When does NH do most of its hiring for teachers? I currently live in FL and teach Kindergarten. I am in my third year teaching and have been thinking about moving to the Manchester area for about a year. However, I have not seen many openings at all for Elementary teachers. Any advice would help.
Job start getting posted around January and they continue to right about now. School starts for me in a couple of days. By the first day of Sept. everyone has started.
I am told that elementary is hard to get into-very competitive. I understand it is easier to find a job in Fla. than NH. But if you have experience you might find it different. I do not know how you feel about working at a child care center but they are always looking for ece certified people too but they do not pay much. I am giving you a bunch of links for jobs. The last two are schools that have job fairs in Feb-March. Londonderry and Hudson also have job fairs but they seem hard to get into.
Good Luck, Dot
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On 8/23/05, Megan wrote: > When does NH do most of its hiring for teachers? I > currently live in FL and teach Kindergarten. I am in my > third year teaching and have been thinking about moving to > the Manchester area for about a year. However, I have not > seen many openings at all for Elementary teachers. Any > advice would help. > > Thanks
Thanks a lot, you have been very helpful. And you are right about FL, there are a lot of openings and they have increased every year.
On 8/23/05, dotb wrote: > Job start getting posted around January and they continue to > right about now. School starts for me in a couple of days. > By the first day of Sept. everyone has started. > > I am told that elementary is hard to get into-very > competitive. I understand it is easier to find a job in Fla. > than NH. But if you have experience you might find it > different. I do not know how you feel about working at a > child care center but they are always looking for ece > certified people too but they do not pay much. I am giving > you a bunch of links for jobs. The last two are schools that > have job fairs in Feb-March. Londonderry and Hudson also > have job fairs but they seem hard to get into. > > Good Luck, Dot > > > Seacoast careers > [link removed]
Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction in regards to changing careers? Currently, I am a Chief Operating Officer and Business Manager and have about 10 years managing business operations. I decided that I would very much like to teach. However, I am having a difficult time on breaking into the teaching profession.
I have received letters of eligibility under alternative IV in Computer Technology, Special Education, and Comprehensive Family and Consumer Science and under alternative V in Business Management, Social Studies, Elementary Education, Special Education, and as Business Administrator.
I’ve looked at several job postings, and each one requires years of teaching experience, especially special education. I’d like to begin a program for my Masters in Education, but are fearful of not being able to find a job. Does anyone know of schools looking for teachers are seeking employment visa-a-vie alternative IV or V or perhaps schools looking for long term substitutes?
Any assistance and guidance you can provide would be deeply appreciated.
Edith, Education is an extremely difficult field to get into. I was originally certified to teach hs history in Mass back in 1987. I could never find a teaching job (and believe me I tried). I gave up after a few years. We moved to NH a few years ago and I got re-certified 5-12 social studies the end of 03. Since then I have been working as a spedical education para.
Since a lot of MS Soc studies position are also combined with LA I took the English Praxis II, which supposedly makes me "Highly Qualified" for Lang. Arts too. I also got a Statement of eligibility for Science and Special Ed.
I had 11 interviews this summer. It was the closest I ever came to getting a job in all the years I tried. this is the breakdown:
2 were for special needs: of those two one was a case manager at a middle school-they would have been interested in an Alt Iv candidate only I do not have a single Sped class under my belt. My feeling is that if you take the program that they have at UNH or Rivier (graduate level, about 22 credits- 6 courses or so plus intership- non-degree program) and you finish all or most of the classes and you pretty much only have the intership left they might hire you. I'm thinking about doing this route. I would like to go to Rivier but I really do not have $ for any of this.
The other sped interview I had was at an intense Special Needs school and I was shown the door quickly.
I had three interviews for SS/LA. And they went pretty well but again, I only took a test for LA and some one who is actually certified in both subjects has a much better chance. THere are hundreds of SS candidates for every vacancy and this is true every where in the county!!!!!
I had six interviews for just SS, one middle school and the others HS. There was one (a 1 year postion) that I dared to think I actually had-but I did not and now I am back at my para job.
And that is a horror story-short version: They had an opening on the very team I had worked on for a year for a SS teacher and the principal actually told me that I had an advantage over outside candidates because I am already there. Two of the teachers I had been assisting were on the interview comittee and two of my references were from team members but I did not even get an interview and now I have to work with the kid-and I mean kid-who got the job. Between this and all those failed interviews I am extremely humiliated right now. Not to mention the fact that I now have to assist the kid (for a whopping $12,000 per year).
One possible route for you is to seek cert in Sped from the College of life long learning while working as a sped paraprofessional. Believe me all school districts in NH are looking for paras. My school needs 4 right now ([link removed].
Very sorry to be such a bummer but these are the facts!
-Dot
On 8/26/05, Edie wrote: > Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction in > regards to changing careers? Currently, I am a Chief > Operating Officer and Business Manager and have about 10 > years managing business operations. I decided that I > would very much like to teach. However, I am having a > difficult time on breaking into the teaching profession. > > I have received letters of eligibility under alternative > IV in Computer Technology, Special Education, and > Comprehensive Family and Consumer Science and under > alternative V in Business Management, Social Studies, > Elementary Education, Special Education, and as Business > Administrator. > > I’ve looked at several job postings, and each one requires > years of teaching experience, especially special > education. I’d like to begin a program for my Masters in > Education, but are fearful of not being able to find a > job. Does anyone know of schools looking for teachers are > seeking employment visa-a-vie alternative IV or V or > perhaps schools looking for long term substitutes? > > Any assistance and guidance you can provide would be > deeply appreciated. > > Kind regards, > Edith > >
Thanks for the input. I'm sorry you are having a hard time. I hope things go better for you. I'll just keep plugging away.
Good luck to you. Edie
On 8/28/05, dotb wrote: > Edith, Education is an extremely difficult field to get into. > I was originally certified to teach hs history in Mass back > in 1987. I could never find a teaching job (and believe me I > tried). I gave up after a few years. We moved to NH a few > years ago and I got re-certified 5-12 social studies the end > of 03. Since then I have been working as a spedical > education para. > > Since a lot of MS Soc studies position are also combined with > LA I took the English Praxis II, which supposedly makes > me "Highly Qualified" for Lang. Arts too. I also got a > Statement of eligibility for Science and Special Ed. > > I had 11 interviews this summer. It was the closest I ever > came to getting a job in all the years I tried. this is the > breakdown: > > 2 were for special needs: > of those two one was a case manager at a middle school-they > would have been interested in an Alt Iv candidate only I do > not have a single Sped class under my belt. My feeling is > that if you take the program that they have at UNH or Rivier > (graduate level, about 22 credits- 6 courses or so plus > intership- non-degree program) and you finish all or most of > the classes and you pretty much only have the intership left > they might hire you. I'm thinking about doing this route. I > would like to go to Rivier but I really do not have $ for any > of this. > > The other sped interview I had was at an intense Special > Needs school and I was shown the door quickly. > > I had three interviews for SS/LA. And they went pretty well > but again, I only took a test for LA and some one who is > actually certified in both subjects has a much better > chance. THere are hundreds of SS candidates for every > vacancy and this is true every where in the county!!!!! > > I had six interviews for just SS, one middle school and the > others HS. There was one (a 1 year postion) that I dared to > think I actually had-but I did not and now I am back at my > para job. > > And that is a horror story-short version: They had an > opening on the very team I had worked on for a year for a SS > teacher and the principal actually told me that I had an > advantage over outside candidates because I am already there. > Two of the teachers I had been assisting were on the > interview comittee and two of my references were from team > members but I did not even get an interview and now I have to > work with the kid-and I mean kid-who got the job. Between > this and all those failed interviews I am extremely > humiliated right now. Not to mention the fact that I now have > to assist the kid (for a whopping $12,000 per year). > > One possible route for you is to seek cert in Sped from the > College of life long learning while working as a sped > paraprofessional. Believe me all school districts in NH are > looking for paras. My school needs 4 right now > ([link removed];
There are not very many teacher fairs in NH. The following schools have them between Jan-March: Salem Nashua Milford Londonderry Hudson All of them are pretty hard to get into. They are schools that have human resource departments that have to keep busy I guess. Londonderry constantly advertises the same jobs over and over again and I don't think they really have openings.
These fairs are good if you want interview experience but unless you teach in a high demand subject I do not think they are any good for finding a job. There are hundreds of people there interviewing for a couple of vacancies and a lot of them are from Conn and Mass.
-Dot
On 8/30/05, Mike wrote: > Where can I find information about upcoming teacher fairs > throughout the school year? > > Thanks
I graduated from UNH about a year and a half ago with a degree in biology. I am extremly interested in becoming a teacher and have been researching my options for some time. I have to admit though that I am totally confused. Do i need to back to school and take education classes? Can i become certified with just my bachelors in biology? And how do I get the experience and recommodations I need? Im looking for any kind of advice on how to get my foot in the door. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Go to the New Hampshire Board of Ed (link below) website and click on "Becoming a NH educator" follow the links that refer to Alternative IV certification. You should find a list of "critical shortage" teaching areas. Biology is currently on that list. Follow the instructions for obtaining a "Statement of Eligibility". Once you get all your materials in and pay the $50 fee it does not take long to obtain the SOE. It allows a school to hire you and gives you three years to work on the teaching requirements. You do have to go back to school to take teaching courses but if a school hires you with the SOE you can get them to reimburse some of your tuition.
There is no guarantee that you will get a job this way. They will hire the most qualified so, if I were you I would start a MA in Ed program while you look for employment. IF you are fortunate you will get a job before you are done the program. You can use your employment as an intership. If you don't get a job with the SOE then you will have to do student teaching.
I am an ESL teacher in Wisconsin. My family may relocate to Nashua or Manchester next year. I see that both schools have ESL programs, and Manchester seems to have more students. I also read an enrollment projection report put out by NH Dept. Ed forecasting troubles ahead with a decline in enrollment and expensive bonds from past expansion to pay off. A colleague who used to work in Nashua said the school is facing budget problems and nearly laid off teachers last year.
Do you have any idea how vulnerable teachers are to layoffs in your state? Is the city of Manchester better off than Manchester?
I looked at the teacher salary schedules at the state website. There is quite a variation in pay. I was wondering how the steps worked. Is each step equivalent to one year or does it vary? Some districts have only ten steps while others have 18. These numbers seem low as districts around here have 25-30 steps.
I do not think that Manchester is better off than Nashua, if that is what you are asking. The teacher's union required that teacher contracts be ready by a certain date (in April) but the city budget is not approved until much later. Last year 150 teachers got pink slipped in April but I believe most, if not all were called back once the budget was approved.
In NH the towns are responsible for school funding. There has been a huge debate over school funding over the last couple of decades. There is no sales tax or income tax here so property tax is pretty much it. The property taxes are high and yet many towns cannot afford to fund their schools. One of the latest plans was to take revenue from some towns to give to others but the legislature just keeps going back and forth on it reacting to the opposition. Anyway that is why the salaries vary from town to town. Some towns have more than others. Most of the southern cities and towns have a large population from massachusetts that came here because property cost too much in Mass but then when they get here they find that the schools do not have the resources they have in mass and the property taxes are high.
I consider Nashua a pretty wealthy school system by NH stadards. You might also look at Portsmouth.
Thank you, Dot, for explaining how NH schools are financed. I'm wondering about teacher salary schedules with 10-18 steps. Does each step equal one year?
In May I graduated with my Master's of Elementary Education degree from UNH. I have interned for a year in an elementary school, and I also have 1.5 years experience as a Title I Tutor in a reading classroom.
I am ready for my own classroom. Does anybody know of any possible openings? Maybe you know of somebody going on maternity leave?
On 9/06/05, Meaghan wrote: > In May I graduated with my Master's of Elementary Education > degree from UNH. I have interned for a year in an > elementary school, and I also have 1.5 years experience as > a Title I Tutor in a reading classroom. > > I am ready for my own classroom. Does anybody know of any > possible openings? Maybe you know of somebody going on > maternity leave?
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Job start getting posted around January and they continue to
right about now. School starts for me in a couple of days.
By the first day of Sept. everyone has started.
I am told that elementary is hard to get into-very
competitive. I understand it is easier to find a job in Fla.
than NH. But if you ...See More