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MthrNature
My friend is a teacher in Manhattan. She works with special ed/special needs children like autism. She has over 20 years experience as a tenured teacher. She clears more than 100K a year with amazing health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits.
My wife and I live in a small desert town 30 minutes from the main part of Southern California. There are malls and restaurants and other businesses so it isn't in the "sticks". However...What 100K here will buy a nicer house with land than 1 million can buy in Manhattan! My wife and I live in luxury after living in a dilapidated apartment in Manhattan for years, and for a lot more money.
My question is: How much do southern CA teachers make with 20 years experience and a master's degree. Can she transfer tenure here or would she be treated like all the new teachers out of school who get fired the whenever there are cutbacks.
I realize this is a jumbled question. I'm just trying to find out what it takes for an experienced teacher to relocate to southern california and if its easy to find a good paying job. Obviously if she can make 70K, she'd still live like a queen here in the desert over Manhattan.
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I don't know what the rules are in California, nor what the pay scale is like.
But I have taught in more than one state and had to deal with different state requirements.
Your friend might be able to get a California teaching license without any trouble. But there might be different educational requirements. That means she might be required o take a course or two before getting a new license.
Then there's her salary. Again, I don't know the pay scale there, but usually a public school system will credit someone for years of service in another school system. These years might even be credited towards her retirement.
However, even if they have a tenure system in your local school system, it's unlikely that she will come into a new school system with any tenure at all. Most schools do not grant tenure for time served in other school systems! And some school systems have no tenure policy at all!
This is all assuming there is a job for her in your town! What with cut backs, many school systems are laying teachers off. It might be hard to find a job, even in an area of need like special education.
Also, NYC pays teachers VERY well, compared to most school systems. One reason is the high cost of living here. Since the cost of living is, by your own admission, lower where you are, it's unlikely she'll make anywhere close to the same amount of money. I doubt she'd make even close to $70,000!
I might also add that I would never want to leave NYC for a cheaper home in California. You may have some stores and restaurants, but it is no comparison to what is available here in NYC. And I would never want to live somewhere where I had to take a car all the time. I'm glad to live in NYC where things are just steps away. Walking is a great pleasure.
I don't know what the rules are in California, nor what the pay scale is like.
But I have taught in more than one state and had to deal with different state requirements.
Your friend might be able to get a California teaching license without any trouble. But there might be different educational requirements. That means she might be required o take a course or two before getting a new license.
Then there's her salary. Again, I don't know the pay scale there, but usually a public school system will credit someone for years of service in another school system. These years might even be credited towards her retirement.
However, even if they have a tenure system in your local school system, it's unlikely that she will come into a new school system with any tenure at all. Most schools do not grant tenure for time served in other school systems! And some school systems have no tenure policy at all!
This is all assuming there is a job for her in your town! What with cut backs, many school systems are laying teachers off. It might be hard to find a job, even in an area of need like special education.
Also, NYC pays teachers VERY well, compared to most school systems. One reason is the high cost of living here. Since the cost of living is, by your own admission, lower where you are, it's unlikely she'll make anywhere close to the same amount of money. I doubt she'd make even close to $70,000!
I might also add that I would never want to leave NYC for a cheaper home in California. You may have some stores and restaurants, but it is no comparison to what is available here in NYC. And I would never want to live somewhere where I had to take a car all the time. I'm glad to live in NYC where things are just steps away. Walking is a great pleasure.
Is the maintenance for an infiniti M35 costly? which is more expensive the infiniti or mercedes?
yaboy .S.S
is the maintenance (oil change, up keep etc) of an infiniti M35 very costly or is it average. How costly is it in comparison the the mercedes c-class. and of the two vehicles which one has a better life expectancy?
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The German competitors have always been more costly to maintain then their Japanese rivals. Both Lexus & Infiniti cost the same to maintain, they are certainly not cheap but they are considerably more affordable to upkeep then BMW, Audi & Mercedes Benz. Overall reliability is also a contributing factor to costs. Lexus & Infiniti have always been more reliable then their Germans rivals which consequentially makes them more affordable to maintain not to mention they come from the Toyota & Nissan branch making parts less expensive. I am a family owner of both German and Japanese so I have personal experience with them both, we have a 2010 Infiniti G37 sedan & a 2008 BMW 328i coupe. In terms of cost, an example like oil changes can cost you around $75-$85 for an Infiniti G while on a BMW 3 series you are looking at around $135 an oil change (If your BMW is no longer under factory warranty). When it comes to brand prestige the Mercedes Benz has always been the prime name when referring to luxury cars, its almost instinct but much has changed with the luxury market over the years giving way to Audi as a respected luxury brand and BMW as the best selling German brand. Mercedes Benz builds great cars but they have always been a manufacturer with a target for building refined luxury cars not so much luxury sport cars like BMW & Infiniti. The Infiniti M35 is one of the best performing mid-sized luxury sport sedans next to the BMW 5 series. Over all the Mercedes E-class is a nice car but for the year comparable to the 2006-2010 M35 sedan the Mercedes E-class of the previous generation from years 2006-2009 looks outdated and slow compared to some of its competitors like the BMW 5 series, Infiniti M and Lexus GS. Nevertheless much of the chemistry between Infiniti and Mercedes Benz has changed this year, although they continue to be rivals it seems that they are now relatives as well. Infiniti & Mercedes Benz are now partners since the beginning of 2012, the 2014 Infiniti G sedan is expected to ride on the same platform as the Mercedes C-class with a longer wheel base. Also news that has surfaced today is that Audi designer and president Johan de Nysschen left Audi for Infiniti today making Johan the new Senior Vice president for Infiniti. Infiniti will essentially be the first luxury brand with the reliability of the Japanese and with the DNA of the Germans. With Infiniti being the TOP Formula 1 sponsor holding on to the #1 F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, being partners with Mercedes and inheriting Audi Chief Johan, Infiniti is expected to be a huge hit in the market as the #1 Japanese Luxury competitor.
The German competitors have always been more costly to maintain then their Japanese rivals. Both Lexus & Infiniti cost the same to maintain, they are certainly not cheap but they are considerably more affordable to upkeep then BMW, Audi & Mercedes Benz. Overall reliability is also a contributing factor to costs. Lexus & Infiniti have always been more reliable then their Germans rivals which consequentially makes them more affordable to maintain not to mention they come from the Toyota & Nissan branch making parts less expensive. I am a family owner of both German and Japanese so I have personal experience with them both, we have a 2010 Infiniti G37 sedan & a 2008 BMW 328i coupe. In terms of cost, an example like oil changes can cost you around $75-$85 for an Infiniti G while on a BMW 3 series you are looking at around $135 an oil change (If your BMW is no longer under factory warranty). When it comes to brand prestige the Mercedes Benz has always been the prime name when referring to luxury cars, its almost instinct but much has changed with the luxury market over the years giving way to Audi as a respected luxury brand and BMW as the best selling German brand. Mercedes Benz builds great cars but they have always been a manufacturer with a target for building refined luxury cars not so much luxury sport cars like BMW & Infiniti. The Infiniti M35 is one of the best performing mid-sized luxury sport sedans next to the BMW 5 series. Over all the Mercedes E-class is a nice car but for the year comparable to the 2006-2010 M35 sedan the Mercedes E-class of the previous generation from years 2006-2009 looks outdated and slow compared to some of its competitors like the BMW 5 series, Infiniti M and Lexus GS. Nevertheless much of the chemistry between Infiniti and Mercedes Benz has changed this year, although they continue to be rivals it seems that they are now relatives as well. Infiniti & Mercedes Benz are now partners since the beginning of 2012, the 2014 Infiniti G sedan is expected to ride on the same platform as the Mercedes C-class with a longer wheel base. Also news that has surfaced today is that Audi designer and president Johan de Nysschen left Audi for Infiniti today making Johan the new Senior Vice president for Infiniti. Infiniti will essentially be the first luxury brand with the reliability of the Japanese and with the DNA of the Germans. With Infiniti being the TOP Formula 1 sponsor holding on to the #1 F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, being partners with Mercedes and inheriting Audi Chief Johan, Infiniti is expected to be a huge hit in the market as the #1 Japanese Luxury competitor.
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