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I am moving to Huntsville, AL from Lexington, KY. I will
be a new speech therapist, and there are NO jobs posted
for speech therapy. When do your schools require your
contracts to be signed? ANY suggestions?!

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K-5 POSTCARD EXCHANGE 2008-09

by Grace

Mar 12, 2008

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Hello my name is Grace and my colleagues and I would like
to invite your class to the 2008-09 Postcard Exchange. The
2008-09 Postcard Exchange will be super easy and cheap for
everyone. No need to worry about organizing. Over 500
classrooms participating so far but there are spots still
available for each sta...See More

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Hi, Mrs Elias

Thanks for the info, where do i go to sign up?

On 3/13/08, Mrs. Elias wrote:
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> If this is the same Post card exchange i signed up for (which it sounds like) it will
> be for the 2008-09 school year. The official start date will be announced at a later ...See More

Mar 13, 2008

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You will have to send an email to the address provided,
[email removed].

ENjoy.
Mrs. E.

On 3/13/08, Patty wrote:
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> Thanks for the info, where do i go to sign up?
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> On 3/13/08, Mrs. Elias wrote:
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>> If th...See More

Mar 13, 2008

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how much money does subs make

by debbie

Mar 14, 2008

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could someone please tell me how much money does a
substitute teacher make in the Dekalb County school system?

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Jill Frankly- in this economy I would take what I can get. $60 over $0 a day. I have a bachelors degree and I can't find a Job ANYWHERE.

Mar 2, 2011

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teachingnewbie Well, I'm only in college, but I'm very close to becoming a certified teacher, and $60 per day is a lot more than I've made in my lifetime so far. For a long term sub position, it possibly adds up to something pretty decent, 60 x 5 = 300, 300 x 4 = 1200, 1200 x 9 = 10,800...well, I do see your point. If one doesn't hold a summer job, sixty bucks pe...See MoreWell, I'm only in college, but I'm very close to becoming a certified teacher, and $60 per day is a lot more than I've made in my lifetime so far. For a long term sub position, it possibly adds up to something pretty decent, 60 x 5 = 300, 300 x 4 = 1200, 1200 x 9 = 10,800...well, I do see your point. If one doesn't hold a summer job, sixty bucks per day is a pretty paltry sum, but, for a college student who isn't used to working, it's decent, and subs can be licensed in Alabama without a single hour of college course work, so what do you expect?

The process of becoming a sub is really tedious, though. I'm almost finished with my degree in Secondary Education, and I haven't gotten my sub's license yet. I wish they would simplify the process so that more college students could get their sub's licenses. The way it is currently, you would need to be taking night classes or something so that you could go and fill out all of the paper work and attend the training seminars, so I guess that means more people who aren't planning to go into teaching as a profession can become subs in this state, while the poor college students remain disadvantaged, especially if you take daytime classes. I'm really kind of upset about this practice, because I'm genuinely interested in teaching, and subbing would have been a great way to experience the classroom before student teaching, but, alas, at this rate, I'm going to need to graduate and then apply for my sub's license.

On 9/15/10, Andrea wrote: > >>>> I can't believe that ANYone is willing to work for $60 a day. >>>> That is simply INSULTING. As long as there are people (mostly >>>> women) willing to accept this ridiculous "salary", that is all >>>> subsitute teachers will be paid. > > $60 a day may seem wildly unbelievable to you but to anyone who works > minimum wage, they won't even get that unless they work 10+ hours after > taxes are taken out. I would just caution on insulting the entire group > of substitute teachers. > Some people actually don't have opportunities in life to be able to work > for $5000 and $10,000 dollars a month but we all have to eat so just > calm down. I'm a college student looking to substitute for a while and > $60 a day sounds just fine with me.

Mar 26, 2011

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Private school certifications

by Laurie

Mar 24, 2008

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I am certified in Louisiana and Texas. I am moving to
Alabama and did not want to have to take another state test
at this point in my career. Would I have to have Alabama
certification to teach in their private schools?

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