Urban title 1 or small rural school?
I will be a first year teacher and I was just hired at two schools in an area we’ll be moving to in the coming months. I’ll be commuting to the area for this school year and then will be moving into a town that is coincidentally 48 minutes away from both of the schools (meaning that it’s possible that neither are my forever school).
School #1:
5th grade, inner city, 13% proficiency in ELA, PBIS school, diverse population, must submit lesson plans weekly, lots of support for first year teachers, poor teacher retention, $61,000 a year salary, 1 hour total for planning and lunch, 1.5 hour commute.
School #2:
6th grade, rural regional school, one class per grade level, 60% proficiency in ELA, strong community support, less support for first year teachers (especially as the only grade level teacher), 2 hours total for planning and lunch, $50,000 a year salary, nature-based/project based learning curriculum (which I love), 2 hour commute.
Which would you pick?