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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...
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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 s...See More
Aug 4, 2005
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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 ...See More
Aug 5, 2005
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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...See More
Aug 8, 2005


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