California  needs qualified teachers,but they have  been  fired... Why??
458254
You won't want to hear this, but there are PLENTY of qualified teachers here in the U.S. - unfortunately, there has to be a minimum number of minority teachers hired at different schools. Reverse racism. I have been told straight out that I would have had a job, but they couldn't get a minority waiver.
311239
Our teachers are underpaid and whiny i would suggest you look elsewhere... if your heart is set on it california needs teachers badly,  but with a masters degree i would imagine u start off at 35k/ year heres some websites.\nhttp://www.teachforamerica.org/flash_movie.html\nhttp://www.risenetwork.org/teachers.html\nhttp://www.teacherssupportnetwork.com/Home.do
756954
Because people were crying "racism". Because the students of California are being dumbed down. \nSimple as that.\n.
1180523
Talk to your principal.  Usually these things can be worked out if either party is unhappy with the current situation.  Administrators and school boards don't want unhappy teachers.  They'd rather cut their losses and find a replacement.  Be honest about why you are leaving.  If there is a problem, it may very well be something your administrators were unaware of and can do something about in the future.
1183597
Get rid of tenure, have a merit system for teachers, if they don't meet certain standards, they can be fired. Smaller class sizes, don't let the teachers, and their left wing union brainwash these kids with their liberalism.
1085807
some states have reciprocal agreements with one another--for example if you have a teaching license in one state it will be honored in another. if CA and AZ do not have that reciprocity, then you will need to fulfill the teaching requirements (tests, classes, etc.) for CA. however, if you are simply in school in CA and do not have certification for AZ yet, then you just need to follow the certification requirements for CA and not worry about AZ.
429704
I have worked in many states and never have I been asked to by the person that was responsible for hiring to see work samples. Now that I think of it, I have only been asked for a resume once. I would not worry about that. They are in such high demand for teachers that your work samples are the last thing that they are thinking about.
89128
First I don't know what school district that is but, maybe there is a shortage of teachers there so they are just hiring people of the street. Write a letter to your principal or superintendant.
1033552
some are professionals who are very highly educated and enjoy travel and teaching\n\nand some are backpackers who want to live on the cheap.\n\nI suggest that any school thinking of hiring ANY teacher (both local and foreign) check the credentials and references VERY carefully
457059
Well, in a city the size of San Diego, certainly the public school district is always in need of new staff?\n\nhttp://www.sandi.net/personnel/\n\nYou also may want to try these (I'm not sure if they hire aides).\n\nhttp://www.encntr.com/\nhttp://www.sdrc.org/c_about_who.php
423193
Has your district instituted the HOUSSE process? If you teach 2 or more core subjects, the "highly qualified" regular ed teachers can form a committee, observe you, review your lesson plans, and confirm your "highly qualified" status. I'm surprised by the posts here that there are special ed teachers not going through the HOUSSE.\n\nOn the other hand, NCLB is horrific (minimal funding, demanding 100% of all kids reading at grade level without consideration for outside interference like low SES, disabilities, ELL, etc., and blaming all failure on the teachers and schools, such as attendance rates, discipline rates, etc.).  Blech.
29032
Well, very few kids are being left behind, in theory it appears to be working. That said, the quality of education that everyone is getting has been greatly reduced.  So, no one is left behind, but now they are all dumber than before.  Teachers have to only teach the TEST now, otherwise the school fails the tests and they say its because the teachers are bad.  So, learing has been reduced to what is on a standardized test to make test scores look good.  Teachers hate it, it hampers their ability to teach.
379458
Most of the questions/answers on "Yahoo Answers" are do to the fact that most of the participants are victims of the United States public education system. It's a good indicator that something simply isn't working properly, let alone the fact that "teachers" are spending too much time playing "babysitter" insted of actually teaching our children. \nSad to say, but until we start passing referendums for tax dollars that will aid our failing schools, more "creative" usage of language can be expected.
1073327
Definitely! As a high school English teacher, I KNOW that nepotism is hurting our schools. Constantly, highly-qualified teachers are passed over simply because a new hire is related to (or, not strictly nepotism, but because the new hire "knows" someone-this seems to be the major problem) a higher-up. The students suffer because the best teachers are not being hired. \n\nAdministrators should look for highly-qualified teachers (and not only "highly-qualified" because they passed the required tests, but because they are motivated to teach, and by a love of the students and the work) and they are the ones that should be in place in our students' classrooms!
772810
It varies by state, you were smart to say where you live. Check out\nhttp://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/teach.html\n\nit is the California site for teacher credentials. It is the best place to start!
395474
I'd suggest contacting the district directly and asking them what the qualifications are.\n\nI know in my district, teacher's aides have to go through the district.
280900
I'm not sure there is a petition process for that.  Teachers are under contract so unless the contract allows for them to be let go by petition it can't happen.  Contact your school board member.  They can gather information and during a closed door session discuss with the employee and their lawyer the issue and make a decison as to if the issue warrants being let go.