URL is www2.samford.edu/~medebow/AlaTeaching.html

Private schools

Birmingham --
Advent Episcopal (K-8)  
Altamont (5-12)
Briarwood Christian (K-12)  
Highlands (K-8)
Indian Springs (8-12),  www.indiansprings.org/employment  endowment = $10 million
Catholic schools in the diocese of Birmingham,  www.bhmdiocese.org/content.asp?id=208780
Montessori schools --
    Bruno (K-8),
    Hilltop (K-8)  
    Creative (K-6) 
Westminster School at Oak Mountain (K-12) 
    *  John Pickering and Ed Haden are on the board.
Cornerstone Schools of Alabama (K-12)  csalabama.org/
    *  Its blog 
    *  Employment opportunities
    *  Drayton Nabers is chairman of the board; Nita Thompson Carr is exec. director.
    *  Nov. 29, 2011 dedication of their new building (with photos).
    *  June 2013 named first IB elementary school in Birmingham area
    *  August 2014 opened junior/senior high school in Huffman  
Restoration Academy, Fairfield (K-12)  www.restorationacademy.org/  
Alabama School of Fine Arts (7-12, public),  www.asfa.k12.al.us/apps/jobs/  

Huntsville --
Randolph (K-12),  www.randolphschool.net/about/employment

Montgomery --
Holy Cross Episcopal (K-6),  www.holycrossmontgomery.org/employment/
Catholic Prep,  knights.pvt.k12.al.us/about.cfm?subpage=75197
Montgomery Academy (K-12),  www.montgomeryacademy.org/page.cfm?p=338
St. James (K-12)   

Mobile --
St. Paul's Episcopal (K-12),  www.stpaulsmobile.net/   
St. Luke's Episcopal (K-12),  stlukesmobile.com/about/employment/
Catholic schools in the Mobile archdiocese of Mobile (includes Montgomery)  
Alabama School of Math & Science (10-12, public)   

Tennessee/Georgia --
St. Andrew's Sewanee, www.sasweb.org/page.cfm?p=895   endowment = $13 million (2015)  
        also 2015:  $6.4 million annual operating budget, $1.7 million in finnacial aid to 53% of student body
Baylor School,  www.baylorschool.org/about_baylor/jobs.aspx  endowment = $90 million
McCallie School,  www.mccallie.org/jobs  endowment = $64 million
Webb School,  www.thewebbschool.com/the-school/jobs-at-webb/index.aspx  endowment = $24 million
University School of Nashville   
Harpeth Hall (girls),  www.harpethhall.org/employment  
Montgomery Bell Academy (boys),  www.montgomerybell.edu/Page/Contact-Us/Careers-at-MBA
    Headmaster is Sewanee English grad.
Darlington School,  www.darlingtonschool.org/  endowment = $33 million
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School,  www.rabungap.org/page.cfm?p=996  

Mississippi --
Mississippi School of Math & Science, Columbus (11-12) 
St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Jackson (K-12)    


Private school recruiting firms

Southern Teachers Agency, www.southernteachers.com/
"STA provides a FREE service for candidates seeking positions in PK-12 jobs, and we are the only agency that focuses on placement in the South. We work with private/independent schools from Maryland south to Florida, and west as far as Texas."  "we have placed more teachers, coaches, and school administrators in the South than any other agency."  "Most private/independent schools will consider uncertified teachers who are teaching in their major (e.g., the school will hire a math major to teach math)."
-- 2016 placement conferences in DC (February 6) and Atlanta (March 19)
-- 2016 season finale virtual recruitment fair (April 8)


Carney, Sandoe & Associates, www.carneysandoe.com/ 
largest teacher placement agency in the US
Its blog  
-- At TABS conference in Boston, December 4, 2015
-- At NAIS Conference in San Francisco, Feb. 24-26, 2016 
-- Placement conference in Atlanta (St. Regis Hotel), April 1, 2016
-- Placement conference in DC (Renaissance-Dupont Circle), Aprl 8, 2016
  
The Education Group, www.educationgroup.com/ 
At NAIS Conference in Boston, Feb. 25-27, 2015

Summer Teaching & Continuing Ed


Advice here and here   

  
Prep school summer programs  
Phillips Andover 
Phillips Exeter  
St. Paul’s (for NH public highschool students)

Governor’s Schools
Mississippi and list of programs 

Programs for “talented youth”
Duke TIP   
Johns Hopkins CTY 
Northwestern CTD  
Denver CBK   

NEH Summer Programs in the Humanities for Teachers  
Participants receive a stipend that covers room + board  

Exeter Writers Workshop -- June 26-July 1, 2016, T $1200  
McGuinn Conference on Shakespeare -- June 26-July 1, 2016, T $1200  
Humanities Institute – June 26-July 1, 2016, "primarily for secondary school
English and history teachers" “to explore … the Harkness pedagogy.”  T $1200   

Master's degree programs in (teaching) English  

** Summer programs
Sewanee School of Letters, MA in Literature or MFA in Creative Writing    
        4 to 5 summers; (2016) $5488 * 4 = $21,952, * 5 = $27,440  
        summer 2015 housing $935 dorm, $1113 apartment
        30 creditts:  8 courses + thesis OR 10 courses
                for MFA, 4 writing workshops + 4 lit classes
        80 students, 18 new stduents/year
        June 5-July 15, 2016   (6 weeks)
Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English MA  
        4 to 5 summers; (2016) $5380 * 4 = $21,520, * 5 = $26,900
        summer 2016 Rm + Bd + Fees $2920 VT, $3180 NM, $5390 Oxford   
        Bread Loaf alumni:
            @ Pace Academy, Atlanta:  Don DuPree, Upper School English Teacher
            B.A. U of the South, M.A. Vanderbilt, M.A. BLSE, Ph.D. U of Wales
            @  Randolph School, Huntsville:  Joseph Freeman, Upper School English Teacher, 
            11th-12th Grade Dean, Assistant Director of College Counseling – 256 799-6185
            B.A. Hamilton College, M.A. Middlebury College
UC Irvine Summer MA in English
        2 summers classwork + 1 summer thesis
        $3200T * 2 plus $828 thesis summer = $7228 total (?!)
        No mention of higher T for out-of-state students.
        20 new students/year
        June 15-August 6, 2015
Teachers College/Columbia INSTEP MA in the Teaching of English
        3 summers, 34 credits * $1512/credit (in 2016-17) = $51,408     
        July 10-29, 2016  
        blog and old blog
Colorado College MAT for Experienced Teachers  
        3 summers, 32 credits * (2015) $1600/4-credit course = $12,800
Trinity College Dublin MEd in Drama in Education  (brochure here)
        either 2 or 3 summers + dissertation, "programme fees" total approximately 16,000 pounds either way  
        July 18-30, 2016
U of Durham (UK) School of Education International Summer Postgraduate Institute  
-- Creative writing
U of New Orleans Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
        June 17-July 16, 2016 ($4295, Cork, Ireland) or
        June __-July __ ($____, Ezra Pound Center, Brunnenburg Castle, Merano, Italy)
        Summer pricess include housing + Tuition for 6 hours; same charge for resident and nonresident      
        45 credits total:  Three (or two) summers for 18 hours + Online courses during the 9-month academic year
               for an additional 27 hours
        Estimate $12,900 (summers) + $24,579 (nonresident online tuition) = $37,479 total 
        75 students, 25% acceptance rate
U of Georgia low-residency MFA in narrative media writing    
        5 semesters; total cost $38,409
U of Alaska Anchoraage MFA in fiction, literary non-fiction, or poertry
        45 credits total, 3 years
        July 9-21, 2016  (13 days)
        $12,900 non-resident tuition * 3  plus
        $550 to $1500 per summer residency * 3 = $43,200
        15 new students/year
        Blog  
U of Lancaster MA in creative writing  
        one five-day on-campus summer term  
        7840 pounds 1st yr + 7375 pounds 2d yr = 15,215 pounds total = $22,823 on 12/16/15
        18-20 students per cohort  

** Online programs
Florida State MS in English Education  + here  
        33 credits * $ 1110/credit = $36.630  
Indiana U MSEd in Literacy, Culture & Language Education  
        36 credits * $569.03/credit (fall 2015) = $20,485.08
U of New Orleans MA in English
        36 credit hours *
Arizona State MA in English  
        30 credits * $492/credit (fall 2015) + $250/course = $17,260 
Ohio U MA in English
        32 credit hours * $527/hour (fall 2015) = $16,864
Texas Tech MA in English and here     
        36 hours = $22,200 
        expects 3.75 undergrad in English; 156V & 146Q
Queens U (Canada) Online Professional MEd
U of Nottingham (UK)  MA in English Studies  
        2014-15 fees for entire degree = 7560 pounds = $11,340 on 12/16//15
        Can take 2-4 years part-time
U of Sheffield (UK)  MA in English Studies  
U of London (International) Institute of Education (UCL)  MA in Education 
        Cost =  £ 10,805 = $16,208 on 12/16/15
        also here and here  
U of Manchester (UK) MA in Teaching & Learning  
U of Birmingham (UK) MA in Shakespeare studies  
U of Oxford MSc in Learning & Teaching  
        2-3 years part-time, including "four or five intensive two-day residential courses in Oxford"
U of Cambridge MSt in Advanced Subject Teaching (English)  
        2 years, 10,000 pounds per year
-- Creative writing
Six Cheap online alternatives to MFA in creative writing (Huffington Post, May 2015)
U of British Columbia Optional-Residency MFA in Creative Writing  
        36 credits * C$920/credit = C$33,120  (2014-15)  = US$24,026 on 12/16/15
        Can take up to 5 years; 10-day on-campus residencies offered each July (for 3 credits?)       
        60 students (full-time  & online?), 30 new students /year
Simon Fraser U Writer's Studio Online
        10 month certificate (only) program; total T = C$5,000
U of Edinburgh MSc in creative writing  
        3 yrs part-time * 3535 pounds/year = 10,605 pounds total = $15,908 on 12/16/15
U of Glasgow MLitt in creative writing  
        12 months full-time (??) = 13,750 pounds = $20,625 on 12/16/15
U of Texas at El Paso Online MFA in creative writing  
        54 hours = 48 coursework + 6 thesis   3 years     
Savannah College of Art & Design MFA in writing  
        90 hours   20 students

AWP guide to writing programs
Poets & Writers MFA programs database and guide (pdf)

Online graduate degrees in education, U of Georgia  

** On campus programs
UAB MA in English -- offers concentrations in literature, rhetoric & composition, creative writing 
        Maximum total tuition for 30 hours = $12,720, using 2013-14 T
        Can take up to 5 years.
U of Alabama (A&S) MA in Composition & Rhetoric  
 

Master's degree programs in K-12 educational leadership, etc. 

US News "2016" grad programs ranking, Ed Admin & Supervision -- 1 Vandy, 2 Wisconsin, 3 Texas, 4 Harvard & Stanford, 6 Teachers College-Columbia, 7 Mich State, 8 UVa, 9 Penn State & UWash, 11 Ohio State  
US News "2015" (March 2014) grad programs ranking, Ed Admin & Supervision -- 1 Vandy, 2 Wisconsin, 3 Stanford, 4 Harvard & Teachers College-Columbia, 6 Texas. 7 Penn State & Mich State & Virginia, 10 Ohio State, 11 U Washington
US News "2014" (March 2013) grad programs ranking, Ed Admin & Supervision -- 1 Vandy, 2 Wisconsin, 3 Stanford, 4 Harvard, 5 Teachers College-Columbia, 6 Penn State, 7 Texas, 8 Ohio State, 9 Michigan State, 10 Virginia & U Washington  <Southern Cal was #11 previous year>
Occupational Outlook Handbook elem, MS & HS principals -- May 2012 median salary = $87,760
American Ass'n of School Administrators     Nat'l Policy Board for Education Administration 

** Online programs
Southern Cal  Total cost $50,088
Western Governors U  Total cost $8670 (18 months) or $11,560 (2 years)
Penn State  $784/hour * 30 hours = $23,520
Michigan State  $683/hour * 30 hours = $20,490 
Arizona State  $545/hour * 36 hours = $19,620
Missouri  Same T online resident/nonresident = $336/hour * 30 hours = $10,080
Florida (new)  $734/hour * 36 hours = $26,424 
Florida State  $1155/credit * 36 credits = $41,580 
Cincinnati   $467/hour * 54 credits = $25,218
South Carolina  36 hours (2 years) = $23,242 nonresident
North Texas  $2027/course * 10 courses = $20,270
Iowa  
U of London (International), Institute of Education (UCL)
    MA in Applied Educational Leadership & Management  Cost = £ 10,420  also here and here

** On campus programs
U of Alabama  30-33 hours over 16 months; estimate total costs (2013-14) around $4725 * 4 = $18,900 (maybe a bit less)  GSE rated #107 overall in 2016 US News, down from #83 in 2015.
UAB  30 hours; estimated total cost = $10,830  GSE rated #115 overall in 2016 US News, up from #143 in 2015.
Samford  30 hours * $744/hour = $22,320   GSE not rated in 2016 US News, rated #147 overall in 2015.  63% Master's acceptance rate, 153q, 155v 

** Summer programs 
Teachers College/Columbia -- Summer Principals Academy New Orleans (Tulane, 200 Broadway) 
       35 students in 2015 "cohort," 33 in 2014, 40 in 2013, 28 in 2012  
       Admissions brochure (PDF)
       5 weeks each of 2 summers (June 9-July 11, 2014) +
            450 hour administrative internship (6 months @ 12-15 hours/week) = 16 months total
       Press release  www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=8615  
       $1512/credit * 36 credits = $ 54,432 total (2016-17)
       GRE not required -- Priority app deadline Dec. 15, 2015 -- Final app deadline March 1, 2016
       NY State certification is reciprocal in 38 states
       2011 press release on NYC program  www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=8057  
       2008 press release  www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=6723  
       2007 press release  www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=6240 
       75 students in NYC 2014 "cohort," 89 in 2013, 93 in 2012 --
            2012 graduates = 76. 2011 = 84, 2010 = 80, 2009 = 82, 2008 = 47, 2007 = 46, 2006 = 41 
       Informational webinar  

** Other  
The Principals' Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
    Online Leading for Understanding, Feb. 8-May 8, 2016 or Feb. 9-May 10, 2015; T = $1.299 individual, $449 per (if 3+)
    Other online courses here   
The Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Teachers College/Columbia
    Two-summers MA program for future "heads of school" -- 2013-15 total T = $44,333 (exclusive of R&B)


GRE average for all entering students Q, V -- plus acceptance rate for Master's programs
"2015" USNews education grad program rankings (pub Mar 2014)   "2014" US News (pub Mar 2013):

Harvard 156Q, 160V – 47% Master's acceptance rate                              154Q, 159V -- 50% M acc rate   

Penn 156, 157, 61%                                                                                  153, 157, 70%

Columbia 155, 157, 56                                                                               153, 156, 56

Michigan 154, 158, 63                                                                                153, 157, 69

Vandy 154, 157, 69                                                                                    154, 158, 58

UVA 153, 157, 46                                                                                      152, 156, 45

Mich State 153, 156, 40                                                                              151, 157, 41

Samford 153, 155, 63                                                                                 150, 152, n/a

Indiana 152, 155, 34                                                                                   152, 155, 38

Texas 151, 155, 41                                                                                     151, 155, 48

Penn State 152, 154, 56                                                                               n/a, n/a, 32

Baylor 152, 153, 60                                                                                     n/a, n/a, 53

UGA 151, 153, 39

Rutgers 150, 151, 60

Alabama 148, 152, 61                                                                                150, 151, 53

LSU 147, 152, 78

UAB n/a, n/a, 97                                                                                        146, 148, 95 

                                                                                                                  Auburn  145Q, 148V, 66% M acc rate
                                                                                                                  Missouri  147, 155, 49%
                                                                                                                  Kansas  150, 152, 74
                                                                                                                  Maryland  153, 157, 55
                                                                                                                  Stanford  157, 160, 33
                                                                                                                  UNC  n/a, n/a, 54


2011-13 GRE test takers' percentiles:
                Q            V
160                        84th%
159                        81st
158                        81st
157          69th%    73rd                                            Analytical Writing
156          65th       70th                                                       5.0                93rd %ile
155          61sr        66th                                                      4.5                78th
154          57th        62nd                                                     4.0                54th
153          53rd       58th                                                       3.5                35th
152          49th        53rd
151          45th        49th
150          41st        44th
149          37th        40th
148          33rd       


Miscellaneous

Mountain Brook salary schedule 2015-16  -- Tenure at the end of three "complete, consecutive school years"
    of full-time employment with MB Schools.  Master's bump is $6030.
MBJHS TED-Ed  and featured here
Yellowhammer Literacy Project  here and here


Ramsay High School IB Programme  bcs.schoolwires.net/Page/16825  

Smith Scholarship Foundation, www.smithscholarships.com/ 
    *  Focuses on "first in family" students and students with significant community service; 
    *  Administrator Ahrian Tyler Dudley (Cumberland '90) was with Christian & Small;
        Carolyn Featheringill on the board of directors. 
    *  Big story from May 2009 in the Birmingham News

Project Horseshoe Farm, Greensboro, projecthsf.org/  

Teach for America in Alabama,  www.teachforamerica.org/where-we-work/alabama
    *  J.W. Carpenter (now Exec Dir of B'ham Education Foundation)

Certification in English Language Arts/Early Adolescence   (also here)  

Int’l Baccalaureate professional development 


<< U of Wyoming online MA in English is currently available only to Wyoming residents. >>

Higher ed

Sewanee --
jobs.sewanee.edu/       
careers.sewanee.edu/info/alumni-friends/ 
Other --
BSC  www.bsc.edu/administration/humanresources/job_opportunities.cfm
Samford 
UAB  http://www.uab.edu/humanresources/home/careers 
Alabama  bama.ua.edu/~hr/employment/index.html
Alabama community colleges  


Local teachers

Extensive website and blog of creative writing program @ ASFA
        Director is T.J. Beitelman 

4 Sewanee grads (3 English majors, 1 history) at Altamont:
Jim Palmer ’74, English teacher and, until recently, track coach; a 1970 Altamont graduate;
        began teaching there in ‘92
Mrs. J.P. Hemingway ’95, head of upper school & English teacher; a 1991 Altamont graduate;  
        began teaching there in 2000
Thomas Goldsmith ’98, (English major) director of admissions
Sean Gibson ’90, soccer coach & director of middle school sports, ex-history teacher;
        began teaching there in 1996


Sewanee English major at Highlands School (??):  Robert McGehee ’86, director of student   
        services (formerly director of the upper school & English teacher, upper school dean of
        students, at St Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile)