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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I moved to Mon Co right as the Maximum Entry Step kicked in with 13 years of public school teaching in New Jersey under my belt. I was a finalist for NJ Teacher of the Year one year before I moved. While the dollar amount of my offer was not miles behind what I wanted, the psychological kick to the teeth of MCPS not valuing my experience drove me to private school. Covid drove me back to public and I spent this last year working at one of the W feeder Middle Schools. Unfortunately, student behavior, inattentive administrators and silly countywide policies are now driving me out of teaching entirely.

[b]To the poster who was surprised by the young candidate being turned down by multiple schools, it is way easier on the existing staff to have someone with MCPS experience come on to their team. They don't have to teach them the curriculum, policies, computing systems, etc.[/quote][/b]

I totally understand this and if there wasn't such a shortage of teachers and plethora of openings I would expect this. At this point, if MCPS can't fill their openings, it's mostly their fault. By the time these schools realize that they aren't going to get their "ideal" candidate, most of the good ones will be committed elsewhere. And to answer, my friend's daughter is very happy with her new teaching opportunity. By the way, they offered her the job before she even left the building.[/quote]

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