<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post3174214989118685066..comments</id><updated>2009-12-04T16:00:27.767-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Our Loudoun Schools: LCPS Employee Discounts</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/feeds/3174214989118685066/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html'/><author><name>John Stevens</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07095088429372840508</uri><email>john.stevens@loudoun.k12.va.us</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-1443657973801601659</id><published>2009-12-04T16:00:27.767-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T16:00:27.767-05:00</updated><title type='text'>See you later, anon.  Don't let the proverbial doo...</title><content type='html'>See you later, anon.  Don&amp;#39;t let the proverbial door smack you in the rear end.  Good luck in your job search, I&amp;#39;m sure those WVA salaries and benefits are real comparable.  Any school district supports learning.  Stop buying into admin&amp;#39;s budget games and get fired up about the real problems in Loudoun County.  It certainly isn&amp;#39;t that this county isn&amp;#39;t spending enough money on education.  It spends plenty, it&amp;#39;s where that money is going that needs to be re-evaluated.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/1443657973801601659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/1443657973801601659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html?showComment=1259960427767#c1443657973801601659' title=''/><author><name>Loudoun Insider</name><uri>http://tooconservative.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-3174214989118685066' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/posts/default/3174214989118685066' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-667047384532051447</id><published>2009-12-04T12:48:42.700-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T12:48:42.700-05:00</updated><title type='text'>@Anonymous 9:28 a.m. --- According to Dr. Hatrick,...</title><content type='html'>@Anonymous 9:28 a.m. --- According to Dr. Hatrick, 71% of LCPS teachers are residents of Loudoun County.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/667047384532051447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/667047384532051447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html?showComment=1259948922700#c667047384532051447' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-3174214989118685066' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/posts/default/3174214989118685066' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-7363111057442733160</id><published>2009-12-04T11:07:13.380-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T11:07:13.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yeeeeehhhhaaa! I don't blame you a bit. Why should...</title><content type='html'>Yeeeeehhhhaaa! I don&amp;#39;t blame you a bit. Why shouldn&amp;#39;t you do what&amp;#39;s best for your family? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If good talent leaves Loudoun, this would be an indication that the total compensation package for Loudoun needs to be adjusted. If that isn&amp;#39;t happening or doesn&amp;#39;t happen then the entire package (pay and all benefits) is probably adequate.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/7363111057442733160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/7363111057442733160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html?showComment=1259942833380#c7363111057442733160' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-3174214989118685066' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/posts/default/3174214989118685066' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-2779620520672944168</id><published>2009-12-04T09:28:21.180-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T09:28:21.180-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The local county discounts are nice, however most ...</title><content type='html'>The local county discounts are nice, however most LCPS teachers are not local county residents.  Most of their recreation/spending takes place out of the county.  So local discounts are really not that enticing or realistic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Someone posted a comment earlier stating that the highly trained, motivated teachers will leave the county for better paying jobs.  This is TRUE.  This is the reason I came to LCPS to begin with over 10 years ago.  As of now, I am willing to drive 70+ miles to work every morning because I think LCPS is a district that supports learning.  But, I am just as quick to move to another school district that is more willing to support education...and is closer to my home in West Virginia.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/2779620520672944168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/3174214989118685066/comments/default/2779620520672944168'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html?showComment=1259936901180#c2779620520672944168' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.loudounschools.org/2009/12/lcps-employee-discounts.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-3174214989118685066' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3767298898299435386/posts/default/3174214989118685066' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>