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[quote=Anonymous]I am going to share a different take on this. I have worked in both elementary and secondary positions within FCPS.

The demand for secondary positions largely depends on the school itself (strong staff/admin/safety, etc.) and of course commute times, and such. I was at a highly regarded secondary program in a good pyramid and there was never a lack of candidates for English, Math, Science, Social Studies, etc. And I am talking pretty solid candidates. The only time there were hiring delays was if the opening occurred later in the window (near late May or into the summer) and that was an opportunity for a less experienced candidate to get in. It doesn't mean that th teachers shortage is not felt from time to time, but overall, there were just rarely problems staffing positions.
With that said, ESOL can be a good way secondary license to have. For example, you have your English cert, and with ESOL you could team teach and ESOL class as well as handle self-contained. I have known gen ed teachers to move into this role. Sped is a wild card. I would NOT recommend it in FCPS (I am very sorry to say). My post is already too long for me to get into the reasons, but I would pursue ESOL over sped in your case any day.

Likewise, the less desirable the school/population/staff/admin are, it is going to be easier to get into those schools regardless of certification.

On the elementary side, and I am not sure you are interested in that, there is stronger demand pretty much across the grade levels. Less so again in stronger programs with good admin, but the demand is there. Less protected planning time and generally poorer working conditions IMO likely partially at fault. However, there is a teacher shortage right now and there are more elementary schools to go around so there is a higher level of need.[/quote]

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