vitali

Posted on 11/07/09

Yep. You also need mylanta, tums, blood pressure meds,personal
body guard,life insurance,occassional shock therapy(I saaid
siiiiiiiit dooooooowwn!)-a good cheapo studio apartment,a metro
card, a sugar daddy(or mamma),the complete,unabridged works of
DMX,a good pair of running shoes(you never know),a 2-3 drink limit
at your local bar, -or not,-a free time plan-that you stick to-

ie-ride a bike instead of local bar,--or not.I digress. Vitali

On 11/06/09, LP wrote:
> For these scholarships there are a lot of urban schools that will be
> qualified as high needs. It depends on how many students get free lunch.
> If you read the web page carefully, see on the top you can apply to the
> program, get the scholarship and they assign you to the worst schools. If
> you get a job on your own, as the bottom of the page describes, you can
> still apply to the program, and there is a good chance there will be
> scholarship money left over. I recommend the second option. Be careful of
> these online masters programs. I have heard that the DOE does not accept
> all of them, the University of Phoenix for example. Empire State College
> (SUNY) is a good choice online.
>
> On 11/06/09, teacher wrote:
>> keep in mind that those scholarships are only if you teach in very
>> high- need schools in nyc. if you wanted to teach in an urban or
>> suburban setting, you would not be able to get the grant. if a
>> high-needs urban school is a good fit for you, then you may benefit
>> from the program. keep in mind that if you are doing a good job in the
>> school that hires with just the BA, then your master's can just be a
>> formality so you need not complete the most competitive and expensive
>> master's. you may consider even looking into on-line programs.
>>
>> On 11/06/09, LP wrote:
>>> Here is the scholarship information from the DOE. Go to this web
>>> site:
>>>
>>> http://schools.nyc.gov/TeachNYC/IncentiveAndScholarshipPrograms/Fina
>>> ncialSupportIncomingTeachers/default.htm
>>>
>>> On 11/06/09, GA Teacher wrote:
>>>> Does the state or district help in any way with the master's
>>>> tuition?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/05/09, teacher wrote:
>>>>> You can obtain an initial license for 5 years which does not
>>>>> require a master's. however, after 5 years of teaching, you
>>>>> need to have a master's in order to obtain your professional
>>>>> certification.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/05/09, IntheSouth wrote:
>>>>>> Hi, I heard something about all teachers in NY being
>>>>>> required to have a master's degree. Is this true? I don't
>>>>>> see anything about it on the NY Dept of Ed website where it
>>>>>> covers certification.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have 8 years experience in FL and GA combined.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, are employment prospects any better in the more rural
>>>>>> areas? I thought they might be because people might not
>>>>>> want to live out in the boonies? My husband and I are
>>>>>> thinking of moving to the north (GA is incredibly
>>>>>> backwards, esp in education). We are hoping to work in the
>>>>>> area of NW New Jersey, NE PA, or somewhere around Port
>>>>>> Jervis NY.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By the way, my district in northeast GA laid off 135
>>>>>> teachers & gave us a 3% pay cut. More layoffs are certain
>>>>>> for next year. Also, the state of GA piled more on top of
>>>>>> that and gave all teachers state-wide 3 unpaid furlough
>>>>>> days. We are almost certain to get 5 more for this school
>>>>>> year (all of our planning/ work days). Plus insurance went
>>>>>> up 10%, deductibles doubled, and co-insurance doubled from
>>>>>> 10 to 20%. Oh, and our contribution to the penion plan
>>>>>> went up as well. We will make a LOT less this year than we
>>>>>> did last year! I'm sick of it. We have no rights at all
>>>>>> here (no "tenure" or anything.) Yesterday, my husband had
>>>>>> to open the school at 6:30 AM and stay until 8PM for
>>>>>> a "parent outreach" event. Meanwhile, the administration
>>>>>> does absolutely nothing for $90,000 per year! UGH.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any info you can provide. I realize that there
>>>>>> probably aren't any jobs up there either, but just thought
>>>>>> I would gather some info.

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