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cincinnati area teachers
Hi! DH and I are looking to relocate with our 16mo son this summer. We originally were looking into NC since we have some family and friends there, but thats not going to happen after finding out that NC teachers receive health insurance, but their spouses/children DO NOT! (Which seems to be pretty common among other states we've been looking into as well) We can not afford to take a $15,000 pay cut from the New York City public school system PLUS having to pay for health insurance. Can anyone tell me if OH teachers AND their families are covered by the health insurance? Also are there teachers unions to protect teachers rights? My DH is currently teaching 3rd grade bi-lingual in Brooklyn, NY. Can anyone direct me to any school districts that have dual langauge programs for spanish speaking students? Right now he teaches all subjects in english 3 days a week and the other 2 are taught in spanish. Are salaries in OH comprable to those in NY appx $50,000 as a 3 year teacher with MSED?
I'm sorry for all of these questions? I've tried googling, but we cant find any answers...so, when in doubt, i come to the girls on the NEST :0)
TIA!
~Dana
Re: cincinnati area teachers
My parents are teachers in KY, so I could answer your questions about there, but don't really know anything about OH. I just wanted to let you know that if you moved to this area, along with the pay cut, you'd also be dropping down to a muh lower cost of living than Brooklyn, so keep that in mind.
I'm not much help but I know it is possible for teachers' families to be insured through at least some Ohio school districts. I don't know anything about the cost, but I have several friends and family members who are teachers, and their family members are insured through the schools. I also know that almost every school district in the state has a union.
We moved to Ohio from Bucks County, PA, two years ago. The cost of living really is so much lower here than Eastern PA. I can only imagine the difference between Ohio and Brooklyn! Even groceries are substantially cheaper here. DH jokes that it's because we're closer to the cows.
You might want to post over on the Cincy Babies board: http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/4530074/ShowForum.aspx. There are a few teachers over there.
I used to teach and it wasn't all that long ago so maybe I can help out. Whether or not your spouse and children are covered under insurance is going to depend on where you teacher. Charter schools, magnet schools, and private schools typically cover everyone. Public local, as well as county, have the option, but it's an extra amount out of your check. As far as pay, it really just depends on where you teach. Ohio's system for funding schools is really bizarre, so there can be huge gaps between school districts depending on the wealth of the local community. Schools such as Indian Hill, Wyoming, Sycamore, Loveland, Madeira will most likely pay higher than some of your other districts. I worked within a local school, but was hired by the county. I had better benefits that my co-workers who were hired by the local school district.
Cincinnati Public has some magnet schools you may want to check out. They do have foreign language schools. The one I know for sure about is German, but they may have Spanish as well. There is also a charter school, which is somewhat controversial and does stay open year round, that emphasized Spanish. Their name is DuBois Acadamy (technically W.E.B DuBois). A lot of changes have been made in that school over the last couple of years, but I know that about 5 years ago entry level salary was $40,000 with no additional cost for benefits.
There are also a handful of private schools in the area that may be worth looking into. No idea of what the pay is. I also don't think that any of them are dual language, but do offer Spanish. I do have a friend of the family who teaches Spanish at a local school. I could inquire with her if you would be interested.
I just wanted to say that it is SO HARD to get a teaching job in Cincinnati right now. Even with a masters. My best friend has a masters in Special Ed and cannot get a job. She subbed for a whole year in districts around Cincinnati and could not get a job.
I do not know for sure, but with a masters in ed and a few years experience is probably in the low $30s, not the $50s, but the cost of living in Cincinnati is likely to be considerably less that NY.
My parents taught in suburban school districts in Central Ohio and they received very good health insurance for the whole family and were union and so forth. I think you'll find that there aren't a lot of communities in Southwest Ohio, where we are here in Cincinnati, with a huge demand for a Spanish Speaking teacher. Unfortunately in this conservative area, most schools offer only English speaking classes (definitely a disservice so children who do not speak English well and therefore struggle in school). But this is a conservative area, as I said.
Timmysgal....thanks for the info. Would you say that in these "conservative areas" ie. Cincinnati, that people whose 1st language is spanish are frowned upon or treated differently? I guess I need to know all the facts before choosing to relocate with my husband and son, who we will be raising to be bi-lingual. I would not want to move to an area where my son would be treated differently because of his skin color or the languages he speaks.
Thanks.
Thanks for the response Lauren, I appreciate it. I think we're going to have to sit down and have a serious talk about making the big move there. Coming from a very diverse city, I think we might have some culture shock and may not feel as comfortable there as we would somewhere alittle more diverse.
Thanks again.
Sorry for the late entrance, but here's my 2 cents (that hasn't already been said).
Many people overlook the Princeton City Schools district, which (despite it's name) is a local suburban district, and they have a very diverse student body. In Cincinnati, there aren't many areas that I would consider "diverse." Some schools like to brag about their diversity, when really there are only 2 subgroups to be mentioned. When I taught at Princeton HS, I was floored by the amount of non-English speaking students who were enrolled. This is largely due to major companies like General Electric, Ford, and Proctor and Gamble-- if they moved families into the area from overseas, their children had a pretty substantial ESL program through Princeton.
Moreover, I was impressed with the entirety of the diversity within this school system. It wasn't just black/white/Hispanic-- but economic, religious, and political diversity as well... the list goes on.
You may want to consider this district for your future needs-- areas of Cincinnati served by Princeton include Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville, Woodlawn, and Lincoln Heights. Here's the school district online: http://www.princeton.k12.oh.us/index.html
GL with everything! This is such a huge decision and I wish you the best!