Just curious, is there a permanent teaching license for Ohio educators? I have permanent certification in NY but will I have to renew my Ohio license every five years?
Teachers who earned their permanent certificates by Sep 1, 2003 are able to keep their permanent certificate for life. We don't have to convert to licenses; we don't have to worry about LPDC/IPDP requirements; and we don't have to renew every five years. Anyone who did not have a permanent certificate by that date had to (or will have to) eventually convert to licenses which expire every 5 years without additional coursework.
On 4/01/09, Cathy wrote: > Just curious, is there a permanent teaching license for > Ohio educators? I have permanent certification in NY but > will I have to renew my Ohio license every five years?
Scroll to the bottom and watch the video clip. (You can read the article if you want; I found the video very telling. It was created by a New York Times reporter.)
Greetings, I am coming back to teaching after taking a couple of years off for a Master's Degree and am wondering what the hiring prospects are in Ohio.
Teachers are electing to stay put longer, so not as many retiring. And many districts are electing not to fill positions as teachers do retire, but re-shuffle instead due to the economy. All districts are being affected. And then, of course, there's the retire/rehire situation...
All in all, it is tough to be looking for a teaching job in Ohio. There are ALWAYS charter school opportunities, but I have heard nightmares about those experiences.
Good luck.
On 4/22/09, Pam wrote: > Greetings, > I am coming back to teaching after taking a couple of years > off for a Master's Degree and am wondering what the hiring > prospects are in Ohio. > > Thanks!
On 4/24/09, I agree wrote: > A Master's Degree makes you more expensive, which, > ironically, will most likely work against you. As will your > years of experience. There are opportunities, but you will > most likely need an "in" in the district. > > Teachers are electing to stay put longer, so not as many > retiring. And many districts are electing not to fill > positions as teachers do retire, but re-shuffle instead due > to the economy. All districts are being affected. And then, > of course, there's the retire/rehire situation... > > All in all, it is tough to be looking for a teaching job in > Ohio. There are ALWAYS charter school opportunities, but I > have heard nightmares about those experiences. > > Good luck. > > On 4/22/09, Pam wrote: >> Greetings, >> I am coming back to teaching after taking a couple of years >> off for a Master's Degree and am wondering what the hiring >> prospects are in Ohio. >> >> Thanks!
He followed up with the 2 that actually currently have openings. And they still aren't ready to schedule interviews yet. The other two said that he should look on their websites and when he sees the jobs posted, do what they tell him to do.
So, my question is: What was the purpose of the job fair? Some of these schools are going to be at 6 job fairs this spring! All for the same openings?! And I'm not sure what value the school gets out of it, or the candidates.
What did I expect? We expected that this would be a screening process and if they liked you, they would schedule you to meet with the powers that be inside the school. Maybe it is and my husband didn't make the cut? But that's not what they are saying!
What other experiences are y'all having at the job fairs? Elizabeth
Another district, not at the job fair, posted on their site an opening. It was posted for 3 weeks for internal and then moved to external. He submitted his app, and now we are waiting and they said they are interviewing internal candidates. They said, if it is filled internally, we will advise you, if not, we will begin interviewing external candidates (like it ever really gets there). But at least, we know....
If I seem PO'd about the job fair, I am! It seems like a waste of time. I took the day off from my job to be with my son so my husband can go here and it seems like a complete waste of time! UGH!
Heard at a teacher meeting the the state is going to gradually reduce the number of snow days allowed. Next year, schools will be allowed 3 days without making them up (currently there are 5). The following year, 1 will be allowed, and eventually they will be phased out.
Teachers in my district have said this is an attempt to increase the number of school days without increasing teacher pay. This will work for 5 days.
What do you think? We typically use the 5 days, because we do get bad winter storms. They are already built into the school calendar, so if we don't use them...essentially the teachers are working without compensation.
Teachers that are talking about it have speculated that we will have "built in" makeup days. So, if we have a snow day, a day like Martin Luther King Day would be one that we would have to attend school.
On 4...See MoreThere was a bill in the House to switch to coundint school hours instead of days. If they want to do away with snow days, that's fine, but I think Ohio's schools would benefit more from counting hours. For example, if a day is missed, the school could add a half and hour to the end of the day for so many days to make up that snow day.
On 4/29/09, IN is wrote: > IN next year is going to no snow day allowed, all days to be > made up next year thanks to directive by their State Supt. > There, they will do 180 student days, period. > > On 4/28/09, Will it really happen? wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Heard at a teacher meeting the the state is going to >> gradually reduce the number of snow days allowed. Next >> year, schools will be allowed 3 days without making them up >> (currently there are 5). The following year, 1 will be >> allowed, and eventually they will be phased out. >> >> Teachers in my district have said this is an attempt to >> increase the number of school days without increasing >> teacher pay. This will work for 5 days. >> >> What do you think? We typically use the 5 days, because we >> do get bad winter storms. They are already built into the >> school calendar, so if we don't use them...essentially the >> teachers are working without compensation. >> >> Teachers that are talking about it have speculated that we >> will have "built in" makeup days. So, if we have a snow >> day, a day like Martin Luther King Day would be one that we >> would have to attend school. >> >> What do you think? Has anyone heard anything?
Does he not realize...See MoreI heard Ted Strickland's wife speak at the Ohio Federation of Teachers convention this past Spring and this plan is really ridiculous.
Okay, I can handle the no snow day thing since our district uses them very sparingly anyway, but this whole adding 20 days to the school year with no extra pay for teachers?!?
Does he not realize how silly that sounds? Teaching is a difficult and important job and to tell me that I am going to have to teach for a whole extra month but you don't think it's worth it for me to get paid...shows you the value these people really place on education.
I need to take the Praxis II (0014) El. Ed. Content Knowledge. If anyone has taken it, is it difficult to pass and what is the best way to prepare for it? Do most people pass on the first trial?
Teachers who earned their permanent certificates by Sep 1, 2003 are able to keep their permanent certificate for life. We don't have to convert to licenses; we don't have to worry about LPDC/IPDP requirements; and we don't have to renew every five years. Anyone who did not have a permanent cer...See More