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I'm not from Long Island, but I did get certified in a different part of NY. I taught out of state for a few years - got really good experience and further training and got a job on Long Island without a problem. I didn't have ANY connections on Long Island to help me and I still was called by several districts for interviews. I think a lot of administrators are looking for people who have been outside of Long Island. There are a lot of people who stay on the island for pretty much their whole lives and a lot of districts would prefer to hire people who have other experience.
Also, I think it helps to have inner-city experience (which I think you have) and if you speak other languages or have other skills or talents that helps too (as I'm sure is the case with most jobs). My district seemed to be really impressed with my inner-city experience. So don't believe the "It's not what you know it's who you know" garbage - sometimes it actually is what you know.
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When was this? Recently? Everyone I know has been applying through OLAS for years and they never hear anything.
You will need to fill out an OLAS application in order to apply for a position @ many of the districts on long island. Once you do that your resume can be pulled up by any school looking for a professional in which your description matches, and you can apply when an opening is posted on the site.
I had tried for 10 years to try and get a public school teaching position on Long Island. What I found was that if you didn't know someone in an administrative position, the job couldn't ever be yours.
Unfortunately, this is becoming true of the private school sector as well.
100% true. It's becoming more of WHO you know than WHAT you know.
^^If that's the case, then I should apply on Long Island. I'm finishing my 2nd year (has it been that long???) in a really poor area of the Bronx, and I must say, my school is a mess for the most part. The house we're in contract with on Long Island is across the street from an elementary. I'm thinking of applying there. Think it would give me an edge if I lived right there?
Why would where you live matter? I don't think it would in the slightest. My 4th grade teacher commuted to south nassau from CT.
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Why would where you live matter? I don't think it would in the slightest. My 4th grade teacher commuted to south nassau from CT.
I've heard from friends who teach on the island who say that if you live close, they like that. It means you'll be in more when there's bad weather, if you're sick, etc. Less of a chance of being late too.
I've heard from friends who teach on the island who say that if you live close, they like that. It means you'll be in more when there's bad weather, if you're sick, etc. Less of a chance of being late too.
This is true. Several years ago, I was looking to move east and started to apply for subbing jobs at districts out there. When I dropped off my resume at one district, the receptionist told me they were looking for subs, but when she saw I still lived in Nassau, she said they wouldn't consider me because I wouldn't be able to drive out there at the last minute and make it on time. Mind you, it is illegal to discriminate based on your address, but clearly no one told the receptionist not to divulge the district's hidden policy!
On the flip side, some districts will not hire you if you live in that district, especially if you have children, because they would not want you to unduly influence a coworker who is your child's teacher.
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This is true. Several years ago, I was looking to move east and started to apply for subbing jobs at districts out there. When I dropped off my resume at one district, the receptionist told me they were looking for subs, but when she saw I still lived in Nassau, she said they wouldn't consider me because I wouldn't be able to drive out there at the last minute and make it on time. Mind you, it is illegal to discriminate based on your address, but clearly no one told the receptionist not to divulge the district's hidden policy!
On the flip side, some districts will not hire you if you live in that district, especially if you have children, because they would not want you to unduly influence a coworker who is your child's teacher.
I don't know if it's totally different upstate, but when I did my student teaching in Ithaca, the teacher had her kid in the school and she lived right beside the school.
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