Put in a Teach with MCPS application last summer…

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Anonymous wrote:Last summer? Yikes! Why didn't you reach out sooner?

I already had a job and was just considering it. It wasn’t that serious for me last summer. I’ve applied to MCPS before, had the phone interview, been in the hiring pool, but opted to go with DCPS.

If you let your open contract time out without letting mcps know you didn't want to teach with them before the deadline, you may have been blacklisted.

If that were the case, then they should just reject the OP right? Not responding at all is pretty unprofessional.

When an open contract is awarded, they tell you when to communicate your intent to give it up etc... it's actually taking up a spot when there are internal transfers and new grads waiting.

Never signed an open contract. Never mentioned an open contract…. Just said I was in the hiring pool.

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Anonymous wrote:Last summer? Yikes! Why didn't you reach out sooner?

I already had a job and was just considering it. It wasn’t that serious for me last summer. I’ve applied to MCPS before, had the phone interview, been in the hiring pool, but opted to go with DCPS.

If you let your open contract time out without letting mcps know you didn't want to teach with them before the deadline, you may have been blacklisted.

If that were the case, then they should just reject the OP right? Not responding at all is pretty unprofessional.

When an open contract is awarded, they tell you when to communicate your intent to give it up etc... it's actually taking up a spot when there are internal transfers and new grads waiting.

Never signed an open contract. Never mentioned an open contract…. Just said I was in the hiring pool.

But go ahead and blame the OP for MCPS's crap communications, since clearly that's the narrative you have in your head.

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Anonymous wrote:Last summer? Yikes! Why didn't you reach out sooner?

I already had a job and was just considering it. It wasn’t that serious for me last summer. I’ve applied to MCPS before, had the phone interview, been in the hiring pool, but opted to go with DCPS.

If you let your open contract time out without letting mcps know you didn't want to teach with them before the deadline, you may have been blacklisted.

If that were the case, then they should just reject the OP right? Not responding at all is pretty unprofessional.

When an open contract is awarded, they tell you when to communicate your intent to give it up etc... it's actually taking up a spot when there are internal transfers and new grads waiting.

Never signed an open contract. Never mentioned an open contract…. Just said I was in the hiring pool.

But go ahead and blame the OP for MCPS's crap communications, since clearly that's the narrative you have in your head.

What are you even talking about? I am the OP… I was replying to the person acting as if I didn’t give notice about an open contract when I was never offered one to begin with.

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Anonymous wrote:Last summer? Yikes! Why didn't you reach out sooner?

I already had a job and was just considering it. It wasn’t that serious for me last summer. I’ve applied to MCPS before, had the phone interview, been in the hiring pool, but opted to go with DCPS.

If you let your open contract time out without letting mcps know you didn't want to teach with them before the deadline, you may have been blacklisted.

If that were the case, then they should just reject the OP right? Not responding at all is pretty unprofessional.

When an open contract is awarded, they tell you when to communicate your intent to give it up etc... it's actually taking up a spot when there are internal transfers and new grads waiting.

Never signed an open contract. Never mentioned an open contract…. Just said I was in the hiring pool.

But go ahead and blame the OP for MCPS's crap communications, since clearly that's the narrative you have in your head.

What are you even talking about? I am the OP… I was replying to the person acting as if I didn’t give notice about an open contract when I was never offered one to begin with.

Calm down...it was sarcasm since someone was blaming you for being blacklisted for stuff you hadn't done.

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Anonymous wrote:Last summer? Yikes! Why didn't you reach out sooner?

I already had a job and was just considering it. It wasn’t that serious for me last summer. I’ve applied to MCPS before, had the phone interview, been in the hiring pool, but opted to go with DCPS.

If you let your open contract time out without letting mcps know you didn't want to teach with them before the deadline, you may have been blacklisted.

If that were the case, then they should just reject the OP right? Not responding at all is pretty unprofessional.

When an open contract is awarded, they tell you when to communicate your intent to give it up etc... it's actually taking up a spot when there are internal transfers and new grads waiting.

Never signed an open contract. Never mentioned an open contract…. Just said I was in the hiring pool.

But go ahead and blame the OP for MCPS's crap communications, since clearly that's the narrative you have in your head.

What are you even talking about? I am the OP… I was replying to the person acting as if I didn’t give notice about an open contract when I was never offered one to begin with.

Calm down...it was sarcasm since someone was blaming you for being blacklisted for stuff you hadn't done.

DP but that didn’t translate at all in your first comment so…

[Anonymous]

For some reason they want to hire fired government employees instead of people with backgrounds in education.

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I'd reach out like someone said before but with transfer seasons I think it will be May before external hires can apply.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to work in a place that treats people like this OP?

Clearly yes because OP already works for DCPS. LOL.

There’s nothing wrong with DCPS other than I’m over the commute.

And DCPS pays better.

Hazard pay.

Not in those ny upper NW schools where the PTAs pay for extra staff so there are two teachers in each class

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Anonymous wrote:Do you really want to work in a place that treats people like this OP?

Clearly yes because OP already works for DCPS. LOL.

There’s nothing wrong with DCPS other than I’m over the commute.

And DCPS pays better.

Hazard pay.

Not in those ny upper NW schools where the PTAs pay for extra staff so there are two teachers in each class

How is that allowed? Are the PTA parents their employers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some reason they want to hire fired government employees instead of people with backgrounds in education.

What's your evidence for that statement?

[Anonymous]

I was offered an open contract (elementary gen ed) and was told by a Principal they can’t hire yet (open contracts or external) because they are still dealing with transfers. Does anyone know the timeline? Very frustrating!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is MCPS showing you who they are. Pay close attentions your experience is not unique.

Yes, MCPS is amazing!! People are so lucky to work there especially these days compared to almost everyplace else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was offered an open contract (elementary gen ed) and was told by a Principal they can’t hire yet (open contracts or external) because they are still dealing with transfers. Does anyone know the timeline? Very frustrating!

May 9 everything will be open to external hires

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Anonymous wrote:I was offered an open contract (elementary gen ed) and was told by a Principal they can’t hire yet (open contracts or external) because they are still dealing with transfers. Does anyone know the timeline? Very frustrating!

May 9 everything will be open to external hires

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We are in the 2week hiring pause while they place any involuntary transfers or guaranteed return from leave who did find a placement yet. May 9 is when voluntary transfers can resume and external hires begin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:… and still have not heard anything back. Not even a standard rejection email. This isn’t for a specific position- it’s just to be placed in the pool. I currently work in DCPS but I live closer to MCPS schools, so I was looking to switch. Why would this process take so long when they have over 600 current teaching positions?

This was my experience as well 10 years ago. Mcps HR is overwhelmed (that's my generous take on the situation) and you need to contact them about the status of the application