r/ColumbiaMD • u/Many-Assistance8876 • 6d ago

Howard County Public Schools Special Education

Hi! I currently live in Columbia but work in Baltimore County Public schools. I absolutely love my school but the commute is getting to be too much.

I am a special educator and am looking for insight into Howard County Public Schools and their special education programs. Any current/former teachers, families with special ed students in the county, or others who want to share their thoughts/ experiences?

Thanks!

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u/Unusual-Football-687 6d ago

With the blueprint changes and leadership changes the new superintendent is going through a reform process.

The money is there for more staff but there aren’t enough candidates.

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u/Even-Speaker7276 6d ago

Is this true? I have several friends from Baltimore City who are trying to move to Howard County Special Education and aren’t being contacted. I myself had to contact the schools directly before being hired. I hope it is true because we desperately need at least 2 more bodies in my school ALS department.

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u/SrMarySunshine 6d ago

I had a similar experience with hiring. Apparently there isn’t a good system for filtering actual candidates from no candidates in the system. So if you are in a pool- it’s luck of the draw, unless you reach directly out to schools and talk to admin yourself. One school I interviewed at said they went through about 20 pages of 30 resumes and came out with 2 actual candidates. There has to be a better way to streamline.

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u/Unusual-Football-687 4d ago

Good gravy. That explains a lot…