So, I still don’t have a teaching job.  I went to the “gosh it’s late and we need to fill our positions” HISD Job Fair yesterday.  On the good side, there weren’t nearly as many people as at the last one (they all got jobs), and there were several schools looking for math.  On the down side, the Tech Market collapse seems to have created a glut of “What do I do now?” math teacher applicants.  There were at least 15 people there and only a few high schools with openings.  They were all lining up for the middle schools as well (I passed on the middle schools).

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You have to take (and pass) two tests (along with a lot of other observational paperwork) to get certified to teach in Texas. To probationally teach (without certification, for a year) you must pass the subject matter exam.

It is the TExES (Texas Examinations of Educator Standards), and I took the Math 8-12 on Sat Jun 28. Just got the results back. You need a 240 out of 300 to “pass”. Drum roll, please… Continue reading →

So, last Sunday I returned home to have a message on my machine that Reagan High School was interviewing for a Math teacher.  I went to bed, got up, showered, gave them a call, they asked if I could come in in 45 minutes.  I did.  The interview went ok, but not great.

Reagan is less than a mile from my house and would be great because of that.  Carlos Hernandez, who I interviewed with (with Bill ? and Julie ?) I liked.  But when I met the principal some time ago I got some weird vibes.  Though I would have loved to work that close, I was somewhat apathetic as to the outcome – several weeks ago I interviewed with Furr and the principal loved me and I liked her, but she didn’t have any jobs.  Reagan called back on saturday to let me know they offered the job to another candidate.

So, now there’s a job fair in a few weeks, I guess I’ll go there for the last minute hiring blitz – I hope it’s not as much of a crazy scene as it was last time.

-b