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I would add that Sp.Ed is becoming far more desired for classrooms
teachers as inclusion is becoming far more common. Its cheaper to
hire an aid part time then a Sp.Ed teacher, leaving most of the heavy
lifting and responsibility for IEPs on the general education teacher.

On 1/06/15, teacherdad wrote:
> On 10/28/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>> It really depends where your moving from and what stage of
>> your career your in. If your in NY or CA and making $80,000
> a
>> year Texas will very likely disappoint you.
>>
>> In general:
>> Texas pays pretty well, big city schools like San Antonio,
>> Austin, Houston, Dallas for an entry level Sp.Ed teacher
> with
>> stipends, your looking at $50,000 a year, and Texas has NO
>> state income tax. You do see a lot of rural schools paying
> the
>> mandated "state minimum salary", which is $27,540 for an
> entry
>> level teacher. Sp.Ed usually has a stipend of $1000, and
> ESOL
>> adds another average of $2000, add on average another $500
>> each for math and ELAR certified (for Sp.Ed teachers).
>>
>> A lot of Sp.Ed students are mixed ELL, which is FAR easier
> to
>> get kids moved into.
>>
>> We have high stakes testing and LOT of pressure is on Sp.Ed
>> teachers to get their kids to pass. Many schools succeed or
>> fail based on their Sp.Ed students.
>>
>> We dont have unions and no collective bargaining. We have
>> associations which do some of the same things but most
>> everyone agrees that they are pretty weak. Texas doesnt
> really
>> have tenure anymore, they do, but no one gets it.
>>
>> 10/23/14, CD wrote:
>>> I am a special education teacher and
>>> contemplating a move to Texas. What can I
>>> expect? What are the pros/cons??? Much
>>> appreciated.
>
> Your experience is going to vary district by district.
> Expect change every year. Just when you form a routine,
> everything changes due to some new law or a new administrator
> or district level individual who has a whole new vision for
> Special Ed.
>
> What will be commonplace across most districts is the need
> for the ESL (English as a Second Language) certification.
> Many districts will not even look at your application if you
> do not have this certification. Also, several certification
> programs in state are making the ESL certification mandatory.

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