I have my MAT in SpEd., passed GACE for General and Adaptive Adaptive curriculum and General Content. Worked 15 years at juvenile correction facility. However....I have misdemeanor DUI and Reckless driving and a dismissed misdemeanor shoplifting charge. Realistically, will anyone hire me? I am AM REALLY good with EBD students.
On 11/11/13, EBDTeach wrote: > I have my MAT in SpEd., passed GACE for General and > Adaptive Adaptive curriculum and General Content. Worked 15 > years at juvenile correction facility. However....I have > misdemeanor DUI and Reckless driving and a dismissed > misdemeanor shoplifting charge. Realistically, will anyone > hire me? I am AM REALLY good with EBD students.
Thanks for the response. One was 16 years ago, one was 5 years ago, and one was 7 months ago (shoplifting). However, the shoplifting charge was an unintentional circumstance and will either be dismissed or expunged with no conviction after community service. Do principals/ HR even care about outcomes, or do they just see a charge and assume guilt? I know this asks for speculation, but I'm hoping someone has experience or insight tot he matter
Has anyone made a switch from teaching high school to teaching elementary school? Are you happy that you switched? Any advice? I've been teaching high school for a long time now but I feel I need a drastic change. Thank you in advance for any advice!
I went from teaching high school Engli...See MoreOn 11/13/13, Sylvia wrote: > Has anyone made a switch from teaching high school to > teaching elementary school? Are you happy that you > switched? Any advice? I've been teaching high school for a > long time now but I feel I need a drastic change. Thank you > in advance for any advice!
I went from teaching high school English to teaching gifted enrichment at the elementary level. Big change, for sure!I see what the regular classroom teachers at elementary are going through---it's really tough. In some ways, teaching elementary is harder. There is so much to cover, a wide range of abilities within the classroom, a great deal of focus on testing and progress, a lot of parent calling and demands, VERY limited planning time (maybe 30 minutes a day?) and in elementary, you may have to teach all subjects.I strongly suggest you useleave time or personal leave to go observe some elementary school classrooms at different age levels. Certification comes in K-5 so you must be ready to teach any age and all subjects. I would think long and hard about it and talk to some elementary teachers where you live about it. Best wishes!
Your pensions, and I am referring to pensions h...See MoreI have never heard of this, ever, that public pensions are portable. They are NOT. The "years transfer" is typically for placement on the salary scale when you move to another state. For example, a school district may give you five years credit for experience to place you on the salary scale.
Your pensions, and I am referring to pensions here and not 403(b)s, are NOT portable. You have to start all over when you move to another state. If you are vested in one state, you get that pension after five years. If you become vested in another state, you get that, too. With 403(b)s, you can do this, but they aren't pensions.
A number of states don't even pay into Social Security, so that would preclude ANYBODY from being able to roll over service credit from one state to another.
Repeat, do NOT confuse a 403(b), which can be rolled over, with a pension. They are two different things.
On 1/07/14, anon wrote: > I have never heard of this. The "years transfer" is typically > for > placement on the salary scale when you move to another > state. > They may give you five years experience > > Your > pensions, and I am referring to pensions here and not > 403(b)s, > are NOT portable. You have to start all over when you > move to > another state. If you are vested in another state, you > get > that pension. If you become vested in another state, you get > that, too. > > With 403(b)s, you can do this, but they aren't > pensions. > > > > > On 1/07/14, dt wrote: > >> I too brought years from another state. You can only bring >> after 6 years in the system 1 year each next six year of >> working. This totals 6 years that you can bring. I found out >> that it is better for me to leave my 15 in MI and retire with >> 13 from GA at 60 or older to avoid penalty of not having 30 >> years. Hope that helps. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11/13/13, Kate wrote: >> >>> I have 15 years of credible teaching experience in a public >> >>> >> >>> school system outside of the state of Georgia. I have >> >>> >> >>> earned 12 years of service in the public school system here >> >>> >> >>> in Georgia. I would like to transfer the out of state >> >>> >> >>> years here to Georgia so I can retire with 30 years in but >> >>> >> >>> I'm not sure of the process. I'm also afraid I will not >> >>> >> >>> get credit for all 15 years and want to do what's cost >> >>> >> >>> effective and right for me. Any insight is appreciated >>
> ...See MoreFirst, you can ask for a refund from your pension. With this money, you are able to purchase years of service.
On 1/07/14, anon wrote:
> I have never heard of this, ever, that public pensions are portable.
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> the salary scale when you move to another
> state. For example,
> a school district may give you five years
> credit for experience to
> place you on the salary scale.
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Please read below. My pension is transferable as monies. One can request a refund from a pension, which is permissible, and then it is applied to years of service. Below is copy and pasted from Georgia's Retirement System. Note: you may have to pay extra... your system may not permit you to refund a pension. MI does permit it.
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After completing six years as a contributing member of TRS, you may establish one year of credit for service rendered in a public educational institution of another state. With the completion of each additional year of Georgia service thereafter, you may establish an additional year of out-of-state service, to a maximum of ten years. Out- of-state service may be established only if the out-of-state employment, had it been rendered in Georgia, would have made you eligible for membership in TRS. Types of employment which cannot be established are less than half-time employment, temporary employment, and student employment.
Subject to the same eligibility requirements for out-of-state service, creditable service may also be established for:
•teaching service in American Dependents' Schools,
•teaching service in schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U.S.Department of the Interior,
•teaching service in the public schools of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and the District of Columbia.
If the date of your current membership in TRS is April 1, 1966, or after, your cost for out-of-state service is the total applicable member and employer contributions plus interest. If your current date of membership is prior to April 1, 1966, your cost for service rendered in a state that allows credit to be established for Georgia service is 8% of the annual salary you earned in the other state plus applicable accrued interest
Does anyone know if I would qualify or be taken as a serious candidate for a Media Specialist position if I simply pass the GACE? I have over a decade of teaching experience as a English/Language Arts teacher, which is a nice background to have for the job. Any advice or insight? Thank you!
Does anyone know if I would qualify or be taken as a serious candidate for a Media Specialist position if I simply pass the GACE? I have over a decade of teaching experience as a English/Language Arts teacher, which is a nice background to have for the job. Any advice or insight? Thank you!
Does anyone know if I would qualify or be taken as a serious candidate for a Media Specialist position if I simply pass the GACE? I have over a decade of teaching experience as an English/Language Arts teacher, which is a nice background to have for the job. Any advice or insight? Thank you!
On 11/15/13, Carol wrote: > Does anyone know if I would qualify or be taken as a > serious candidate for a Media Specialist position if I > simply pass the GACE? I have over a decade of teaching > experience as an English/Language Arts teacher, which is a > nice background to have for the job. Any advice or insight? > Thank you!
Does anyone know of a school district or system that will hire someone with a teaching certificate and passing score on the GACE for Media Specialist and then allow him/her to complete coursework as they work in the media specialist position? Thanks again!
just meI don't know about all schools/systems, but in ours media specialist positions rarely come open because it's a great job and no one ever leaves it until they retire. When they do, someone who is in tight with the principal, superindendant, or school board is waiting to step into it.
On 11/09/13, lookingdeeper wrote:
> I was offered a job in Dekalb. But I'm wondering, what is
> the dirt on this district? It was almost too easy to get
> the job.