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move to virginia?
by emma
Jan 29, 2015
Hello, I am a spec. Ed teacher in massachusetts and I am looking to move south where its warmer and cost of living a little better. Im just wondering what its like to teach in virginia. I have a masters degree. Im basically wondering if my salary would support me and my family.

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Bill T NC (now retired) don't mean to thread jack. I would post my question another way, but the site won't let me do that.

I retired in North Carolina two years ago and now am being considered for an opening in Pittsylvania County.

any other NC refugees out there?
Dec 21, 2015
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Jen On 12/21/15, Bill T NC (now retired) wrote:
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> being considered for an opening in Pittsylvania County.
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JulieGnotinNC On 12/21/15, Jen wrote: > On 12/21/15, Bill T NC (now retired) wrote: >> >> don't mean to thread jack. I would post my question >> another > way, but >> the site won't let me do that. >> >> I retired in North Carolina two years ago and now am >> being considered for an opening in Pittsylvania County. ...See More
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Bill t thanks for the response.

I still sub in my former school and things have gone "south" since I retired in 2013. way too much micromanagement and outright interference, never mind the "benchmark" testing every 6 weeks and the prep done in class for each one. Incredible amounts of instructional time are lost with this reg...See More
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JulieGnotinNC Bill, I was a long time lurker on the NC board and I'm familiar with your story (and you did fight the good fight!). I'm in a northern county and, unlike NC, local pay scales vary widely. I was also caught on the low end of the pay scale freeze in NC, so I was at step 3 for 6 or 7 years (whatever that crazy period was). My salary improvement may be...See More
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