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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10+ years in DC area privates. Not a teacher, think a student support role, have a masters in my field and a total of 14 years experience in my field. My salary is low 80’s. In DCPS I’d be over 100k[/quote]

I’m curious why you don’t jump to DCPS? [/quote]

Some day I might. I’m licensed and keep it current. I tried several years ago and the offers I got were schools with much longer commutes and/or working with a grade level I don’t prefer. Also, switching schools is hard… emotionally and logistically. In private schools you are set up to resign before you can have another job lined up (in a private or public). That is a tough move to make. [/quote]

I’m curious when you have to resign in private school if you are not coming back the next year? 
In MCPS, you have until July to resign I think.[/quote]

Private schools hand out teacher contracts before Spring Break and you get about 2 weeks to negotiate and sign it. If you have a decent HOS you can ask for an extension or two. Plus, all the local private schools have an agreement and they won’t hire you if you’re already under contract somewhere else. So it’s hard to move around unless you are changing roles. [/quote]

Wow. That is very early to commit. [/quote]
[b]That’s how it works in theory but schools in the AISGW do poach teachers from each other after they’re under contract (both Sidwell and Potomac did it to the school where I used to work last summer[/b]). [/quote]

It does happen. Good schools can replace their teachers fairly easily. Why would you want to keep a teacher who wants to leave?[/quote]

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