Questions+to+Ask+a+Potential+Employer

//Post questions you would ask a potential employer here.//

1) Do your homework first. Check out the school's website, etc., and make a list of things that you wonder about.

2) Cindy Kendall suggests that one professional way to ask questions about salary, benefits, and relocation costs is, "Do you offer . . . ?" (For example, //Do you offer help with relocation costs?//)

3) Experience - Even if salary and benefits are non-negotiable, sometimes at what level of experience you begin on the salary schedule may be negotiable. This is especially true for experienced teachers (See [|Barbara Andrews FLTEACH post])

4) Coaching - If you are willing to coach something, you should be aware that those positions usually involve supplemental pay, which may or may not be negotiable (and may or may not be governed by a salary schedule) (See [|Pat Barrett's FLTEACH post])

5) Schedule - Do you teach a block or a regular schedule?

6) Mentoring - Do you have a mentoring program?

7) FL Dept. - What other languages are taught?

8) Collaboration Time & Prep Periods - Built into the schedule or not?

9) Demographics - Student body? Spanish for Native Speakers class offered? AP class offered?

10) Visit - Can I visit the school?

11) Extracurriculars - What is available?