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Re: California certification.....

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Christine Colera (cmcolera)
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 22:51:52 -0800

Can I ask a question about california certification - is it true that other states really like california's certification process and that is a valuable hiring qualification - a block teacher of mine here in San Diego stated that Mass. was stealing from california teachers offering them $20,000 on their school loans if california teachers worked for them. Has anyone heard of this? Just curious if anyone has heard of this.
Tina in San Diego 
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On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 19:07:50   Bunki Kramer wrote:
>>Its just a thought I am having here, wondering
>>if maybe places like California need art teachers and do not have enough
>>certified people?
>>Thanks.>Susan
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>You picked a state (CA) that generally has NO elem. art teachers (or very
>few) so the pickin's are slim here...or at least here in Northern
>California. Our district only has mid. or high school art teachers and the
>competition to get an art teaching job is fierce (think mortal combat).
>Once someone gets a position, they usually stay til they die (and I'm not
>whistlin' "Dixie" here). I happened to be in the right place at the right
>time and I feel very lucky. I have friends who have looked for years and
>years. All of these people have been certified to teach art.
>
>You might try...if you want to come to CA...looking for an elem. teaching
>job in a district to get your foot in the door (CA is really short for
>lower elem. teachers since we've passed the
>20-in-a-classroom-ratio-up-through-3rd-grade) and start looking for
>possible expired art teacher bodies and art positions opening up (Happy
>Halloween!). If I were you, I'd start working on a supplemental degree...20
>sem. hours...in art ed. while you're teaching now. You'd have to have at
>least THAT to start teaching art here. Toodles.......
>
>Bunki Kramer - Los Cerros Middle School
>968 Blemer Rd., Danville, California 94526
>bkramer.ca.us...(sch)925-552-5620
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