Teacher vacancies

[Anonymous]

How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

Long term subs

[Anonymous]

They will have a PE teacher sub a Physics class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

[Anonymous]

We have multiple subs in one class.

In past years its been a mix of longer subs, other teachers filling in and para's teaching (the para was actually the best).

[Anonymous]

There needs to be a pay scale for long term subs who are expected to stay the entire year. Maybe a bonus to be paid out at the end of each quarter if they work a certain number of the days, because even a sub might get sick once or twice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Yeah. That's not good. Especially for a teacher new to a school who is unfamiliar with the courses and if lessons are not already prepared by other the county.

The union keeps pushing to limit these problems. I have seen teachers with three to four different academic preps. But it only works if you have a lot of experience already with all the courses. Not for new staff. But it definitely makes teaching much harder.

[Anonymous]

Position remains open - special education so others just have to pick up the caseload.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There needs to be a pay scale for long term subs who are expected to stay the entire year. Maybe a bonus to be paid out at the end of each quarter if they work a certain number of the days, because even a sub might get sick once or twice.

Currently there are three rates for subs: short-term, long-term, and long-term greater than 45 days. Are you asking for a long-term guaranteed all year?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

Our W school doesn't offer Honors for English 9 or US History. But for Bio, Chem, Physics, NSL, Modern World, and English 10 and above, it offers a regular level. A higher proportion of the students in these classes are either emerging from ESOL or in Special Ed.

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

Our W school doesn't offer Honors for English 9 or US History. But for Bio, Chem, Physics, NSL, Modern World, and English 10 and above, it offers a regular level. A higher proportion of the students in these classes are either emerging from ESOL or in Special Ed.

I meant to write, doesn't offer non-Honors for English 9 or US History.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

Chem and honors chem