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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Didn’t realize FCPS was this desperate.[/quote]
Where have you been?  All DMV school systems are this desperate, and have been since 2020.  Good for FCPS.  Thanks for posting, OP.  [/quote]

They are not desperate.  I am a veteran teacher and have been interviewing with all the counties recently.  I've had offers from quite a few school administrators, but run into trouble with HR when I turned out to be too expensive, or wasn't willing to accept a lower pay step than where I should be based on experience and education.  I think they are primarily interested in new teachers or people with no teaching experience because they are much cheaper than experienced teachers.  I see this as a bad sign for the teaching profession.  [/quote]

I'm not even sure they want new teachers. My kid is already certified and finishing a Master's from a very well-regarded program. Has sent apps to a bunch of schools and so far got one interview and was turned down. Crickets from the others. But yes, at 64k a year with a master's, a teacher trainee who makes 50k and can be replaced in year when they quit does turn out to be a lot cheaper. No pension and 50k forever![/quote]

Has he directly emailed the principal/assistant principal/department chair in charge of the department he wants to be a part of (assuming it’s a secondary role)? If he’s only applying through the county website, he’ll probably never hear anything.

If he has, the current focus is internal transfers through March, then current employees are frozen and outside hiring will begin in earnest. Hang in there.[/quote]

Yes he has contacted the principal or other person in charge directly, with resume, cover letter and portfolio with glowing references. Do they automatically prioritize internal transfers until the freeze date (seniority type of thing?). I understand preferring an experienced teacher, all other things being equal, but then why even have this trainee program if there are plenty of applicants? Anyway, thanks for the info. I will let him know.[/quote]

Oh, he's a trainee? That changes everything. They will hire "trainees" as a last ditch effort at the end of summer if they can't find people with full licensure already. It's a lot more work and much higher risk to hire someone on a provisional license. Sorry :( Principals go on vacation the beginning of July, and once they come back they will panic hire trainees to unfilled positions.[/quote]

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