Almost no listings?

[Anonymous]

I've heard over and over that the school district I live in (ACPS) is desperate for special ed teachers. I just looked at the job board because I've been considering making a career change and there's exactly one position open and it's at the middle school. Why am I hearing about a shortage if there are almost no open positions and none in the elementary schools?

(I currently volunteer with children who have special needs and would be seeking a provisional license).

[Anonymous]

"No action; talk only" is the unofficial motto of ACPS.

[Anonymous]

A lot of schools start posting in March. There’s also a job fairs, many of which will offer you a position on the spot and they’re starting up this month. APS has theirs on the 15th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of schools start posting in March. There’s also a job fairs, many of which will offer you a position on the spot and they’re starting up this month. APS has theirs on the 15th.

To add, working in special ed in a ACPS is probably more desirable than other districts because they do Jack sh!t

[Anonymous]

The budgets for the next school year are all pending, so right now districts are only currently hiring positions for which they have no workaround (a long term sub or increasing other teachers’ student load). My school, in a neighboring district, removed unfilled listings months ago because we gave up on filling them and put long term subs in place instead. They will be relisted closer to budget approval in an effort to bring in new hires.

If you want a job, the process starts in March and ramps up to high gear in April and May. Then there are more openings in late June and July when transfers are no longer possible, and a small desperate flurry in August when school starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of schools start posting in March. There’s also a job fairs, many of which will offer you a position on the spot and they’re starting up this month. APS has theirs on the 15th.

To add, working in special ed in a ACPS is probably more desirable than other districts because they do Jack sh!t

That has not been our experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The budgets for the next school year are all pending, so right now districts are only currently hiring positions for which they have no workaround (a long term sub or increasing other teachers’ student load). My school, in a neighboring district, removed unfilled listings months ago because we gave up on filling them and put long term subs in place instead. They will be relisted closer to budget approval in an effort to bring in new hires.

If you want a job, the process starts in March and ramps up to high gear in April and May. Then there are more openings in late June and July when transfers are no longer possible, and a small desperate flurry in August when school starts.

Thank you for the detailed explanation!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of schools start posting in March. There’s also a job fairs, many of which will offer you a position on the spot and they’re starting up this month. APS has theirs on the 15th.

To add, working in special ed in a ACPS is probably more desirable than other districts because they do Jack sh!t

That has not been our experience.

Then you should play the lotto

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The budgets for the next school year are all pending, so right now districts are only currently hiring positions for which they have no workaround (a long term sub or increasing other teachers’ student load). My school, in a neighboring district, removed unfilled listings months ago because we gave up on filling them and put long term subs in place instead. They will be relisted closer to budget approval in an effort to bring in new hires.

If you want a job, the process starts in March and ramps up to high gear in April and May. Then there are more openings in late June and July when transfers are no longer possible, and a small desperate flurry in August when school starts.

Thank you for the detailed explanation!

You also don't need to wait for jobs to be listed to reach out to HR to discuss whether they are sponsoring non-employees for the coursework and provisional license, or what steps you need to take independently to make that possible. IME HR is now much more willing to talk to prospective employees about how to qualify for hiring.

[Anonymous]

Our schools won’t list until budgets are set in April. And even then, for a lot of positions they’ll wait until August as a hedge against shifting enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"No action; talk only" is the unofficial motto of ACPS.

“If it’s broke, don’t fix it.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of schools start posting in March. There’s also a job fairs, many of which will offer you a position on the spot and they’re starting up this month. APS has theirs on the 15th.

Does anyone know if Prince William has one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of schools start posting in March. There’s also a job fairs, many of which will offer you a position on the spot and they’re starting up this month. APS has theirs on the 15th.

Does anyone know if Prince William has one?

Google “pwcs job fair” and a link will pop up with directions on registering.

[Anonymous]

In our district you can't see all of the open positions unless you are currently employed or have passed an initial screening and it is past the involuntary transfer placement time frame. Until then, usually you can only see "applicant pool" positions and a very limited set of urgent NOW positions.