I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Arlington Public Schools
Interview
Submitted my resume and principal contacted me two days later for an interview. I interviewed with the principal two days later and was asked to come back the same afternoon to interview with the rest of the team including some teachers and the assistant principal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was an initial interview with the principal followed by another interview the same day with the assistant principal and some teachers on the interview team.
Quasi job fair setup where you're given a time slot to meet with a panel of two principals to go over a set of pre-determined questions. It's a little jarring because it wasn't clear who I should look at initially. And I'm used to a bit more back-and-forth when answering a question, but it seemed much more one-way. Also, the two principals were from very different kind of schools (title I vs affluent), so how I'd respond would be quite different given the needs of the students / community. Overall, I would have preferred being interviewed for a specific school as I could have tailored my responses rather than give generic, "meh" answers. I also felt rushed as it was a time slot based interview, when I should have slowed down a bit. They transcribed my responses into a computer system that'll be linked to my overall job application. Speaking of, the application is not user friendly in terms of coming back to later compared to FCPS. I did appreciate the interviewers did have my resume printed out ahead of time. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this job pool interview style (basically a screener), if instead you could interview for a specific school. It's still early in the process, so I don't know whether I'll get an offer. But the lack of warmth compared to the FCPS job fair, makes me doubt whether I'd accept an APS offer.
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Question 1
How do you work with marginalized communities?
Tell us about how you involve parents in the classroom?
How do you teach reading comprehension?
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Arlington Public Schools
Interview
I was interviewed by Principal at an individual school after sending my cover letter and resume to the school directly. The next day I was called back to interview with an Assistant Principal and a team of teachers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most questions were typical teacher interview questions, but "Describe a time when you failed and explain what you should have done differently." was one that sticks out in my memory.
