Alright, here's my deal first of all. I graduated in May with a PRT degree but haven't gotten a job for a couple reasons.. 1- haven't tried all that hard because I am helping coach high school baseball and the two schedules don't really fit, 2-hardly anybody is hiring.

My first "passion" is coaching high school baseball, but to do so around here, you have to be a Wake County Public School employee. I've heard about lateral entry, but have no idea how to go about doing it and how long it takes, etc...

Substitute teaching doesn't make me a WCPSS employee, but I've heard there is a big need for them around here and the pay isn't that bad (like $68-$88 a day) and the hours would fit with the baseball schedule.

Have any of you had experience subbing or with the lateral entry program?

Thanks

11/19/2008 12:33:12 PM

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure/lateral/

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"Step 1: Qualify The individual must first qualify as a lateral entry teacher to be able to seek a position with a school system. To Qualify for Lateral Entry in North Carolina (pdf, 31kb) Praxis Series Tests Step 2: Employment The individual is hired by a school system, which recommends the individual to the NC Department of Public Instruction for a lateral entry license. The individual is issued a three year lateral entry provisional license. Step 3: Plan of Study Upon being issued the initial provisional lateral entry license, the individual affiliates with a college or university with an approved teacher education program in the license area or with one of the Regional Alternative Licensing Centers (RALC) in North Carolina. An individual plan of study is prescribed for the lateral entry teacher. Step 4: Coursework and Testing The individual follows their plan of study prescribed by the college or university or the RALC. A minimum of six semester hours per year from the plan of study must be taken until the plan has been completed. All coursework and the Praxis II exam for their licensure area must be completed within three years. Step 5: Recommendation for Standard Professional 1 License When the individual completes the required coursework prescribed by the college, university or RALC and satisfies licensure testing requirements, he/she is recommended for licensure by the institution or RALC. This recommendation is sent to the NC Department of Public Instruction where it is evaluated and if the individual has met all their requirements, they are issued a Standard Professional 1 License."

My wife has thought about doing this. If you have a bachelors with atleast a 2.5 gpa then you qualify (or meet other qualifications listed in the pdf on that site). You have to apply to the school system directly, there isn't any special process to doing this.

Also depending on the county, the school system/district may tell you to apply to the individual schools.

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11/19/2008 12:42:58 PM

good luck. what would you teach with a PRT degree?

11/19/2008 12:43:15 PM

^Not sure. I have discovered that some schools now have Sport Management courses available. My concentration was Sport Management... perhaps that?

11/19/2008 12:54:01 PM

Gym?

11/19/2008 2:59:14 PM

I'd really like to get into the Special Ed, but i don't know how much training I would need for those type of classes. Gym would be cool too... I don't really care what it is, I just need to be a WCPSS employee so I can be a head coach one day..

11/19/2008 3:27:15 PM

you gonna be the jerk coach that fucks the hot high school chicks on the downlow and dips in class?


that pretty much sums up my baseball coach.

11/19/2008 3:33:45 PM

which HS has a sports management class much less one that that the kids take seriously?

11/19/2008 3:41:28 PM

My uncle does a lot of sub work, and much of what he does is with special ed kids. I am pretty sure he does not have a teaching degree.... My initial instincts tell me not many people want to work with special needs kids, so I doubt the requirements are all that tough.

11/19/2008 3:50:42 PM

i really enjoy working with learning disabled kids.

i'm not real sure but i believe green hope high school has a sports management course... had some guys i coached this summer talking about it.

11/19/2008 4:15:21 PM

^^^^ Exact description of the coach at my old high school.

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11/19/2008 4:16:43 PM

i used to sub quite a bit, in all grade levels, until i got a full time job in Winston-Salem as a teacher. send me a PM if you want to know more about the subbing world.

good luck

11/19/2008 5:35:52 PM

just about all the high schools have sports and entertainment marketing which im sure you could do with your kind of degree

11/19/2008 6:20:42 PM

I went to state and graduated with bus mgt degree. I did lateral entry and am now teaching alg. 1 and tech math in high school. If you really wanna coach, which i did, I would suggest taking the praxis 2 in math. I really didnt like math all through school but it is by far the easiest way to get in lateral entry, especially if you dont have a good connection at a school (its also much easier now haha)

I took all my classes for lateral entry online through ecu and was able to do it before i was even offered a job. They have a NCTeach program that was only 4 classes over the span of 1 year. I did that, applied/took resumes, and took the praxis 2 for MIDDLE school math, which will cover you for lower level math classes. I got a job at parkland(my old school), in winston and hope to switch to bus. classes at some point now that im in.

If you dont wanna go the math route you can still take the classes through ecu cause the courses were all just general ed classes. Hope this helps.

[Edited on November 19, 2008 at 8:31 PM. Reason : dumb]

11/19/2008 8:29:44 PM

^thanks. do you know if they have any special needs/learning dis. programs? those are the type of kids i really enjoy working with. I had a pepi class back in high school and my group got assigned to a learning disabled/trouble kids class. it was one of the best semesters i ever had back in HS.

11/19/2008 9:23:01 PM

sorry for the delay, kinda been busy/kinda forgot haha...Not sure exactly what all they offer the program for but here is the link http://www.ecu.edu/cs-educ/alternative_licensure/NCTEACH.cfm you should be able to find a lot of good information about ecu's different online options there.

11/26/2008 7:42:23 PM