Right now our district is thinking about splitting (we'll be voting on it in November). It would not be good for our educator salaries if the district does end up splitting... this is just giving me lots of anxiety and making it hard to concentrate most days. It will be a relief once we are past November 5th for better or for worse.

I’m in the process of creating a process where i can enter a solicitation number (or numbers) and get a ranked list of similar opportunities and award past and present. Does this already exist?

What's your favorite restaurant in the DMV that nobody else is talking about? For me, it's Mele Bistro in Rosslyn.

Any consultants from Deloitte who can help to staff in a healthcare project? I’ve worked with healthcare clients for 10 years and relatively new to the firm.

34 and noticing that all my friends are friends of convenience - ppl from work, friends of friends, or ppl I’ve met randomly. How do I cultivate more deliberate friendships based on shared interests?

What would be your fake customer support name if you could choose and why? I’ll go first “Karen.”

Hi guys,
I got an offer letter from citi bank but the HR said its not confirmed yet. It will be confirmed after doing the background verification. How harsh is background verufication and when should i expect BGV done and is there aby case of terminating offer due to background verification.
@citibank

If an otherwise good interview the interviewer says: “I think you have great experience that will help you wherever you go”. Should I be reading into this?

Will it be appropriate to tell "My condolences for the unfortunate demise of her majesty" in a interview call to an UK hr?
I have heard uk people are too polite and talk mostly about royal family alot.
Will it give a good impression??

I will start,

For the amount of work i do, i feel i am overpaid ! 😅

Can Grindr be used as a dating app?

Dang, sorry I meant to comment on the post!

Does anyone else have “email social anxiety”? Not with writing emails that have to do with content/work I did, but when I’m “just checking in” and doing vaguely unsaid social things I’ve never understood well.
I feel super awkward and read too into things, it takes me 30+ min for a simple friendly email to a manager or above and I get worked up about it.

I am a QA lead looking to break into google Spotify or meta as a program manager or project manager . Can someone please guide me on what does it entail to be a PM at these companies?

How do you start waking up early? Always been a night owl and sleep around 1. Wake up at 8/8:30 right before work starts.
I need to start waking up early to get into workout /yoga and meditation routine. I tried today and kept snoozing my alarm for 2 hours.
Weekend is way worse when I sleep around 3 wake up around 10/11

Good lord, how’d he survive that?

Red Bull, please drop it!

What are your predictions?

Vettel you beauty ❤️

Best Math Curriculum for SPED Math Class 5-8. My School provides me nothing.

How do you approach a stinky middle school kid or their parents with hygiene suggestions? I don’t know how to politely tell anyone that they smell bad.

Te a ching RSP/SAI. Any help on how

What are some tools you use to track progress (IEP goals) for high school students? How often do you track?

What's everyone's experiences working with a board certified behavior analyst from the district?

Any suggestions for middle school student planners to help students stay organized and remember to complete assignments? Is best to purchase a planner or organize a binder?

Anyone else the last to be informed about ANYTHING at their site? I am only a second year SPED teacher and my eyes are already wide open to the fact that admin and Gen Ed teachers so often fail to inform me about important things regarding the grade levels I teach and other school events. Then I’m left scrambling to inform my students and parents of essential information, and I’m embarrassed! My aides also look at me like why don’t you know this? Aggravating.

Did you watch 60 minutes section about student loan forgiveness? I am in my 8th year of teaching and this news of 9 out of 10 getting declined for approval of the Publc Service loans concerns me. There's no way that I will pay this off before retirement , and now to hear about the confusing rules. What do you think?

Countdown... beginning now

I have a principal with ZERO sped experience or knowledge observing and rating me. I got all distinguished last year from my AP. He gave me all basics & 2 unsat. He’s told us to not worry about goals

I work with middle and high school students that have mild LD. Has an felt that they have to walk them through every step of every assignment?

I have a parent that I questioning the accommodations we are providing to her daughter. Accommodations can be amended but the student does not do any work at home. Help!

Does your school allow you to send out a supply list? I have to buy all the student supplies for my SPED classroom.

Has anyone ever filed an episode of workplace violence after being attacked by a student? What was the process like?

High school special class (self-contained) teachers: What do you use for planning? I’ve always been an inclusive teacher, so I followed the plan book of my co-teacher. I can’t even decide if I should go digital or paper-based let alone make a final decision! I’ll be teaching 9-11th grade math and 11th grade science. The 11th grade classes I can very much do whatever I (or the student) want/need…there isn’t a set curriculum

Without warning it looks like we'll be switching from consultant teaching to inclusion...what do I need to know. Never co-taught or done inclusion except for years and years ago and it was very informal. Best ways to build a solid relationship with the classroom teacher you're paired with? Pitfalls to watch out for? Thanks!

I feel like I'm at my wits end. I teach self-contained classes and according to the ISBE website my classes shouldn't be more than 8 students unless I have an aide - then it can be 10. I have no aide and most of my classes are around 14 kids. Some with behavior plans that are only out of our behavior room setting for my class... Is anybody else out there going through illegal class sizes for self-contained? How are you dealing? Maybe a vent session is in order.

Are there any ARD Facilitators in this group?

How much are ESE paras paid in your district?

Hi!!!

What cheat sheets do you all use for writing IEP goals? Is it from the district?