Most private schools are religious based though right? Wouldn't she need something special to teach there?
Any tips on finding a teaching job?
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yes but private schools (i can only speak to catholic schools here) don't require you to be of their faith only to be of good moral standing. i don't know your wife but i can't imagine she would be anywhere near this line.
No. Wife has had friends go private and they didn't need anything else. They will have a stricter set of rules for dress and conduct, but that was all.
They are religious, but you don't need special certification to teach there. The biggest hindrance I've heard of are people getting fired for living with partners out of wedlock and the school finds out about it. However, since you're married, that shouldn't be a problem.
...yeah we looked at moving a few years back and my wife basically told me anywhere that doesn't "respect teachers" is off limits. not sure what that means but most of her friends who have moved back to iowa have horror stories about AZ, NV, TX, and KS.
This is the first time I've heard someone say to not long term sub. My wife is a bad interviewer, couldn't land a first job. Got a LT sub and was the next hire, they deem her their strongest el Ed teacher now (not my opinion, two former superintendents each told me this). Many of her colleagues were hired this way. I knew superintendents from other towns say it's the best interview they have.
If it's a concern about being a poor teacher, well as the stones say "you can't always get what you want".
Unfortunately it is true. Hopefully prop 205 passes and the tax money gets funneled into the education system like it has for CO.
Mason city hires full time subs to be floaters. Then they go to a pool of subs, well at least a few years ago anyway, I know things can change. Would seem to be a poor practice to not hire a teacher you thought was good so you could keep them for a short term opening.
It depends on the district. Rural districts would probably rather have a full time teacher, whereas larger, urban districts would rather have a long-term sub available. In larger districts, it's often more difficult to find enough subs throughout the year.
I'm straight out of college and luckily got my job teaching high school social studies about an hour and fifteen minutes away from my hometown. From what I've been told having multiple endorsements helps, especially stuff like special ed or ELL where it is hard to find people. Right now in Iowa it sounds like any High School Math or Science teacher can get a job.
I wish I could tell you what got me my job but I'm not really sure what it was. I called out favors from multiple co-operating teachers, a supervisor who had seen me teach throughout student teaching, and my home school district's Superintendent who is a family friend. I felt kind of bad asking so many people to call other districts and give their best pitch on why I should get looked at but I figured if everybody else was doing it then I should be too.
Also, places in Iowa around metro areas, especially Des Moines currently get a ton of applicants. I was told that Bettendorf had 200 applicants for a high school social studies position and Mid-Prairie at Wellman had 40 applicants for a high school social studies spot also.
I wish I could tell you what got me my job but I'm not really sure what it was. I called out favors from multiple co-operating teachers, a supervisor who had seen me teach throughout student teaching, and my home school district's Superintendent who is a family friend. I felt kind of bad asking so many people to call other districts and give their best pitch on why I should get looked at but I figured if everybody else was doing it then I should be too.
Also, places in Iowa around metro areas, especially Des Moines currently get a ton of applicants. I was told that Bettendorf had 200 applicants for a high school social studies position and Mid-Prairie at Wellman had 40 applicants for a high school social studies spot also.
It happens in a lot of places. For a lot of districts it is way more challenging to find a good sub or associate as opposed to a FT teacher (as has been mentioned here a lot of El Ed positions get 100s of applicants in good districts). When you are a good sub, unfortunately some districts don't want to hire you as a FT teacher because they know it will be hard to replace you.
The other thing that has been thrown out in this thread that I would caution your wife on is continuing ed. While getting a reading endorsement would definitely benefit her, getting a master's degree or grad credits will make her more expensive for a school, which in many places is seen as a negative.
Good luck to her!
I am an education professor. In our area (CR), most of my graduates get snatched up right away. It helps to have either special ed (even if it is not a special ed job) or reading endorsements. If she is not interested in getting additional endorsements right now, I would suggest either becoming an associate or only subbing in a few schools--really get to know the people at a school and then she will get asked for long-term positions. Unless there is something absolutely fantastic on a resume, a school will really want to know someone to "take a chance" on them. My husband spent a year as an associate, and then they hired him as a 3rd grade teacher without even having to interview. He has now been teaching 3rd grade at that school for 18 years.
i've spoken to many principals about this and it's one of those long-running rumors more than fact. most teachers get hired and then get a master's because it's easier once you've got a foot in the door. but at the end of the say the people hiring the teachers (the principals) want the best teachers and don't even look at pay scale.
What ever you do, do not get a masters in something. That is the quickest way to not get hired, unless the masters is required for your job (like I was required to have a masters to become a school counselor)
We just hired a long time sub in my district. It was a win win. We knew they were a great, young teacher who came to work everyday ready to fix new problems. We live about an hour away from DSM, and every year we have first year teachers hired that commute from Des Moines. Some stay, and some go after their first two years. Things must be pretty fierce up there in the way of getting hired as a first year.
We just hired a long time sub in my district. It was a win win. We knew they were a great, young teacher who came to work everyday ready to fix new problems. We live about an hour away from DSM, and every year we have first year teachers hired that commute from Des Moines. Some stay, and some go after their first two years. Things must be pretty fierce up there in the way of getting hired as a first year.
My wife took a sub job right out of ISU for a lady who went on maternity leave. The lady decided to stay at home full time, my wife moved up to full time since. She has been in the Ames district for 6 years now.
I don't know man. If you are a teacher with zero teaching experience and they have to pay you masters salary (around 3-4k more a year) that is a big risk for a school district to take. I know of many principals who are given a budget when it comes to hiring, and that is a sure fire way to hire your way into a staff shortage. I don't want this to turn into a big hairy argument, but this is the side effect of school spending not keeping up with inflation.
