Henrico teachers’ pay plan creates confusion, anger; Students walk out in support of abortion rights
Happy Friday the 13th!
The big story of the week is the Henrico County Public Schools teacher pay plan.
If you don’t understand it, you’re not alone. And if you’ve been waiting for a 1,700-word explanation of the pay steps and what has been going on this week, you’re in luck!
PAY PLAN PUZZLEMENT
Confusion about their compensation plan has created a groundswell of activity this week among HCPS teachers.
Many teachers have said they don’t know what pay step they are on. They’re confused by the labyrinth pay plan.
And, they’re mad.
At least two petitions are circulating that call for the school division to provide a transparent pay scale with steps that directly correlate with years of experience.
HCPS officials announced Monday that the school division is raising the starting pay for all new teachers with limited experience.
Those increases have upset some teachers who feel their service has been overlooked. Several who spoke with the Citizen said that they have worked with HCPS for more than five years, and they make less now than what a new teacher will make starting in the fall.
Henrico teachers’ pay plan creates confusion, anger
STUDENT WALKOUTS
High-schoolers across Henrico County walked out of their schools by the hundreds on Monday afternoon in support of abortion accessibility, in light of the draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would end a federal guarantee of abortion rights granted under the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Students held signs that read, “a gun shouldn’t have more rights than me,” “no uterus, no opinion,” and “if you can’t trust us with a choice, how can you trust us with a child.”
At Henrico High School, about 300 students marched from the parking lot to the football field chanting and waving signs.
Hundreds of Henrico students walk out of school in support of abortion rights
PROFILES IN EDUCATION
The term “guidance counselor” is antiquated.
Christina Tillery, a school counselor at Highland Springs High School, wants people to know what school counselors look like in the 21st century.
They advocate for their students, and can be catalysts for systematic change, Tillery said.
Tillery: counselors are ‘catalysts for systemic change’
That’s all for this week! As always, thanks for reading.
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