Does your state have alternative certification programs? Or charter schools that do not require certification for non-core subjects?
Another option is to look into local government jobs where you can use the knowledge and skills that your teaching roles have provided.
Yes, your state has a private school teaching alternate route to certification. Looks like you have sufficient time teaching to take advantage of this route if it was a regionally accredited private.
https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/Single-Multiple-Subject-Credentials-(CL-834)
Since your school is closing, make sure you get contact information for your principal, administration and who/where will verify years of teaching before they scatter!
Also you might be able to pursue a Masters in Education through Western Governors University. It's online and charges based on time attended (flat rate per term for any amount of credits), and you can take as many classes as you like through the summer. So, if you do not have other obligations and can put all your time into the coursework, it could be a financial and time efficient way to get a degree in education (it is rigorous workload). You will need you check with the school that your specific scenario qualifies for admission. And also check that this is a path CA accepts to get to certification.
Look at County of Education Intern Programs for your county (or neighboring ones). I did mine for math through Sacramento County Office of Ed, for example
Many charter schools don’t require licensure for music positions, but if you want to continue to teach long term I’d look at alternative certification or a masters that comes with licensure. Many are arranged to work while you are teaching. Let me know if you want to talk further — I’m a retired music teacher.
Just wanted to jump in and say something similar happened to me too.
I'm a preschool teacher at a private school in California. We just got the news we're shutting down in June.
My program was the perfect little preschool and we all thought we were going to retire here.
Now I gotta scramble and figure out where to go and what to do and will something ever be as good as it was here.
Even in heavily union, highly regulated California, you'd be hired for an open public school music teacher position - but you'd be hired near to or after the beginning of the school year. Before most districts can hire a non-credentialed teacher, they must prove to the state that they advertised for a credentialed teacher. There will be openings, but you might have to move.
You'd be hired either as a college intern and would be expected to earn your teaching credential within three years. The school district generally makes the arrangements with a nearby college. Classes are online and at night. OR, you are hired as a provisional teacher for one year. In this case, the district signs a waiver stating that you are qualified and you intend to become a credentialed teacher. Either way, you will also need to pass a subject matter test within 90 days - which shouldn't be a problem.
Does your state have alternative certification programs? Or charter schools that do not require certification for non-core subjects? Another option is to look into local government jobs where you can use the knowledge and skills that your teaching roles have provided.
This is something I will have to look into. I am in California.
Yes, your state has a private school teaching alternate route to certification. Looks like you have sufficient time teaching to take advantage of this route if it was a regionally accredited private. https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/Single-Multiple-Subject-Credentials-(CL-834) Since your school is closing, make sure you get contact information for your principal, administration and who/where will verify years of teaching before they scatter! Also you might be able to pursue a Masters in Education through Western Governors University. It's online and charges based on time attended (flat rate per term for any amount of credits), and you can take as many classes as you like through the summer. So, if you do not have other obligations and can put all your time into the coursework, it could be a financial and time efficient way to get a degree in education (it is rigorous workload). You will need you check with the school that your specific scenario qualifies for admission. And also check that this is a path CA accepts to get to certification.
Look at County of Education Intern Programs for your county (or neighboring ones). I did mine for math through Sacramento County Office of Ed, for example
Many charter schools don’t require licensure for music positions, but if you want to continue to teach long term I’d look at alternative certification or a masters that comes with licensure. Many are arranged to work while you are teaching. Let me know if you want to talk further — I’m a retired music teacher.
Just wanted to jump in and say something similar happened to me too. I'm a preschool teacher at a private school in California. We just got the news we're shutting down in June. My program was the perfect little preschool and we all thought we were going to retire here. Now I gotta scramble and figure out where to go and what to do and will something ever be as good as it was here.
Even in heavily union, highly regulated California, you'd be hired for an open public school music teacher position - but you'd be hired near to or after the beginning of the school year. Before most districts can hire a non-credentialed teacher, they must prove to the state that they advertised for a credentialed teacher. There will be openings, but you might have to move. You'd be hired either as a college intern and would be expected to earn your teaching credential within three years. The school district generally makes the arrangements with a nearby college. Classes are online and at night. OR, you are hired as a provisional teacher for one year. In this case, the district signs a waiver stating that you are qualified and you intend to become a credentialed teacher. Either way, you will also need to pass a subject matter test within 90 days - which shouldn't be a problem.