There are certain things that might conspire against my obtaining my license in the spring:
- MTEL results may not be ready in time for me to apply and obtain the license on time
- I won’t have that course/seminar requirement fulfilled for the Technology subjects
- I finish the MBA in August, which might be required to teach the Business subject
- There may be no openings in the public schools I would be eligible for
Anyways, it is possible that I will not be ready or qualified for Fall jobs. In that case, I need a Plan B. I am going to look for jobs in Private schools as well.
There is another limitation to being a specialized teacher: there might not be a need for full-time teachers in those topics. See, core teachers (Math, English, Elementary, etc) are essential full-time workers, and these positions would be the absolute last to cut if the school was in trouble. Specialized subjects may be cut at any time, and may not be needed all day long every day.
If I ended up in part-time assignments, I might end up making less than half than I make now after the change. I might have to find multiple jobs in multiple schools to complete a full-time schedule.
Although it is possible to work for multiple schools at the same time, it is not allowed to work in different school systems at once. For example, I could work in a town’s high school and middle schools, but I can’t work there and in another town’s high school.
This might take more juggling of unwanted jobs than I initially expected, but we won’t know until we try!
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