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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also a DCPS teacher who has worked in a DC charter previously. At charters that I am familiar with, the salary that you negotiate at hire doesn't go up much after that... my charter matched my DCPS salary to start with and 2 years later (with a position as a teacher "leader" and good evaluation scores) I was making less than I would have been at DCPS. I also worked much longer hours, including mandatory after school meetings on a weekly basis. I was discouraged from taking leave. If you do well in DCPS, the salary quickly grows. On the flip side, in DCPS I buy many supplies out of pocket (including copy paper... sad) and at charter we had most supplies you could want or need. I also got better feedback and opportunities to grow/take on additional responsibility at charter... but there was more micromanagement and less flexibility or room for creativity in terms of procedures and routines, classroom management approaches, and lesson plans. [/quote]

This is great info, thank you!  I have a question for you, at DCPS how much do you pay into your health insurance?[/quote]

All the rates for that are on the DCPS website: https://dcps.dc.gov/page/dcps-health-benefits; I have Aetna and while the rates are pretty average, the coverage is pretty great. At charter my health insurance was 100% employee paid, but there was only one option for the insurance provider. DCPS teachers also have dental and vision through the union at no cost (beyond what you already pay in union dues).[/quote]

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