Bumping this thread in case anyone wants to discuss with the new school year starting soon. My wife starts back on Aug 2, students on the 15th. She met her new principal today and was told they're short teachers, so they need to move some around with larger class sizes. Her grade, 4th, was going to have 4 teachers, but will now have 3. The ISD is short 20 teachers and a couple vice principals. It sounds like it was confirmed what was predicted in the Spring, that there would be a large exodus from public education.
And in "this is effed up" news, the starting salaries for new teachers were increased. My wife got a 3% salary increase which brings her salary closer, but not at the same level of new teachers. So the new teacher going to 3rd grade, fresh out of college, will make about $1500 more than my wife who has 4 years of teaching experience. Seems fair right.