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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

Chem and honors chem

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

Our W school doesn't offer Honors for English 9 or US History. But for Bio, Chem, Physics, NSL, Modern World, and English 10 and above, it offers a regular level. A higher proportion of the students in these classes are either emerging from ESOL or in Special Ed.

I meant to write, doesn't offer non-Honors for English 9 or US History.

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

Our W school doesn't offer Honors for English 9 or US History. But for Bio, Chem, Physics, NSL, Modern World, and English 10 and above, it offers a regular level. A higher proportion of the students in these classes are either emerging from ESOL or in Special Ed.

Anonymous wrote:There needs to be a pay scale for long term subs who are expected to stay the entire year. Maybe a bonus to be paid out at the end of each quarter if they work a certain number of the days, because even a sub might get sick once or twice.

Currently there are three rates for subs: short-term, long-term, and long-term greater than 45 days. Are you asking for a long-term guaranteed all year?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

Your school still offers separate on-level and advanced classes? What subject/grade? I thought MCPS had gotten rid of all the on-level classes and just put everyone in advanced/honors...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

They have different assignments, the curriculum vary so they count as 2 preps, so often teachers are told oh its pretty much the same, but it requires additional planning

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Can you say more about the on-level vs advanced thing?

Position remains open - special education so others just have to pick up the caseload.

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Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

Yeah. That's not good. Especially for a teacher new to a school who is unfamiliar with the courses and if lessons are not already prepared by other the county.

The union keeps pushing to limit these problems. I have seen teachers with three to four different academic preps. But it only works if you have a lot of experience already with all the courses. Not for new staff. But it definitely makes teaching much harder.

There needs to be a pay scale for long term subs who are expected to stay the entire year. Maybe a bonus to be paid out at the end of each quarter if they work a certain number of the days, because even a sub might get sick once or twice.

We have multiple subs in one class.

In past years its been a mix of longer subs, other teachers filling in and para's teaching (the para was actually the best).

Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

The interview teams have meet with candidate 2-3x a week. Qualified candidates back out once they see the three preps and grade level split. Stop telling people there’s no difference between on-level and advanced.

They will have a PE teacher sub a Physics class

Anonymous wrote:How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?

Long term subs

How has your school handled vacant core teaching positions in the beginning of the year?