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Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!
Posted by TT on 7/23/08
On 6/22/08, I agree with TT wrote:
>
> The competition is tough. The cutbacks are tough. Some
> schools districts are losing positions. My suggestion is
> find a district that is growing, needs what you have to
> offer, and pursue them actively by subbing and making
> connections. You have to show them that you are a stand-out.
> I was 48 years old and subbing when I was hired. I stood out
> at the schools I subbed at, and the principals knew who I
> was. I'm a quiet person by nature but very persistant. If
> you can get to know some teachers in the district and they
> put a word in for you that might help. There is a glut of
> qualified people in Oregon. As far as the age thing, it is
> harder. Youthfulness is always desired, but age brings
> wisdom. We can show we have wisdom, but still be open to
> ideas and educational trends.
>
> Best of Luck!
>
> On 6/04/08, Jeremy wrote:
>> I'm a second career teacher (44 years old, three years
>> exp. as a 5th -8th grade teacher ) who moved to Portland
>> last fall with a full CA CLAD MS credential. It took me
>> until early spring to obtain a basic OR license and become
>> comfortable using EDZAPP. I'm willing to accept a job all
>> but the Southernmost counties and I've sent out electronic
>> apps and zapps to approximately forty districts with just
>> one interview request so far. Four years ago when I was
>> transmitting the same essential data throughout CA (via
>> EDJOIN), I was averaging three to five interviews a week!
>> What am I missing? I have added experience, glowing
>> references from my three year tenure at my former school,
>> BTSA and COMP certification to my "package" - shouldn't I
>> be getting some bites? One thing, I felt like I was
>> getting the brushoff from the district booth gatekeepers
>> when I attended the Portland job fair. Later in the day,
>> while washing up in the restroom, I caught a look at my
>> own, lived in, 44 year old image and suddenly felt a bit
>> out of place amongst the vast throngs of fresh, youthful
>> faces around me. I'm trying to quell the demoralizing
>> impulse to start "shadowboxing" and would like to recieve
>> some objective, professional input from a person or a
>> service with the eyes and the inside knowledge, specific
>> to Oregon's public education system, that might see what
>> I'm missing. I'm a damn good teacher! However, this whole
>> experience is starting to get to me. Please help!
>>
>> Jeremy
If the mess hadn't come up with my current school district, I
have no doubt in my mind I would have been hired someplace in
Oregon. At April's job fair, many districts were interested in
the fact I was sped certified.
I probably should continue putting in for district jobs; however,
I have a really bad situation with my current district, including
a former boss of mine having put in forged disciplinary documents
in my personnel file, a clearly illegal offense. It's a mess, a
total mess, and I don't even know if I want to bother with the
field anymore.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 6/04/08, by Jeremy.
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 6/11/08, by TT.
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 6/14/08, by TeachinTucson.
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 6/22/08, by I agree with TT.
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 7/23/08, by TT.
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 7/29/08, by Portland Teacher.
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 9/05/08, by get certified in special ed......
- Re: No luck in OR., so far! Please help!, 9/08/08, by Ginger Jay.
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