Trying to get a job with MCPS

[Anonymous]

Uh, how would any other employer expect people to do that? You want a job, you know that you might have to start on very short notice, or not accept the job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Uh, how would any other employer expect people to do that? You want a job, you know that you might have to start on very short notice, or not accept the job.

Starting on short notice is one thing, but being called on Friday to start on Monday is another, IMO. I understand that it could happen, but would suck if you had a vacation planned or something else that you'd lose money on just because the school didn't plan things well. DW applied for a job last February, so it's not like MCPS didn't have all spring and summer to get their act together.

[Anonymous]

Unemployed teachers are a dime a dozen so my advice if you are offered a job that you want is to take it! I was hired by another county. They interviewed me at the end of Sept and I didn't sign the contract until a month later. I had one workday and a weekend to figure out child care. I flew in my mom for 2 weeks bc it took me that long to get my kids into before and aftercare.

[Anonymous]

Uh, how would any other employer expect people to do that? You want a job, you know that you might have to start on very short notice, or not accept the job.


Starting on short notice is one thing, but being called on Friday to start on Monday is another, IMO. I understand that it could happen, but would suck if you had a vacation planned or something else that you'd lose money on just because the school didn't plan things well. DW applied for a job last February, so it's not like MCPS didn't have all spring and summer to get their act together.

Actually, it is fairly common in school districts (not just MCPS) to hire at the last minute. Much of the delay has to do with the timeline that allows present teachers and providers the opportunity to stay in existing positions or move to another position in the system. That can go on for months. Then, hiring can depend on enrollments and other factors that don't shake out until almost the first day of school. Yes, it sucks, but that's the environment. When I first graduated from my program and started applying for jobs, I was warned that hiring could happen last minute, even after the start of school, and that I should plan accordingly.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher who posted before about having one day to figure out child care. Every single one of my teacher friends were hired on short notice. One if my friends decided to go sailing in the Caribbean when the school year started and she hadn't been hired. Her dad was going so she went too. She got a call one day when she had reception about a school she had interviewed with months ago. They had hired someone else but that person backed out the first week of school. My friend took a taxi to the airport right then (she was in the Caribbean). Two flights late, she was home and started her new job a day after she got home. These schools have long lists of people who would take the job right away so I wouldn't be wishy washy. They don't care about your child care issues.