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r economic and rural areas are difficult to staff. To attract quality instructors, stipends are offered over and above regular salary to compensate for time and travel. If this is an option for you, be sure to consider not only mileage and wear and tear on your car, but if in your first year of teaching, you are able to meet the many challenges faced by lower economic students.
AYP Bonus

Adequate yearly progress is determined by state wide assessment testing in conjunction with the No Child Left Behind Act, both explained in greater detail in Chapter 13. Funding is offered to schools and/or districts which meet the goals set forth by AYP standards. Although how this money is spent is somewhat controversial and varies even from school to school, it could mean a yearly bonus for you from a couple hundred dollars to over a thousand.

Sick and Personal Days

Teachers normally get a set amount of sick and personal days that they can use during the year. Check with your district. Find out if you will loose these days if you do not take them. More often there is the option of carrying sick time from year to year. Saving it up should you need it for important life events such as maternity leave. If sick leave and personal days remain untouched the when its time for retirement the school district will calculate the amount of time saved. Teachers then receive a lump sum parting payment upon retiring. This can add up to quite a hefty amount, even if just a few sick/personal days are saved each year.

Risk Management/Human Resources

Like most government agencies and larger companies, teacher compensation normally includes lots of added benefits such as free or low cost health insurance, disability, life insurance, etc. Find out what your individual district offers

There are monetary rewards in a teaching, but mostly your career will offer unlimited intrinsic compensation. You will be literally shaping the future of your community, your state and your country. By the time you retire you will have been responsible for the intellectual lives of thousands. And if you are successful, you will never be forgotten.

Chapter 1 Meeting the District and Middle School

Finding clarity in the first confusing days of professional development (teachers only back to school) is important in kick starting a successful middle school career. This chapter plainly explains what to look for in those vital first week meetings. It will assist you in gathering the information needed throughout the year to prepare an innovative classroom atmosphere that meets both district and school expectations.

Knowing Your District

District Structure

Chances are, if you've been hired to teach your first year of middle school you have been to your district office for an interview, fingerprinting or to fill out the plethora of paperwork required of many educators. But the internal structure and workings are what will most affect you for the time you are employed. Whether it be a few years, or until you retire, this is the place that will dictate everything from payroll policies to curriculum practices.

Many districts will offer the information you need to jump start your career such as curriculum pacing guides and suggested lesson plans on their website, so visits to the actual school bo