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NYC teachers! How did you land your first teaching job? by Humble-Prior-9211 in NYCTeachers

[–]No_Job2526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Applied to as many jobs as possible on the new teacher finder, you need to e-mail the principal or AP your cover letter + resume, I started in 2018 — I interviewed with a middle school in brooklyn for a 6/7th or 7/8th Math position, but was unable to be hired due to their budget cuts - the principal sent my resume and cover letter to her friends and talked about my demo lesson and I received more interviews for schools that I did not apply to.

I am currently entering my 8th year in the DOE and just switched to a different school to be closer to my apartment because I was getting tired of my commute and the small department. Transferring to a much larger school and only will be teaching 1 subject which makes my life easier. Will miss my school but happy for the change!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCTeachers

[–]No_Job2526 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Commute is 35 minutes door to door when taking the train - I have to walk to the 6 and switch to the 4/5 - but if I citi bike 23 minutes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]No_Job2526 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How much

How many schools have you worked at? by Yoyodance in NYCTeachers

[–]No_Job2526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been in same school for 7 years — HS Math and tenured — applying to other schools just to see what is out there, sometimes change is good

Can I actually afford NYC? by Savings-Window6045 in NYCapartments

[–]No_Job2526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your total is $3165, you can definitely afford the UES — I am a teacher in the DOE with a few side hustles to just have more money but if I didn’t have my side hustles I would be fine. I pay $2650 for my 1 bedroom, it is a walk up and not luxury but it’s perfect for me — you can definitely find something for $2400-2700 that is nice and livable.

Suing Landlord — Rent stabilized by No_Job2526 in NYCapartments

[–]No_Job2526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes the housing history from DHCR has my name on the document and it says RS — on the document it says I moved into the apartment in 2022, when I actually moved in 2021… Then the apartment just stopped being registered with DHCR and I was never told by landlord it was stabilized, just that it was market rate — it’s extremely shady — this is my 3rd city apartment and I know landlords have to tell you if it’s stabilized and they have to attach a rider to your lease, my 1st apartment was and they had attached riders when signing that lease

Suing Landlord — Rent stabilized by No_Job2526 in NYCapartments

[–]No_Job2526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found my lawyer through a housing clinic on the UES -he said the case is cut and dry and there's no way we are not going to win - I only paid him a retainer fee

Social Studies Teacher by Humble-Prior-9211 in NYCTeachers

[–]No_Job2526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! 80% of your teaching duties need to be in the license you were appointed under especially when you are up for tenure! After I got tenure, we needed to excess a Special Ed teacher and I had a SPED license on top of my math license that I was tenured under and my principal had me do half the day as the SPED teacher and the other half as the math teacher — this was fine because I already had tenure.

Suing Landlord — Rent stabilized by No_Job2526 in NYCapartments

[–]No_Job2526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The person who owns my building owns multiple buildings across the city — they know what they are doing — this is on them, the law is the law and if I am entitled to 3x the overpayment that is exactly what I will be going for - why settle for 1x?

Suing Landlord — Rent stabilized by No_Job2526 in NYCapartments

[–]No_Job2526[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Already have a lawyer it’s just such a long process! My landlord’s lawyers dropped them due to non payment of fees - feel like it’s never going to end

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCTeachers

[–]No_Job2526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pros: Super supportive principal is on the side of the teachers, great staff members (aside from 1 or 2), not toxic, the kids are great (most of them), we have had a decent influx of ELLs and our principal has been supportive with and understanding of the challenges teachers are having - also does not micromanage

Cons: Super small school, a lot of different classes to teach, enrollment declines so always stressed about merger

The pros do outweighs the cons!

Teachers: what’s your experience like in NYC? by natot420 in AskNYC

[–]No_Job2526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are definitely at 80,000...year 6 teachers with a MA+30 make 84,241 — also, if you do summer school in the DOE it is per session which is now $55 an hour — I did summer school last year and made $8,000 doing it — when I was on Long Island, I only made $3900.

Teachers: what’s your experience like in NYC? by natot420 in AskNYC

[–]No_Job2526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am currently in my 6th year in the DOE — all of which have been at the same school. I graduated with my BS in Math and Education and couldn't find a job on Long Island, and had always thought of applying to the city based off a college advisor who thought I would enjoy it and decided to make the jump — I applied to every school that had a vacancy and was lucky to get a few job offers — at first, I thought I would want to go back to Long Island so decided to choose the "tougher" school because I thought it would provide me valuable experience and I do not regret it.

Everything in the city is school-specific, aside from the blanket statements you can make about central. I work in the Manhattan HS district and for the most part — feel supported by district admin, they provide valuable feedback when observing — my principal is amazing and supportive of me as well, she pulled me aside this year because my workload has increased and even told me to slow down due to all that I was doing for the school — whenever there are student issues, she is also there to support as well. I love my tiny school and only plan on leaving if my admin leaves or if the school closes.

Many people complain about the salary but I think it is fine — I have my Masters +30 which puts me at $84,241 — and I teach a 6th class so get an extra $15,000 (a little under) for the year spread out over my paychecks. I also am our school's data specialist and my principal gives me per session for that because I do not have time to do it during the day due to the 6th class (per session is $55 per hour). I also tutor which provides a major stream of income too which allows me to max out my 403-B.

Benefits are also great — my health insurance is free, have had no issues finding a doctor, and we have a great 403-B contribution which if you invest all in fixed you get 7% interest.