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Teacher Shortage - Clark County

by Stacy

Oct 8, 2014

I am seriously considering moving to Las Vegas in order to get a teaching job. Are the teachers treated fair and is the compensation adequate. Also, any ideas on best schools to apply at. Thanks

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No....long story On 1/07/15,

Illinois was grad school for my ex. (doctorate) and I also picked up my masters degree while there. Then off to three other states before landing in NV.

Yes, if you have your 40 quarters in, you should be able to collect a little (about 1/3) of your SS, in addition to PERS.

The people in Illinois were great--...See MoreOn 1/07/15,

Illinois was grad school for my ex. (doctorate) and I also picked up my masters degree while there. Then off to three other states before landing in NV.

Yes, if you have your 40 quarters in, you should be able to collect a little (about 1/3) of your SS, in addition to PERS.

The people in Illinois were great--the weather (90+ degrees plus 90+ humidity in the summer and ice storms in the winter) was horrible. Also, we weren't used to a place so FLAT!

Stacy wrote: > So, I would still be able to have some SS since I have been > paying in and have accumulated quarters? Also, just curious, > did you end up in Nevada due to the limited teaching positions > in Illinois? > > On 1/07/15, Stacy, you are correct about SS wrote: >> On 1/06/15, >> >> I started my career as an educator in Illinois, then a >> couple of other states, and ending up here in NV. In NV, >> an educator, police officer, fight fighter, and some other >> state employees do NOT pay into SS, but either they or >> their employers, or both, contribute to PERS. Since I had >> accumulated over 40 quarters in SS in other states, I do >> collect PERS and SS, but the SS is about one/third of what >> I actually earned. >> >> Good thing you're aware of this! >> >> >> >> >> >> Stacy wrote: >>> I have a couple of questions about some of the responses. >>> As a teacher in Illinois, I do not pay into Social >>> Security so, this would also be the same in Nevada, >>> correct? I am confused on the Social Security thing in >>> general as I have worked other jobs and paid in to Social >>> Security and was told it would be reduced so as for go to >>> Nevada, I think it is similar to Illinois. >>> >>> Next question. As for the teacher shortage is it better >>> to have less qualifications in order to stay at the same >>> school? Some comments were made about sped teachers >>> moving a lot. I have a special ed endorsement, middle >>> school endorsement in Math and Social Science in Illinois >>> but don't know what would transfer to Nevada. >>>

Jan 7, 2015

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Moving... Social Security is reduced for your state pension. Exactly
how much will depend upon how much you've earned through
social security and how much you will receive in pension.
I believe you can buy the years in NV PERS from your years
in Illinois' pension system once you start teaching in NV.
I've been looking into that myself...
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Jan 7, 2015

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Nancy On 1/07/15, Moving... wrote: > Social Security is reduced for your state pension. Exactly > how much will depend upon how much you've earned through > social security and how much you will receive in pension. > I believe you can buy the years in NV PERS from your years > in Illinois' pension system once you start teaching in NV. >...See MoreOn 1/07/15, Moving... wrote: > Social Security is reduced for your state pension. Exactly > how much will depend upon how much you've earned through > social security and how much you will receive in pension. > I believe you can buy the years in NV PERS from your years > in Illinois' pension system once you start teaching in NV. > I've been looking into that myself... > > I haven't started in Nevada yet, but I just got a NV > license a few months ago. You should apply now. It took > about two-and-a-half months to process mine. As that we're > in January now, that means you likely won't get your > license until March, which sounds like is the beginning of > hiring season. > > I can't answer the question about more or less > qualifications. Math and sped are typically high demand. > You can probably forget social studies. >

Do not come, you will despise yourself

> On 1/06/15, Stacy wrote: >> I have a couple of questions about some of the responses. >> As a teacher in Illinois, I do not pay into Social >> Security so, this would also be the same in Nevada, >> correct? I am confused on the Social Security thing in >> general as I have worked other jobs and paid in to Social >> Security and was told it would be reduced so as for go to >> Nevada, I think it is similar to Illinois. >> >> Next question. As for the teacher shortage is it better >> to have less qualifications in order to stay at the same >> school? Some comments were made about sped teachers >> moving a lot. I have a special ed endorsement, middle >> school endorsement in Math and Social Science in Illinois >> but don't know what would transfer to Nevada. >> >> On 10/12/14, spedy wrote: >>> On 10/11/14, Teach5 wrote: >>>> On 10/08/14, Stacy wrote: >>>>> I am seriously considering moving to Las Vegas in >>>>> order to get a teaching job. Are the teachers treated >>>>> fair and is the compensation adequate. Also, any ideas >>>>> on best schools to apply at. Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> The comment about being surplused is right on. My wife, >>>> who gets top scores on her evals has been in 4 schools >>>> in 2 years (even having 6 years of experience)and was >>>> due to be moved again but the school fought for her and >>>> got to keep her right where she is. Surplus is after >>>> they count kids, usually 6 weeks into the year, you >>>> lose your job and have to go to a meeting and pick a >>>> new school that has openings. They do it by seniority >>>> so being new you will get to pick from what is left at >>>> the end, usually high ELL schools in bad areas. So you >>>> spend 6 weeks getting your kids prepped for the year >>>> and knowing your routine, then poof---gone in a day. >>>> (You teach until the day before the meeting, then you >>>> dont go back to old school) CCSD constantly changes how >>>> they expect teachers to teach yearly it seems as my >>>> wife has 4 before school meetings a week and gets to >>>> school at 7am, leaves around 5 and stays up til after >>>> midnight trying to get everything done they want. CCSD >>>> also has a surplus towards the end of the year since so >>>> many kids move in and leave every year...You have >>>> Principals that go way overboard because they want a >>>> better position, then you have your teachers Principals >>>> that take care of their teachers and try hard to keep >>>> stress away...most are hard on their teachers though as >>>> they are pressing for that raise and new >>>> position....Summerlin and Henderson(Anthem-Seven >>>> Hills-Green Valley are the better areas) >>> >>> It also seems like the "higher need" the position, >>> you're more likely to get surplussed and moved. Everyone >>> needs sped teachers, for instance, so they're constantly >>> shifting sped teachers to plug the biggest hole. Of >>> course, once they pull you out of school A, they've >>> created a new hole that they'll have to fill >>> eventually... probably in a couple of months with >>> another sped teacher who got moved out of their school. >>> >>> Yeah, it's good to be higher need so you know you'll >>> likely have a job, even if times get hard again, but its >>> frustrating floating around all the time. Nearly every >>> sped teacher in my high school is new to the building >>> this year and likely most of us won't be there next >>> year, for one reason or another.

Jan 16, 2015

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You have to have 20 years to collect. On 1/07/15, No....long story wrote: > On 1/07/15, > > Illinois was grad school for my ex. (doctorate) and I also > picked up my masters degree while there. Then off to three > other states before landing in NV. > > Yes, if you have your 40 quarters in, you should be able to > collect a little (about 1/3) of your SS, in addit...See MoreOn 1/07/15, No....long story wrote: > On 1/07/15, > > Illinois was grad school for my ex. (doctorate) and I also > picked up my masters degree while there. Then off to three > other states before landing in NV. > > Yes, if you have your 40 quarters in, you should be able to > collect a little (about 1/3) of your SS, in addition to PERS. > > The people in Illinois were great--the weather (90+ degrees > plus 90+ humidity in the summer and ice storms in the winter) > was horrible. Also, we weren't used to a place so FLAT! > > > > > > Stacy wrote: >> So, I would still be able to have some SS since I have been >> paying in and have accumulated quarters? Also, just curious, >> did you end up in Nevada due to the limited teaching > positions >> in Illinois? >> >> On 1/07/15, Stacy, you are correct about SS wrote: >>> On 1/06/15, >>> >>> I started my career as an educator in Illinois, then a >>> couple of other states, and ending up here in NV. In NV, >>> an educator, police officer, fight fighter, and some other >>> state employees do NOT pay into SS, but either they or >>> their employers, or both, contribute to PERS. Since I had >>> accumulated over 40 quarters in SS in other states, I do >>> collect PERS and SS, but the SS is about one/third of what >>> I actually earned. >>> >>> Good thing you're aware of this! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Stacy wrote: >>>> I have a couple of questions about some of the responses. >>>> As a teacher in Illinois, I do not pay into Social >>>> Security so, this would also be the same in Nevada, >>>> correct? I am confused on the Social Security thing in >>>> general as I have worked other jobs and paid in to Social >>>> Security and was told it would be reduced so as for go to >>>> Nevada, I think it is similar to Illinois. >>>> >>>> Next question. As for the teacher shortage is it better >>>> to have less qualifications in order to stay at the same >>>> school? Some comments were made about sped teachers >>>> moving a lot. I have a special ed endorsement, middle >>>> school endorsement in Math and Social Science in Illinois >>>> but don't know what would transfer to Nevada. >>>>

Mar 19, 2015

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