Which districts may be hiring next year (Elem and/or reading)

I am an excessed tenured reading teacher. I have 5+ years experience. I am looking to get into a district that will be hiring for next year.

I was offered a leave replacement today from Oct-Feb, but the Asst sup told me that though they will not be excessing in reading this year, there may be one person retiring, but they have a list of excessed Elem teachers who have literacy cert, so they will be offered the job (nice to see a district doing the right thing!).

I am trying to figure out which districts to put my name on the sub lists, hoping it will lead to leave replacements, and then potentially a probationary position.

Thank you

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Unfortunately, none that I know of.

My union took a wage freeze to save 13 jobs this year. Many of the senior teachers, and myself, just can't do that again next year (my hubby's salary is a fraction of what it was pre-2008). Unfortunately, with the 2% tax cap, I see more and more of this happening.

If you are a reading specialist, you might benefit from the CC test scores. The benchmarks are so high that so many kids will qualify for remedial services (sad, I know)... newly created remedial positions might be the key. I do know several districts who are playing a game with newly created positions... they don't want to offer them as tenure track and/or don't offer the teacher tenure after 3 years (they'll find "something" wrong or give them an impossible teaching load/environment)... they just want to keep offering the position at the base salary in order to keep payroll expenses low. Sneaky and a back-door way to break the power of the union.

Good luck. I'd offer my services as a tutor in more affluent districts for now. Many of those students are not making the benchmarks but their parents can pay for private services.

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Re: Which districts may be hiring next year (Elem and/or reading)

My recommendation isn't for the island, but you may want to look into new NYCDOE schools opening up this year. They can hire "out of DOE" people. I was excessed in 2011 and was hired at a new school in 2012...best thing ever...everyone starts together, learns together, struggles together and works to make it a great environment for kids and staff!

Good luck.

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i hate to say it, but very, very few if any. districts that will have openings will hire back their excessed teachers first (they must by law, and must keep the excessed teacher on the call back list for 7 years from date of excess).

however, my district, for example, will probably have a lot of people retiring because our contract is up in June, so there could be a few things opening up,but i think it's going to be tough to find much advertised as the positions will be going to the excessed teachers.

GOOD LUCK....

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