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jobs, money, etc.

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I took my final in Secondary Methods (methods in which you can/should teach children in Secondary School (middle and high school). I thought it was super easy. I studied very little – likely made a 80-90. I also decided to look for non-teaching pay-the-bills work. So, that’s starting monday. The bar’s weeks from opening – … Read more

Lee / Waltrip

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I called Lee back once, I need to again. Talked to the secretary last time. She mentioned the math teacher out with a long illness was getting well faster than expected. Waltrip (34th & Ella) has an opening listed. I faxed my resumé over. If there like Lee it’ll take them a while to get … Read more

Chron: ACP

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Sept. 23, 2003, 11:32AM

Good press for the ACP program in the Chron’s regional section of the paper.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/thisweek/zone10/news/2114763

Alternative certification draws ‘best teachers’

By BETTY L. MARTIN
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle

Sometimes people don’t know what they want to be when they grow up until they’ve already grown. Then, if they’re lucky, a few find new careers in education were worth the wait.

So it was for Elsa Monsalve, music teacher at Crockett Elementary School, 2112 Crockett; Annette Sanchez-Mena, creator of the robotics program at Hogg Middle School, 1100 Merrill; Robert Pollock, principal at Looscan Elementary, 3800 Robertson; and Cliff Evans, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts orchestra director, 4001 Stanford.

The four are among approximately 800 teachers who have been hired through the Alternative Certification Program

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teaching job update

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last week, monday, i was planning on calling a bunch of schools, but first i checked the web site, and Lee HS was listed.  i called them, the answerer asked around, yes, there’s a math job open, fax your resumé over, i did.  i also applied online. i called friend Jonas, who knows said principal … Read more

Lee HS?

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I was gonna spend monday calling and/or faxing schools about math jobs.  I started off the day checking the web site and there was a new listing for Lee HS.  I called them, the secretary asked around, they said they had an opening, to fax my resumé.  So, I got to a fax machine and … Read more

Washington HS

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I went on Thursday to Washington High School.  They don’t have a math position open, but do have Intro to Computers (this is a mouse, this is the internet, this is MS Word…) The interview went ok, he has other candidates, and will likely let me know Mon or Tue.   After asking a million … Read more