Job Responsibilities
Teaching 8 disabled/special needs children, attending scheduled
ard meetings, supervising 2 teaching assistants/aides,
preparing"ard"paper work collecting data, etc.
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Job Requirements
Continuing education, 45 hours of workshops, inservices,
professional development ( continuing education) required yearly.
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Uppers
The reward of seeing a special needs child succeed, supportive/cooperative
parents, principal(administrators), 3 stipends ayear, and an "exempalary"
(excelllent) stae-rated school!
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Downers
To much over whelming paper work! Occasional unreasonable
parents and co-workers, and district/state/national laws and low
salaries in educational
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Lifestyle
8 hours a day Mon-Fri, 25-40 minutes depending on traffic comute to work,
professional dress, no jeans except every Friday, we can wear jeans. Social
events include a Winter Holiday faculty Luncheon, a Spring Fundraiser
auction/dance at alocal country club, and a end of the year luncheon, with a few
informal breakfasts & campus lunches given by the staff/parents and PTO.
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Compensation
I bring home almost 3,000 dollars monthly and around 52,000 yearly, have
district insurance and a teacher retirement plan.
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Advice to Jobseekers
To base their impression on the "real" job of teaching and not
just book knowlege! In other words the experience-observe other
teachers classrooms, get some practicum & student teachingand/or
aide experience before you teach to see if it's what you want.
Prepare yourself and be sure you want to and can handle the
stress of paper works, disgruntled parents, co-workers and unfair
politics of the jobs and low pay in the field of education!
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