Hi! I'm organizing a postcard exchange in which we hopefully will have at least one class from each state and D.C. pariticpating. All classes send postcards to the other states, and receive one from each in return! It is a lot of fun...a great geography and writing project and you and your students will LOVE it!! Please e-mail ASAP me if you'd like to join us to represent New Mexico!! Any grade level is welcome...though many are 2nd grade classes. Thanks! Colleen [email removed]
I'm up late online still looking for a full-time elementary ed. teaching job. I graduated in May with honors and am currently awaiting my NM license. I've applied for just about every Abq. and vicinity position for which I qualify, as well as in and around Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Roswell, and Santa Fe. I am willing to relocate as long as it's near a decent sized community (30,000 or more), but I had really hoped to be hired in or near Abq--I just love that city! I have sent my cover letter, resume, and references to all principals who have job openings but have heard NOTHING! At what point do I give up? Or do I start calling and bugging them? School starts soon and I have kids of my own to worry about.Where do I look now? Somebody please let me know if there is anything else that can be done to gain a job in this state? I am very frustrated and discouraged, and looking into going into nursing...Please advise...
I would call the principals. The salaries are going up, so it's probably getting more difficult to get jobs than it used to be. You should also go to the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) website for job listings on the reservations, and look into the charter schools (of which there are many--some good, some bad!) Also, be aware that in Albuquerque they do a lot of hiring on the day before school, the day after, all of August, September, October....there's a wave of hiring after school has been in session for 20 days and they have the official count of how many students actually enrolled. Good luck!
Another question...I'm thinking of expanding my opportunities...As I mentioned I'm awaiting my NM license in K-8 but am curious about how to be qualified to teach 6- 8 Language Arts or Social Studies. Different people have told me different things, from "you're already qualified, silly!" to "don't bother, there are no openings for those anyway." My major was Elem. Ed., my minor was Language Arts, but don't I have to take another test to teach 6-8? The PED website seems to advise that I have the college hours for LA but need the test. Is this true? Should I bother? I am too poor at this point to pay out another $100 for another test, unless it will really help me out. I hope someone who ACTUALLY knows can advise me...
On 8/04/05, rw wrote: > I'm pretty sure if you have the K-8 license, you need a > certain number of college credits in each area OR you need to > pass the tests. Check because individual districts (like APS) > sometimes have policies that are different from the general > state policy. The jobs are hard to find, but if you look at > BIA schools and charter schools you might get lucky! You have > to follow your dream anyway, right?
Thanks for your help-it IS my dream to teach middle school language arts (no, I'm not crazy-ha,ha!) but have heard for so long that there are no openings that I guess I've given up and didn't realize it. I just wish I could get a straight definite answer from those who are supposed to know. I've been to the BIA website and applied for what I'm qualified to teach, but can't find a centralised charter school list of openings. Is there one, or do I go to each individual school's website? How do I know which ones are "shaky" and which ones are safe?
I don't know of any one website for charter schools, I think you have to contact them individually.
One thing I would do is a google search, and a search in the ALbuquerque Journal and ALbuquerque Tribune archives to see what comes up. For instance, I did that on one school and came up with articles about how the year before the school went bankrupt and fired half their teachers by Christmas! On the other hand, there are good schools like 21st Century (I believe that's the one I'm thinking of) that teachers love to be at. I'd also be hesitant to work at a charter school that is less than 4 years old so you have 4 years of their management and financial history-- and they're more likely to actually have some books!
Also use your instinct. I went to an interview at one and the walls were bare, the principal had been shipped from Texas and didn't know much of anything about the school, he could only promise there would actually be any materials in the classroom, he admitted the school was "for profit" (ridiculous-- right!), kids were running around the halls wild, and the principal had horrible interview skills. I thought "Forget it!" and haven't read a good word about that charter school in the newspaper since.
APS still have quite a few openings in reg. and special ed. Go to aps.edu and look at career opportunities and call the principals. Good Luck My principal needs a special ed teacher for the emotionally disturbed
hi there, i have a few silly questions i'm hoping one of you can answer. i'm applying for an ed assistant position for this year. i have a BS in psychology and am going to apply for alternative licensure, but i want to get my feet wet first. do ed assistants get health insurance? and is the pay actually per hour worked, or is it spread out throughout the year? i mean, is it x dollars per hour during the school year, and nothing in the summer, or x dollars per week all year round? also, if anyone knows of a school in need of EAs, let me know, i'm just applying from the aps job posting site. thanks a bunch danielle
Hi, IN APS... You do get health insurance, but I'm not sure how much your part of the payment for it is. Also, for teachers, they take your 9 months pay and dole it out over 12 months (if you worked the whole 9 months,if you only worked part, you only get it part of the summer) so I'm sure they do that for EAs. The EA salary is pretty low, something like around $12,000 a year before deductions.
By now, most have heard about my frustration trying to find a teaching position. I am reluctant to apply for what is called "short term" positions listed on the APS website, mainly, because I do not know what that entails and trying to get a hold of a live person at the district office is almost impossible at this point and I have left messages regarding questions I have about these particular kind of position with no response. Can anybody tell me what short-term means, are you eligible for benefits? Any information would be helpful!
On 8/04/05, Nancy wrote: > On 8/04/05, Delilah wrote: >> By now, most have heard about my frustration trying to >> find a teaching position. I am reluctant to apply for what >> is called "short term" positions listed on the APS >> website, mainly, because I do not know what that entails >> and trying to get a hold of a live person at the district >> office is almost impossible at this point and I have left >> messages regarding questions I have about these particular >> kind of position with no response. Can anybody tell me >> what short-term means, are you eligible for benefits? Any >> information would be helpful! >> >> Thanks! > First I have to say I'm surprised you still can't find a job > when there are so many positions still listed? What kind of > response do you get from a principal that has a job posted? > I have put posts up here with my email address and no one > has answered me. But anyway a short term position means you > are hired for the year or until someone returns to a job in > the middle of the year and then your job is over. My first > position at aps was short term since I was on waiver. My > contract stated it was short term and would end at the end > of the year. there are also positions which could be short > term when for example someone goes on maternity leave. You > would have find out from the principal posting the job. Let > me know what problems you are still having. I work in sp. > ed.(elementary.)
I am surprised that you are unaware of how difficult and how in demand the positions that are listed truly are. I have also attended all of the job fairs,hiring fairs...with no response. I don't know if your response is meant to be taken seriously, however, just to inform you...yes, jobs are listed, sending resumes, contacting Principals is the easy part, getting them to call back for interviews is another thing. Now, I haven't seen your email address listed (haven't went through all of the posts). Are you a Principal? If so, which school?
My understanding is you get the same benefits and salary, but at the end of the year you're "pink slipped." Soemtiems the principal will rehire you if there's another opening at that school, but you can't necessarily count on it. They're not the best jobs but it's still employment for a year...
Usually "short term" means that you're hired after the first day of school, or you're hired in place of a teacher who is on a leave of absence but who they are holding the job for-- so the teacher can come back the next year. (For instance, a teacher might be on maternity leave or advanced study leave or charter school leave-- they'll hold a position for you for a year if you go to try working at a charter school-- but you hvae to be a teacher for 3-8 or so years to take a leave depending on the type of leave).
Sometimes it might mean the job is only open for a semester, but I think it's usually for the year.
At this point I would take one because any job after the first day of school is "Short term" anyway.
Hello, What are the Reading and Math programs typically seen in the A.P.S school district. I know of Four Blocks, but can anyone give me a bit more information regarding other programs found in this district?
Reading: most schools are Four Blocks, Balanced Literacy, or Success For All
Math: TERC Investigations or Trailblazers or Everyday Math
Some schools still use a traditional math textbook, but most don't. Some schools pretend to use one of the above but teachers really do their own thing. ANd some schools are VERY strict that you must use one of the above programs exactly.
Be particularly ready to talk about how you would teach "guided reading" (In Four Blocks usually whole class, and in Balanced LIteracy in small grops).
I am looking for a teacher to participate in my leaf exchnage this fall. Last year was the first year I organized this exchange and it was a complete success! We had a wide range of classes from PreK to 3rd grade. It gives out learners a glimpse of fall around the country first hand and encompasses all curriculum areas: language arts (letter writing), math (sorting, graphing, counting), social studies (mapping), and science (climate, fall changes).
Participating in the exchange includes: -Collecting and lamenating fall leaves from your area -Labeling the leaf with the type of tree it came from. -Writing a letter from your class that tells us where in your state you are located(for mapping purposes)and a little about your area, school, class, thing you like to fo in the fall, etc.
This exchange has a limit of 20 participants, so that it doesn't become overwhelming. I already filled one group of 20, but there was such an overwhelming response that I started a second group. I'd love to have New Mexico be a part of it!
There are only 8 spots left to fill!
I need everyone interested in participating to send me their first and last name, school name, and full school address. When you send me this information, you are agreeing to send leaves and letters to ALL the other participants; it's just fair that way!
Please have your information to me by Tuesday, August 16, 2005.
The next e-mail that will go out to participants will include a little more detailed information with dates and all the names and addresses of the participants!
This is such a FUN project, you won't regret being a part of it! Feel free to e-mail me an questions you may have!
I am a bit confused. Every time you turn around the PED is changing licensure rules, certification requirements, test requirements, worthless/time consuming portfolios, etc.
How is it that there are STILL people teaching in New Mexico w/o so much as a college "education" class? Why do some of us have to pay good money to pass those ridiculous exams and others do not? I thought the day of the waiver was over. Can somebody clarify this for me?
Do you have to take and pass those exams or not? I'm not worried. I've passed mine. It just burns me that so many people in my district have not only not taken the exams but could not pass them if their life depended on it.
I don't feel comfortable naming the district, but I don't believe a lack of certified teachers is the issue. Politics would more accurately describe the situation.
Who would one report this to? Can it be done anonymously and is anybody really going care or take steps to rectify the problem?
BTW - I have a job so that's not the issue either.
I don't know who you would report it to...but I do suspect it's illegal. THe only exception I can think of is if a teacher has to leave mid-year and they are replaced with a long-term sub that might be okay, if it is near the end of the year, or if there is an applicant shortage.
I am really interested in going back to school to get my degree in elementary education, my only fear is that when I graduate I will be unable to find a job. I live in Hobbs. Please help with some advice.
Try to get into the UNM "CDP" program because I believe they help with job placement (at least if you're willing to live in ALbuquerque). YOu have to already have a BA for that program, though.
IF you are willing to live in a smaller town or rural area I can't imagine it would be impossible to find a job, especially if you are willing to not stay only in one town.
I would call the principals. The salaries are going up, so
it's probably getting more difficult to get jobs than it used
to be. You should also go to the BIA (Bureau of Indian
Affairs) website for job listings on the reservations, and
look into the charter schools (of which there are many--some
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