PITTSBURG, PA METRO AREA ONLY

[Jim McGinnis <jmcginni@VANSD.ORG>]

GREETINGS AND PLEASE HELP!

I AM A MEDIA SP. W/ 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE

MASTER'S IN LIBRARY AND INFO. SCIENCE FROM ALA ACCREDITED SCHOOL ..UNC

THINKING ABOUT A MOVE FROM VANCOUVER, WA TO PITTSBURG METRO AREA.......

CAN ANYONE ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS?

1. DOES PA REQUIRE MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO HAVE MASTER'S DEGREE OR JUST =
CERTIFICATION IN SCHOOL MEDIA?

2. WHAT'S THE JOB MKT. LIKE?  ARE  NEW HIRES  HIRED W/ MY AMT. OF =
EXPERIENCE OR DO  SCHOOL DISTRICTS GO FOR THE LESS EXPERIENCED BRETHERN? ( =
IN WA, TEACHER'S SALARIES FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF =
THEY HIRE A SPECIALIST THAT IS A VETERN WITH  EXPERIENCE.)

3. MEDIA SUPERVISORS IN DISTRICTS?

4. I  FUNCTION AS THE SYSTEM MGR AS WELL AS MEDIA SPECIALIST FOR MY =
SCHOOL...HOW ARE MEDIA SPECIALISTS/ TECHNOLOGY JOBS STRUCTURED?

5. STRONG TEACHER'S UNIONS?

6. WEAK DISTRICTS TO STAY AWAY FROM?

MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE IF YOU CAN HELP ME...

I AM DEPENDING  ON YOU GOOD FOLKS TO HELP ME COLLECT INFORMATION THAT IS =
NOT "OUT THERE" FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.=20

IT WILL HELP ME MAKE A  VERY IMPORTANT CAREER DECISION.

THANKS, ONCE AGAIN

JIM MCGINNIS

MEDIA SPECIALIST
FRUIT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VANCOUVER, WA=20
JMCGINNI@VANSD.ORG

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