Applying to Teach in DC

[Anonymous]

OP, I admire your enthusiasm.

You are likely to find nit picky admin in just about any DCPS. I'm hoping you can maintain your enthusiasm. I can't take it anymore and am considering quitting and taking a pay cut.

[Anonymous]

Ditto ^^^ just waiting for the county to open up their hiring pool to new teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I admire your enthusiasm.

You are likely to find nit picky admin in just about any DCPS. I'm hoping you can maintain your enthusiasm. I can't take it anymore and am considering quitting and taking a pay cut.

Great administrators are there. I taught in charters for 4 years and moved to DCPS two years ago. My leadership is wonderful and I couldn't be happier.

[Anonymous]

You'll likely have your pick. My daughter was a first year teacher last year. Special Ed as well. She was offered 8 jobs in two days. DC is desperate for teachers as is Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I admire your enthusiasm.

You are likely to find nit picky admin in just about any DCPS. I'm hoping you can maintain your enthusiasm. I can't take it anymore and am considering quitting and taking a pay cut.

Great administrators are there. I taught in charters for 4 years and moved to DCPS two years ago. My leadership is wonderful and I couldn't be happier.

Name the schools where these admins are. They seem to be few and far between.

[Anonymous]

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I don't think that the problem is admin at the individual school level.
Special Ed at the Central Office level is a complete grind. Mind numbing amounts of paper work/documentation/meetings, etc.
At the kind of school you are describing, OP, there is tremendous need. Yes, you are there to help but when your caseload soars and you are expected to serve everyone, it is just impossible to do justice to the job.
My caseload continues to grow and grow, but the available hours in any day stays the same. As does what they pay me to serve the growing number of kids.
Definitely getting out of this game as soon as I can.

[Anonymous]

Every DCPS school is one fuse away from having a chaotic day. If you're that selective then "step away" from the vacancy announcement. Only in the bizarre way, that a candidate wants to work with the poor but have the luxury of being at the best school in the city atmosphere. You're probably the one who feel that a Dollar Store in Beverly Hills is a high-end store. Give me a break. Don't call us, we will call you #snapchat

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every DCPS school is one fuse away from having a chaotic day. If you're that selective then "step away" from the vacancy announcement. Only in the bizarre way, that a candidate wants to work with the poor but have the luxury of being at the best school in the city atmosphere. You're probably the one who feel that a Dollar Store in Beverly Hills is a high-end store. Give me a break. Don't call us, we will call you #snapchat

I wasn't aware that "non-chaotic environment" equated with "best in the city atmosphere." Are you drunk?