What state are you going to be teaching in next year?

On 5/31/09, Edwina wrote:
> 1. Many districts are not taking new subs as they literally
> have thousands of people on their sub rolls due the economic
> situation.
>
> 2. In VA, depending on the district, all you need to sub is a
> high school diploma. This swells the sub rolls as well.
>
> 3. The pay in Prince William County was 90/day with a degree,
> less in counties south away from DC. It is impossible to sub
> in Stafford, I think I was told they have 700 subs on the
> books.
>
> 4. I tried to sub from Jan of this year until now, I got a
> total of about 15 days and I am a Virginia certified
> Math/Science/English teacher.
>
> 5. Bottom line, I wouldn't count on subbing to pay the bills.
> It is a good way to learn about different individual school
> and/or districts. I was personally so disappointed with
> Prince William that I have accepted a Math teaching position
> in another state for the upcoming year.
>
> 6. Of course if you know someone, I would assume you could
> work every day.
>
> 7. Good luck, you picked a tough time to break into sub work
> in NOVA.
>
>
>
> On 5/31/09, MW wrote:
>> How much do subs make on average in the DC/NOVA area?
>>
>> If I'm not able to get a full-time teaching job, I was
>> contemplating subbing for a while to get make some money &
>> get my name out there in the districts. Will I be able to
>> pay the rent? :) Any help is greatly appreciated!

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