who weren’t even hired by the new principal. Did your kid have a good year this last year? Mine did. That’s what I’m focusing on.

Teacher shortage. It's already end of June. Window for transferring from within FCPS has closed. We must panic!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Losing 24 teachers in one year is not normal at all. Teaching is hard and teachers hold on to good work environments tightly. I’m not part of this school community but considering the incessant discussion about Navy on this website this school environment has drama written all over it.

Like has been said before, it’s not unusual with a new principal. A new principal shouldn’t possibly be expected to replicate the exact same environment as a previous principal. And some of the people leaving are not even classroom teachers.

Stop saying that-every teacher/specialist keeps these schools working properly. If you are losing SPED and ESOL....art or music, etc it is a loss to a school and everyone feels that loss.

I didn’t say it wasn’t a loss - but it’s incorrect to state that 24 TEACHERS are leaving. I think classroom teaching positions are harder to fill than say a counselor or a librarian. So if people are worried about filling those spots you don’t need to be. Likewise, whole teams aren’t actually leaving as was stated. Previous posters are being dramatic to try to prove some point. At least half the number of STAFF leaving are aides, counselors, librarian, and resource teachers. Yes the school will look different but I have complete confidence it will be ok come fall.

Incorrect! More than half are classroom teachers. 17 to be exact. Yes, one taught esol this year but she was a classroom teacher before that and she was phenomenal. Another one is a math resource that my older kid had as a classroom teacher several years ago and she was also a wonderful teacher. It's a big loss no matter how you want to label it. One of the counselors has been there forever and was amazing. I suggest you put down whatever it is you are smoking.

The counselors are handling all of the behaviors in the schools and aides are needed for special ed to function. I don’t have data on how hard it is to find instructional assistants but I assume it’s as difficult as finding subs. I work at a title one with a lot of big behaviors and high turnover and we are a similar size to Navy and we only lost 13 staff members. For an AAP center school in a wealthy area to lose that many staff members at once shows that something went wrong.

Yes, what happened was the old lax principal drove drunk and fled the scene and was convicted of a DUI. So we had to get a new principal who is fresh off the boat. He is following county guidelines strictly because he himself is new and has to answer to higher ups. Most of the staff leaving for new positions within the country adored the old principal. It makes sense for them to leave since the old principal is no longer here. The old principal is who hired most of them!!!

But there are a lot of staff members on the list who are actually leaving FCPS due to actually moving or what not. I think we will really be able to tell only after another year. If this same amount leaves then, I will eat crow. My guess is it will settle down because they will all be hires from the new principal.

The boat is sinking.

Let’s see what happens after next year. I’m so sick of the panicking. Yes we are losing some beloved staff, but they were also huge Jon supporters. We all know Jon was lax and let the teachers run the show. He was there a long time and after so long you loosen up. The new principal isn’t like that - yet. Give him a chance. I have no doubt in a few years it will be great again under the new guys I’m not going to lose sleep over 12 classroom teachers and bunch of support staff leaving who weren’t even hired by the new principal. Did your kid have a good year this last year? Mine did. That’s what I’m focusing on.