What's Up With Cobb County Schools? (Atlanta, Clayton: credit, home, teaching jobs)

[vsmoove]

My wife has been trying to find a school psych job in the Cobb County District but they've canceled all job fairs. I know there have been a lot of cutbacks but I assumed that some of the stimulus monies would go towards the schools. Now I hear rumors of pay cuts and furloughs. Anyone here work in the district with 411?

[RainyRainyDay]

If you go the Cobb County Schools website, the first item at the top of the page is entitled Budget Development Update, and if you read the story, details are provided, apparently from the superintendent. According to this source, small pay cuts and furloughs are indeed in the offing, and reductions in non-classroom staff, but CCSD is proud of avoiding significant teacher layoffs ... so far.

I'm just a Cobb County parent, but I'm guessing that non-classroom positions such as school psychologist will be really hard to come by this year.

[lastminutemom]

No one is quitting either or retiring from most education type jobs unless they are relocating. I suspect there will be very little attrition this year. That said, if she really wants to work, she needs to apply to all systems in metro Atlanta.

Every system in Metro Atlanta is struggling. DCSS has a bunch of teaching jobs posted but for the most part they are being filled by shuffling around people, especially at the elementary level.

Stimulus monies are just beginning to flow (a couple of days ago, actually) but these monies have to be used to supplement not supplant (replace). Most systems are struggling with how to use temporary money. On the special ed side, there is much thought that it should be used for training and equipment rather than personnel that you won't be able to afford in two years when the money is gone.

One other statistic is that Metro Atlanta is home to more educational (type) psychs per capita than any other place in the country, I have been told. So the competition is probably pretty fierce for those school type jobs.

[vsmoove]

Originally Posted by lastminutemom

No one is quitting either or retiring from most education type jobs unless they are relocating. I suspect there will be very little attrition this year. That said, if she really wants to work, she needs to apply to all systems in metro Atlanta.

Every system in Metro Atlanta is struggling. DCSS has a bunch of teaching jobs posted but for the most part they are being filled by shuffling around people, especially at the elementary level.

Stimulus monies are just beginning to flow (a couple of days ago, actually) but these monies have to be used to supplement not supplant (replace). Most systems are struggling with how to use temporary money. On the special ed side, there is much thought that it should be used for training and equipment rather than personnel that you won't be able to afford in two years when the money is gone.

One other statistic is that Metro Atlanta is home to more educational (type) psychs per capita than any other place in the country, I have been told. So the competition is probably pretty fierce for those school type jobs.

Well, it's not only Cobb that's canceled its job fairs... she's been looking all over and many counties have canceled... I think Paulding, Bartow and Cherokee as well. In the past, she's been snapped up immediately so this is a trying time. I suppose it makes sense to be cautious and not to use the stimulus monies for permanent positions; they will probably use it on upgrading infrastructure and equipment. Well, the beat goes on... maybe private practice.

[gt6974a]

Try Clayton

[Sweet Atlanta Peach]

Originally Posted by gt6974a

Try Clayton

Even Clayton is struggling; they let go 200 teachers but hired 100 back, meaning they are still trying to place those 100 positions. Clayton is struggling because they have lost close to 4,000 students because of the accreditation thing.

Most of the stimulus money is being used for Title 1 and Special Ed. programs in a lot of schools.

[vsmoove]

Originally Posted by gt6974a

Try Clayton

Clayton is too far and we don't need the money that much.. LOL... man, they would have to pay her a king's ransom to work there.