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Anonymous wrote:Goodness, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel in education, aren't we?

Have you seen the IA pay scale? https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/fy25-cis.pdf

Not many people with options want to work for $25-30k per year. If they work summer school too, maybe an extra $2 or $3k. That's not a living wage even for a single person with roommates. If you want good people to take these jobs, pay them better wages.

Minimum wage in Maryland right over the river is $15/hr. A full time worker at literally any job in MD makes the same money.

+1. And many IAs don’t get benefits. It’s a sh&tty job. If you want better people working in schools, pay them better, offer benefits, and treat them as professionals/train them as such. We currently don’t do any of that in our school system and therefore wind up with a lot of bad staff members in schools.

IAs get benefits, it’s basically the only reason to have the job. It is a salaried and full benefits job. I was an IA for about 3 years while in grad school, I had the job literally for the benefits. How anyone survives on the salary is beyond me.


Also to the homophobe in the comments raging, not that it matters, but IAs don’t get their own rooms to decorate. In no school that I’ve taught in has that ever been a thing. There is a significant difference between being tasked with supervision of a room and being responsible for that room itself.


Signed,

A teacher with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pride flag in my room

After this, perhaps you should take it down!

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Anonymous wrote:Goodness, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel in education, aren't we?

Have you seen the IA pay scale? https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/fy25-cis.pdf

Not many people with options want to work for $25-30k per year. If they work summer school too, maybe an extra $2 or $3k. That's not a living wage even for a single person with roommates. If you want good people to take these jobs, pay them better wages.

Minimum wage in Maryland right over the river is $15/hr. A full time worker at literally any job in MD makes the same money.

+1. And many IAs don’t get benefits. It’s a sh&tty job. If you want better people working in schools, pay them better, offer benefits, and treat them as professionals/train them as such. We currently don’t do any of that in our school system and therefore wind up with a lot of bad staff members in schools.

IAs get benefits, it’s basically the only reason to have the job. It is a salaried and full benefits job. I was an IA for about 3 years while in grad school, I had the job literally for the benefits. How anyone survives on the salary is beyond me.


Also to the homophobe in the comments raging, not that it matters, but IAs don’t get their own rooms to decorate. In no school that I’ve taught in has that ever been a thing. There is a significant difference between being tasked with supervision of a room and being responsible for that room itself.


Signed,

A teacher with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pride flag in my room

Does an IA pay the same premium as a full-time teacher?

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/employee-benefits-premiums.pdf

Scalea, David J Instructional Assistant $30,294.00 PER FOIA REQUEST REPORT doing the 2022-2023 school year.
I am not sure how much the pay raise was this year.

Do you have an answer to my question about healthcare premiums?

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Anonymous wrote:Goodness, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel in education, aren't we?

Have you seen the IA pay scale? https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/fy25-cis.pdf

Not many people with options want to work for $25-30k per year. If they work summer school too, maybe an extra $2 or $3k. That's not a living wage even for a single person with roommates. If you want good people to take these jobs, pay them better wages.

Minimum wage in Maryland right over the river is $15/hr. A full time worker at literally any job in MD makes the same money.

+1. And many IAs don’t get benefits. It’s a sh&tty job. If you want better people working in schools, pay them better, offer benefits, and treat them as professionals/train them as such. We currently don’t do any of that in our school system and therefore wind up with a lot of bad staff members in schools.

IAs get benefits, it’s basically the only reason to have the job. It is a salaried and full benefits job. I was an IA for about 3 years while in grad school, I had the job literally for the benefits. How anyone survives on the salary is beyond me.


Also to the homophobe in the comments raging, not that it matters, but IAs don’t get their own rooms to decorate. In no school that I’ve taught in has that ever been a thing. There is a significant difference between being tasked with supervision of a room and being responsible for that room itself.


Signed,

A teacher with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pride flag in my room

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Anonymous wrote:I’m no fan of Langley but in this case it sounds like they were trying to help out a graduate with some developmental issues. The behavior may still be inappropriate but it’s not like the schools knew this would happen.

Sorry, I just have to ask, what adult human being has opinions about high schools such that they’ll start a post with “I’m no fan of Langley…”? Like what normal adult believes/says something like that?

I’ll go out on a limb and say one familiar with the school.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m no fan of Langley but in this case it sounds like they were trying to help out a graduate with some developmental issues. The behavior may still be inappropriate but it’s not like the schools knew this would happen.

Sorry, I just have to ask, what adult human being has opinions about high schools such that they’ll start a post with “I’m no fan of Langley…”? Like what normal adult believes/says something like that?

Anonymous wrote:One more reason to avoid Langley. That place has so many problems.

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Anonymous wrote:What do instructional assistants teach at HS level? What are their roles?

He works in a so called "Chill room" IF a student with an IEP needed a break from the class either a "timeout" or student needed a break they will go to that classroom. He is a great kid, I remember being friends with him, we talk every now and then.

Guy- your friend has impulse control issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Goodness, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel in education, aren't we?

Have you seen the IA pay scale? https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/fy25-cis.pdf

Not many people with options want to work for $25-30k per year. If they work summer school too, maybe an extra $2 or $3k. That's not a living wage even for a single person with roommates. If you want good people to take these jobs, pay them better wages.

Minimum wage in Maryland right over the river is $15/hr. A full time worker at literally any job in MD makes the same money.

+1. And many IAs don’t get benefits. It’s a sh&tty job. If you want better people working in schools, pay them better, offer benefits, and treat them as professionals/train them as such. We currently don’t do any of that in our school system and therefore wind up with a lot of bad staff members in schools.

IAs get benefits, it’s basically the only reason to have the job. It is a salaried and full benefits job. I was an IA for about 3 years while in grad school, I had the job literally for the benefits. How anyone survives on the salary is beyond me.


Also to the homophobe in the comments raging, not that it matters, but IAs don’t get their own rooms to decorate. In no school that I’ve taught in has that ever been a thing. There is a significant difference between being tasked with supervision of a room and being responsible for that room itself.


Signed,

A teacher with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pride flag in my room

Does an IA pay the same premium as a full-time teacher?

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/employee-benefits-premiums.pdf

Scalea, David J Instructional Assistant $30,294.00 PER FOIA REQUEST REPORT doing the 2022-2023 school year.
I am not sure how much the pay raise was this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Goodness, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel in education, aren't we?

Have you seen the IA pay scale? https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/fy25-cis.pdf

Not many people with options want to work for $25-30k per year. If they work summer school too, maybe an extra $2 or $3k. That's not a living wage even for a single person with roommates. If you want good people to take these jobs, pay them better wages.

Minimum wage in Maryland right over the river is $15/hr. A full time worker at literally any job in MD makes the same money.

+1. And many IAs don’t get benefits. It’s a sh&tty job. If you want better people working in schools, pay them better, offer benefits, and treat them as professionals/train them as such. We currently don’t do any of that in our school system and therefore wind up with a lot of bad staff members in schools.

IAs get benefits, it’s basically the only reason to have the job. It is a salaried and full benefits job. I was an IA for about 3 years while in grad school, I had the job literally for the benefits. How anyone survives on the salary is beyond me.


Also to the homophobe in the comments raging, not that it matters, but IAs don’t get their own rooms to decorate. In no school that I’ve taught in has that ever been a thing. There is a significant difference between being tasked with supervision of a room and being responsible for that room itself.


Signed,

A teacher with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pride flag in my room

Does an IA pay the same premium as a full-time teacher?

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/employee-benefits-premiums.pdf

Anonymous wrote:Not at all to excuse this behavior, but it should be known that this staff member had a number of disabilities - according to his Facebook page he suffered a stroke in-utero and has not had a typical life.

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Anonymous wrote:Goodness, we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel in education, aren't we?

Have you seen the IA pay scale? https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/fy25-cis.pdf

Not many people with options want to work for $25-30k per year. If they work summer school too, maybe an extra $2 or $3k. That's not a living wage even for a single person with roommates. If you want good people to take these jobs, pay them better wages.

Minimum wage in Maryland right over the river is $15/hr. A full time worker at literally any job in MD makes the same money.

+1. And many IAs don’t get benefits. It’s a sh&tty job. If you want better people working in schools, pay them better, offer benefits, and treat them as professionals/train them as such. We currently don’t do any of that in our school system and therefore wind up with a lot of bad staff members in schools.

IAs get benefits, it’s basically the only reason to have the job. It is a salaried and full benefits job. I was an IA for about 3 years while in grad school, I had the job literally for the benefits. How anyone survives on the salary is beyond me.


Also to the homophobe in the comments raging, not that it matters, but IAs don’t get their own rooms to decorate. In no school that I’ve taught in has that ever been a thing. There is a significant difference between being tasked with supervision of a room and being responsible for that room itself.


Signed,

A teacher with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pride flag in my room

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Anonymous wrote:What do instructional assistants teach at HS level? What are their roles?

He works in a so called "Chill room" IF a student with an IEP needed a break from the class either a "timeout" or student needed a break they will go to that classroom. He is a great kid, I remember being friends with him, we talk every now and then.

Anonymous wrote:What do instructional assistants teach at HS level? What are their roles?

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Anonymous wrote:This kid has a Disability and an amazing car.


we don't know what happen.
IN AMERICA WE ARE INNOCNET TILL PROVEN GUITY.

I KNOW THIS KID.

What??

Anonymous wrote:This kid has a Disability and an amazing car.


we don't know what happen.
IN AMERICA WE ARE INNOCNET TILL PROVEN GUITY.

I KNOW THIS KID.