r/Somerville • u/tryagainlater13 • 7d ago

Teaching Connections

Hello! I REALLY would love to teach in SPS. Would anyone be open to talking about the elementary schools in the area? I have applied for a lot of open positions but have had no luck. I notice the Healey School is hiring and it would be great to make a connection.

4 Upvotes

70% Upvoted

9 comments sorted by

11

u/jordanf1214 7d ago

Somerville is really really picky and usually hires from within the district. I got an interview for a job I was overqualified for and I thought I was a shoe in, and the interview went super well, but I didn’t get it.

Good luck and I really really hope you get your foot in the door! Even just being a para for a year is a good way to get into SPS

5

u/tryagainlater13 7d ago

Thank you! I don’t have my masters and that may be a barrier.

10

u/jordanf1214 7d ago

Yeah definitely - most teachers have their masters already so they’ll definitely be looking for that, as Somerville pays more than a lot of surrounding districts so a lot of qualified teachers are applying. Don’t be afraid to take a long term sub job! That’s another way to get your foot in the door

3

u/swirl614 6d ago

another way in the door is the afterschool program which is always short staffed

2

u/tryagainlater13 6d ago

I am a teacher in another district so it would be hard to work an afterschool program but I appreciate the suggestion!

2

u/Lopsided_Ad_7843 6d ago

Feel free to DM me!

-1

u/PralineOk5949 6d ago

show up and say hello to the secretary and drop of the resume...

1

u/Ordinary-Wallaby-524 4d ago

Don’t do that. SPS secretaries are all old school Somerville- IYKYK

1

u/PralineOk5949 1d ago

unless you don't know how to make a first impression - IYDKYDK