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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm planning on moving to the area this summer, as my fiancée recently obtained a new job in DC. We are moving from further northeast, so we are hoping to settle in the Maryland area north of DC to stay closer travel wise to family in NY and PA. I am a Social Studies teacher with nearly a decade of classroom experience, and am wondering if anyone has any intel as to the hiring processes in Montgomery County and the time frame within each.

I've submitted about 15 applications thus far in MCPS (essentially for every vacancy that has been posted, and will continue to as positions are posted, but have been denied from each one so far, most without any contact (despite me emailing several schools directly). I know a good number of these were probably internal transfers. And of course, I'm not expecting instantaneous responses or feedback, and I know how competitive it can be to find work, especially in arguably the most saturated subject area. Plus, I know some districts choose to look for newer candidates, as ones with previous experience could be more "expensive" to hire.

And despite what I've read from some commenters here, MoCo seems to be one of the strongest districts in the DMV, making it even more competitive.

Should I start worrying? Or may there more vacancies lying in wait as the end of the school year comes closer?

Any and all advice or information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you![/quote]

Outside candidates can't begin to be hired in some certification areas until April 6th unless it's a Title 1 or other identified schoo.[/quote]

Thanks for that intel, I was not aware of this. I imagine SS could fall into that since it's such a low-need area. So it really may be possible that a lot of these postings were just filled by internal transfers.[/quote]

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