Teachers— what is the highest step I can enter at?

[Anonymous]

I am surprised to hear that MCPS pays less than FCPS and HCPS. What is their motive behind paying less to teachers and spending money on PR firm? Do they want to drive away the best teachers?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

A "letter" from a background check service stating that you've never been charged with sexually abusing a child would carry more weight.

#justsayin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

MCPS is not a parochial school system. Doubt it carries any more weight than any other letter. You might try a school in your faith for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

MCPS is not a parochial school system. Doubt it carries any more weight than any other letter. You might try a school in your faith for that.

Recently I saw in the local news that some preachers wrote letter to BOE. I can't recollect what that was about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

A "letter" from a background check service stating that you've never been charged with sexually abusing a child would carry more weight.

#justsayin

Are you saying that MCPS does not do background checks on applicants? Does Applicants have to do it themselves? This sounds crazy to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly. Content knowledge is only about 20% of a teachers job and time spent decision making/planning/teaching. No one should expect to just walk in and start talking for an hour and call that teaching.

This explains a lot about why my kid’s pre-calculus teacher couldn’t explain fractional exponent rules to the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

A "letter" from a background check service stating that you've never been charged with sexually abusing a child would carry more weight.

#justsayin

Are you saying that MCPS does not do background checks on applicants? Does Applicants have to do it themselves? This sounds crazy to me.

They do one upon hire but not regularly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

MCPS is not a parochial school system. Doubt it carries any more weight than any other letter. You might try a school in your faith for that.

Recently I saw in the local news that some preachers wrote letter to BOE. I can't recollect what that was about.

Preachers can be parents, citizens, and voters, too. (Well, I suppose Catholic priests usually aren't parents, but that's a different story.) They shouldn't carry more weight than any other group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is not worth it especially as DCPS pays more than MCPS to begin with

Yes, my pay would decrease from 116k plus 10k bonus to 72k but it would be for a lifestyle change as my family situation changes.

That is a crazy pay cut to take. It is nog only a 1 yr cut, but you lose tbis much every year you continue to teach. 54k times 10 years is over half a million dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4th grade Teacher qualifications from real job posting which is online right now. Nothing in the qualifications talks about those cool courses listed by PP. I am not sure why there is a disconnect

Qualifications
• Meets Maryland state certification requirements in appropriate field of education
• Knowledge of MCPS curriculum, techniques for integrating curriculum, MCPS policies, and effective instructional practices
• Ability to provide instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education
• Ability to infuse technology into curriculum
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office and school based staff, students, parents and community
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills
• Knowledge and application of the six performance standards that have been established for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS), and the Supporting Services (SEIU) Professional Growth System (SSPGS)
• Bachelor's degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university

The bolded. What did you think was needed for certification, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if a letter from church leaders will help to land a job at MCPS?

A "letter" from a background check service stating that you've never been charged with sexually abusing a child would carry more weight.

#justsayin

Are you saying that MCPS does not do background checks on applicants? Does Applicants have to do it themselves? This sounds crazy to me.

They do one upon hire but not regularly.

Legally, they are required to run background checks every 3 years. Also, MCPS employees are required to self-report certain info to the district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly. Content knowledge is only about 20% of a teachers job and time spent decision making/planning/teaching. No one should expect to just walk in and start talking for an hour and call that teaching.

This explains a lot about why my kid’s pre-calculus teacher couldn’t explain fractional exponent rules to the class.

The point is the opposite: knowing how to do math is an important part of teaching math, but know how to do math does not help you know how to get a wide range of learners to learn the math you already know, manage behavior in a classrooms setting, implement IEPs for students with learning disabilities, etc. etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly. Content knowledge is only about 20% of a teachers job and time spent decision making/planning/teaching. No one should expect to just walk in and start talking for an hour and call that teaching.

This explains a lot about why my kid’s pre-calculus teacher couldn’t explain fractional exponent rules to the class.

The point is the opposite: knowing how to do math is an important part of teaching math, but know how to do math does not help you know how to get a wide range of learners to learn the math you already know, manage behavior in a classrooms setting, implement IEPs for students with learning disabilities, etc. etc.

My kid's worst math teacher was a retired engineer. He knew math and how to apply math, but he was lousy at teaching math to different learning styles and lousy at classroom management. He lasted 2 years before quitting.

Teaching isn't for the feint of heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly. Content knowledge is only about 20% of a teachers job and time spent decision making/planning/teaching. No one should expect to just walk in and start talking for an hour and call that teaching.

This explains a lot about why my kid’s pre-calculus teacher couldn’t explain fractional exponent rules to the class.

The point is the opposite: knowing how to do math is an important part of teaching math, but know how to do math does not help you know how to get a wide range of learners to learn the math you already know, manage behavior in a classrooms setting, implement IEPs for students with learning disabilities, etc. etc.

You can see a lot of mistakes on graded papers now a days if you pay attention to what kids bring home.