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I just got an offer for Accenture’s consulting development program and am wondering if I should negotiate my initial offer as a new grad with little consulting experience. I got another offer for EY business transformation but it pays less.
How do I ask ACN for more money and should I mention my other offers?
Any advice is appreciated!
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That’s what I call a regular school year minus the extra pay.
Rising Star
Get your pay arrangement in writing.
If you have a good local union, make sure your leadership is aware of the arrangement and, preferably, signs a MOA with the district ensuring that they are meeting contractual obligations.
If they won't put it in writing, don't do the extra work.
I anticipate teaching two grade levels this year. Possibly three. They haven't given me my schedule.
Is it ethical? I can't say it isn't. I am not looking forward to it.
I don't know that there is much you can do unless they give you more preps than contract allows.
And I won't be getting extra pay for teaching more than one grade level. That's a win. Never heard of anyone getting that.
Rising Star
Teaching two preps is hardly abnormal. Doing the sub plans is over and above, unless you're a department head. I'm surprised you're getting a 50% bonus on your pay; most districts I've worked for would offer you a couple hours pay per week for that and expect you to be grateful.
Are those sub plans the same grades you're teaching yourself?
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So you've got one grade in front of you and another is in another room with the sub. But you're writing the sub plans.
That's a department head's job, as necessary. If you're not the department head, you'd be more than within your rights to refuse to do it. (And even if you are the department head, you could always quit the dept. head job and just teach.) I've known teachers to do that for free. If you're getting 50% of your salary, and if I correctly understand what you're doing, it seems like you're being compensated for it, though it's certainly a lot of extra work.
Well, not sure! But I taught three different grade levels Math last year, with regular salary! No prep period either
If we teach an extra class on our conference we get a pro-rated 1/5 of the salary. But, we negotiated it because we can bargain in CA. Red states, I feel sorry for teachers.
Did you check with your CTA?
What is “Verbally Pay?” Never heard of that.
“Verbally” means absolutely nothing.. you know that… get it in writing ASAP
Teaching multiple grade levels is within reason because I have done so at middle school level; however, sub planS for another class that is not one of MY classes is NOT in the cards. That is the responsibility of the department head or the instructional specialist. Those are stipend or salaried positions respectively.
Teachers are required to provide emergency lesson plans to the department head each semester because they must be updated to reflect the curriculum being taught, and my colleagues and I DO share materials and plans because we are required to teach the curriculum as dictated by the “Pacing Guide” established by the district. We also create our lessons together during PLC meetings, so all plans are “synchronized” for lack of a better word;-).
Now for the “ethics” of your situation? I am thinking that your school is short staffed as many are today, so I am thinking that the extra duties should come with a WRITTEN contract addendum because the school district doesn’t want to have to search for another teacher when there must be existing gaps, and YOU do not want to volunteer your valuable time. Be SURE to be in your union’s ear and have your name on its lips.