Title: What Principals Want: A Guide TO Getting Your First Teaching Job
1What Principals Want A Guide TO Getting Your
First Teaching Job
2WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
- Janice Traylor,
- Coordinator of
- Extended Field Experiences
- Kennesaw State University
- Town Point
- Room 4260
- jtraylo2_at_kennesaw.edu
- 678-797-2236
3GUEST EXPERTS
- Vicki Piedmont
- Hiring Supervisor
- Elementary Schools
- Cobb County School District
- vicki.piedmont_at_cobbk12.org
- Leslie Lewis
- Supervisor, Staffing
- Cherokee County School District
- leslie.lewis_at_cherokee.k12.ga.us
- Laura Martin
- Hiring Supervisor
- Special Education, Paraprofessionals and AVID
Tutors - Cobb County School District
- laura.martin_at_cobbk12.org
- Lynne Turner, Executive Director
- Personnel
4 GUEST EXPERTS
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- Lynne Turner, Executive Director
- Personnel
- Paulding County School District
- lturner_at_paulding.k12.ga.us
- Don Jenkins
- Director, Staffing
- Cherokee County School District
- djenkins_at_cherokee.k12.ga.us
- Mike Anderson
- Hiring Supervisor for Middle and High Schools
- Cobb County School District
- mike.anderson_at_cobbk12.org
- Laura Martin
- Hiring Supervisor for Special Education,
Paraprofessionals, AVID Tutors
5Good News/ Bad News
- Good NewsYou are graduating!
- Bad NewsYou are graduating at a time when jobs
are not as plentiful as some years and
competition is fiercer for the jobs that do
exist. - GOAL
- To help YOU get the jobs that are available
6All Principals Want Teachers Who Are . . .
- Academically Prepared
- Certified
- Flexible
- Happy
7Where the Jobs Are . . .
- Public Schools in GA
- countyname_at_k12.ga.us
- teachgeorgia.org
- Private Schools in GA
- Google
- Public/Private Schools all Over United
States - Google
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- International Schools
- China, Korea, Mexico, Canada
- Google
- National Defense Schools
- England, Germany
- www.state.gov/m/a/os
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- Office of Overseas Schools
- Washington, DC
- Tel 202-261-8200
- overseasschools_at_state.gov
8What if I Dont Get a Teaching Job in January?
- Substitute
- Supply
- After School Program
- Paraprofessional
- AVID Tutor
- BE SEEN IN ACTION!
9HOW DO I BEAT THE COMPETITION?
- Add a content area to your certificate TAKE GACE
- Elementary Reading SPECIAL
ED - ESOL
- Middle/High Math
Geography - Science
SPECIAL ED - Economics ESOL
- Political Science
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10SPECIAL EDUCATION
- GET YOUR RENEWABLE CERTIFICATE
- Take GACE
- Special Education General Curriculum
Tests 81 and 82 IRR and MID - Special Education Adaptive Curriculum Tests 83
and 84 MOID and SID/PID
11NETWORK
- 2. Ask your Collaborating Teacher to put in a
good word for you with the principal. - Introduce yourself to the principal and hand
him/her a resume. Ask the principal for a
courtesy interview. - 4. Art or Musicsend a resume to the School
System Art Supervisor or the School System Music
Supervisor directly. Be willing to go to any
school.
12DO EXTRA
- 5. High School--Be willing to take on an after
school activitycheerleading, coaching a sport,
sponsoring a club, coordinating the prom. - Middle/Elementary SchoolBe willing to take on a
High School after school activitycheerleading,
coaching a sport. Let your willingness be known
to coaches and HS principals. - 7. Tell everyone you know that you are looking
for a job. Help comes from strange places.
13Most Important!!!!!
- BE WILLING TO ACCEPT A JOB THAT
- REQUIRES A DRIVE
- NECESSITATES A MOVE
- IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT
- PRESENTS A CHALLENGE
14Finally
15An Outstanding Application Tells the School
System that the Applicant
- Will be eligible for a certificate on hire date.
- Where/when the applicant completed TOSS and
Student Teaching - Is willing to take on an after-school activity.
- Can write thoughtfully, accurately and proofreads.
16- Has appropriate references
- Collaborating Teacher for Student
Teaching - University Supervisor (Student
Teaching) - University Professor
- TOSS Collaborating Teacher
- Has for YOU and your References
- accurate, up-to-date home/cell phone
numbers, - professional email addresses
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- 7. Has a clear criminal history.
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17- Are there any deal breakers on the application?
18Resume and Cover Letter
- Refer to packet.
- Have a friend proofread.
- Second Careerbe selective, group jobs
togetheronly two pages. - Should you mention that you worked as a bartender
to put yourself through school?
19Waiting Protocol
- Should I call all the schools Im interested in
and ask for an interview? - Should I drop by the schools Im interested in
and ask if the principal is available and hand
him/her a resume. - Should I accept interviews at schools Im not
interested in for practice? - Should I email the principal a second copy of my
resume?
20Interview Phone Call
- The school secretary usually sets up the
interviews. - May not interview with the principal firstES2nd
grade team, MS/HSassistant principal. - Write down the name and title of the person with
whom you will interview. Date and time. - This is her/him. Professional messagelose the
music. - Make sure everyone who might answer the phone
knows the importance of taking the message
correctly!
21BEFORE THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW . .
22Plan . . Select Items from Your Portfolio
- Lesson Plans that worked
- Project Plans and Rubrics
- Copies of Assessments
- Copies of Student Work
- Any item you were especially proud of
- A lesson plan that looked great and flopped.
- Grading Procedure
- Make copies and put in a folder
23Plan . . .
- To be very knowledgeable about the school.
- To drive to the school at least once before the
interview. - To look your professional best.
- To be able to answer almost any question.
- See Preparing Interview Responses
- Being Ready for Anything
24PLAN . . .With Several Friends
- ROLE PLAY an interview.
- BRAINSTORM classroom situations that you might
use as examples of a great/horrible lesson,
good/poor behavior management, good/poor
assessment, accommodation and motivation of
diverse learners, use of technology.
25PLAN . . .Questions to ask the Interviewer
- What support is available for first-year
teachers? - Will I have a classroom in the building or in a
mobile unit or will I float? - What technology is available for Teachers?
Students? Support? - Youve been very thorough. I dont have any
questions at this point. - When do you expect to make a decision about this
position?
26The Interviewer May Ask You, So Plan . . .
- Is there anything I have not asked you that you
would like to share? - Have something ready opportunity to shine a
bit, share your passion for the school and hopes
to become a part of the school, etc. - If I offer the position to you today, will you
take it?
27Acceptance of PositionIssues
- You have verbally accepted a position at Madness
MS. Two days later you are offered a position a
Heaven MS. What should you do? - You accept a position. A few days later your
spouse accepts a job out of state. - What should you do?
- Contracts.
28Interview Day
- Take with you
- Schools phone number/receptionists name
- Directions to the school
- Interviewers name and title
- Cell phoneturn off before entering the school
- Folder with Resume and Cover letter (2), items
- from the portfolio, any other support
material, - your questions to ask the interviewer
- Good pen, a permanent address/phone number,
- emergency contact informationDoctors
name and phone. - Ability to handwrite a paragraph on an education
topic. -
29AND . . .
- Do NOT take with you
- a huge folder over-stuffed with items from your
portfolio. - a disk of your portfolio and expect the
interviewer to look at it - any food or drink!
- an iPod, laptop, huge purseno more than you can
hold in your left hand so you can shake hands
comfortably with your right hand!
30As you enter the building . . .
- Notice the lobbystudent art work, awards,
trophies, plaques. - Campuswell-cared for, clean, welcoming, any
activities going on? - How does the school feel?
- Dont be early and dont be late.
- Greet receptionist with a smile and call her
name. - If you have to wait a bit, dont engage the
receptionist in chit chat.
31AND . . .
- Greet the interviewer with a smile, firm
handshake, direct eye contact, confident body
language, appropriate voice level. - Be aware of personal space.
- Thank the interviewer at the conclusion, smile
and shake hands again. - Tell the receptionist goodbye.
32The Day After . . .
- Handwrite a thank-you note to the interviewer.
- Use professional correspondence card
- Mail to the interviewer.
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