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retired Ga. teacher seeks full time teaching post in Alabama

by Mary

May 23, 2012

I will be moving to central Alabama this summer. I would like a teaching job in middle or secondary English in a public school. How tough is it to find a teaching position in Alabama right now? How soon before Charter Schools begin to go into full swing in Alabama? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Vir &#220 I hope you found your job here in Bama!

We hope and pray that Charter schools do not crop up here in Alabama.

Aug 19, 2012

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Jean On 8/19/12, Vir Ü wrote: > I hope you found your job here in Bama! > > We hope and pray that Charter schools do not crop up here in > Alabama.

Have you applied and received Alabama certification? I hear from others that move here that the AL dept of ed. is one of the hardest to deal with and the slowest to act. Good luck. We d...See More

Sep 6, 2012

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Mary On 9/06/12, Jean wrote: > On 8/19/12, Vir Ü wrote: >> I hope you found your job here in Bama! >> >> We hope and pray that Charter schools do not crop up here in >> Alabama. > > Have you applied and received Alabama certification? I hear from > others that move here that the AL dept of ed. is one of the > hard...See MoreOn 9/06/12, Jean wrote: > On 8/19/12, Vir Ü wrote: >> I hope you found your job here in Bama! >> >> We hope and pray that Charter schools do not crop up here in >> Alabama. > > Have you applied and received Alabama certification? I hear from > others that move here that the AL dept of ed. is one of the > hardest to deal with and the slowest to act. Good luck. We > don't have charter schools in AL and don't want them.

I did get certified. Yes, it took a long time. I hold certifications in many different fields such as middle school language arts, science, and social studies in Georgia. I also hold a secondary English certificate in Ga. I have held a K12 art certificate in My state. I'm certified in my state at level 6 with a specialists degre. I majored in English and minored in art. I went back to school over the years to get all of my additional education degrees. I've successfully completed all of the internships required in my fields. All of my cerrificates are active now in Ga. I have passed all of the required tests in Ga. to be certified. Alabama made me take the Praxis in EVERY SUBJECT. So I did. It was very expensive and I had to travel to do so. After scoring extremely high on the secondary English and Middle English Praxis tests, they made me take a basic skills test specific to Alabama in reading, writing and math. Again, more expense and more money. I could understand the math test, but the other two tests were unnecessary, in my opinion, since both the Praxis English tests require written essays. Praxis tests are not often hosted inside Ga. since this state now uses another teacher test besides Praxis. So I had to travel far to take the tests and stay in a hotel overnight...more expense. I've taught English for over 25 years and know what I'm doing,so I felt all this was just about money. Also, you would think that Alabama would give two to five years from the day of the first piece of data they receive from you until they finalize certification....I mean given the number of tests they require and the wait times between the tests. However, they only give you an open window of one year to get all their requirements and all the data in to them....or you have to start all over again. Other surrounding states are not like this. I think I will make the window of time, but now I wonder if I will deal with similar crap from any counties within the state that I'm applying to since the state dept. of edu. Said that Alabamacounties have their own requirements for things like experience documentation from out of state. I mean one would think that Alabama does not want anyone from. Another state to move there and teach. They certainly make it very hard.

Oct 28, 2012

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Mary On 10/28/12, Mary wrote: > On 9/06/12, Jean wrote: >> On 8/19/12, Vir Ü wrote: >>> I hope you found your job here in Bama! >>> >>> We hope and pray that Charter schools do not crop up here in >>> Alabama. >> >> Have you applied and received Alabama certification? I hear from >> others ...See MoreOn 10/28/12, Mary wrote: > On 9/06/12, Jean wrote: >> On 8/19/12, Vir Ü wrote: >>> I hope you found your job here in Bama! >>> >>> We hope and pray that Charter schools do not crop up here in >>> Alabama. >> >> Have you applied and received Alabama certification? I hear from >> others that move here that the AL dept of ed. is one of the >> hardest to deal with and the slowest to act. Good luck. We >> don't have charter schools in AL and don't want them. > > I did get certified. Yes, it took a long time. I hold certifications > in many different fields such as middle school language arts, > science, and social studies in Georgia. I also hold a secondary > English certificate in Ga. I have held a K12 art certificate in My > state. I'm certified in my state at level 6 with a specialists > degre. I majored in English and minored in art. I went back to > school over the years to get all of my additional education > degrees. I've successfully completed all of the internships required > in my fields. All of my cerrificates are active now in Ga. I have > passed all of the required tests in Ga. to be certified. > Alabama made me take the Praxis in EVERY SUBJECT. So I did. It > was very expensive and I had to travel to do so. After scoring > extremely high on the secondary English and Middle English Praxis > tests, they made me take a basic skills test specific to Alabama in > reading, writing and math. Again, more expense and more money. I > could understand the math test, but the other two tests were > unnecessary, in my opinion, since both the Praxis English tests > require written essays. Praxis tests are not often hosted inside > Ga. since this state now uses another teacher test besides Praxis. > So I had to travel far to take the tests and stay in a hotel > overnight...more expense. I've taught English for over 25 years and > know what I'm doing,so I felt all this was just about money. > Also, you would think that Alabama would give two to five years > from the day of the first piece of data they receive from you until > they finalize certification....I mean given the number of tests they > require and the wait times between the tests. However, they only > give you an open window of one year to get all their requirements > and all the data in to them....or you have to start all over again. > Other surrounding states are not like this. I think I will make > the window of time, but now I wonder if I will deal with similar > crap from any counties within the state that I'm applying to since > the state dept. of edu. Said that Alabamacounties have their own > requirements for things like experience documentation from out of > state. I mean one would think that Alabama does not want anyone > from. Another state to move there and teach. They certainly make > it very hard. > Sorry about any errors; did not have time to proof and am typing from my tiny phone at my nephew's baseball game. Anyway, I feel for anyone coming in from out of state..lots of work to get certified. I'm committed, so I'm hopeful that I'll find a job. Can't wait to be Bama bound

Oct 28, 2012

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