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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]lol teachers get a 3-4 day work week and summers off, nevermind parents work 5 days a week+ funding schools fully with heavy tax burdens[/quote]

And they’ll get the same salary and longer summers with a rational calendar.

Most accomplished teachers I know have summer jobs which are actually more lucrative than their teaching. Good teacher teachers will not object to more time off in the summer. The ones who make ends waitressing might.[/quote]

Teachers have 40 week days in the summer from last day of work in June to first day of teacher workdays in August.

The starting teaching salary in FCPS is $61,747. For a 190 contract that’s $324 a day. Or $46 a hour.

What summer job do your teacher friends have for 40 days in the summer that pays more than $61,747?

Or what summer job do they have that will pay them more than $13,000?

What part time job is paying teachers more than $40 a hour, for 7 hours every weekday, for just the 40 days they’re available in the summer.

Please post the job link because teachers will line up for this lucrative endeavor. [/quote]

I know personally:

Two specialized camp directors, one who is a HS language teacher and makes $55,000 for her summer contract, and one who is a special-ed teacher her who is a camp director at an overnight camp for kids with special needs and makes more (but also has some school year commitments to meet with prospective parents).

A HS social studies teacher who leads two, two week trips abroad each summer and is paid $15,000 for each  in addition to free participation for her kids and spouse.

I have heard of (but do not personally know)

An elementary school gym teacher who runs a sports camp and makes $150+

All of these folks would love an extra summer week.
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Is there any way you can post the name or the  link to the camp so other teachers can see and take advantage of employment opportunities there? Lots of sped teachers would be interested.

What company does that social studies teacher run trips abroad for? Could you post the name or the link for that? Lots of teachers would be interested in traveling abroad with the families for free + $30k.

Could you also post the name or the link to the sports camp? There’s a lot of PE teachers on here who I’m sure would love to work for $150+ a hour for 7 hours a day for all 8 weeks of summer. $42,000 for a sports camp is insane! Definitely need that name or link!

Thanks in advanced, this could really change the lives of a lot of teachers! [/quote]

I am sure you realize that having just told you their salaries I’m not about to dox the camp directors?

For travel/international camps, start by looking at the international summer schools at Yale, and the EF Camps. You will need language and travel fluency.

For sport camps they recruit the gym teachers who coach, so if you’re not already coaching a sport (with a good record) you need to start to be considered for
summers. Niche sports pay more.

Special ed camps just google. You’re not going to be hired as the director but you can see whats out there, quire a few in this area.[/quote]

this was a lot of words to say absolutely nothing verifiable lol “get a summer job at Yale!” [/quote]

Is your issue that you simply don’t believe accomplished teachers have great summer gigs or are you bitter that you don’t? If you can’t use google, you’re probably not going to be considered for a good summer position.[/quote]

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