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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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02-28-2006, 10:14 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Grad School and Teaching
I'm currently studying to be a kindergarten teacher, and Melissa's post about grad school made me think of a question. For all you teachers out there... did you have to go to grad school to get your Master's or higher? Here in the NYC public school system you have to get your Master's within 3-years of teaching or they kick your out of the system. They're really strict about the education level of teachers being hired into the schools. Do the same rules apply to your area and school district?
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02-28-2006, 10:27 PM
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Dopey's biggest fan!
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Location: China Spring, TX
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
In the state of Oregon (where both of my sisters teach), you have 6 years from the time you start teaching to get your Master's.
My youngest sister decided to forgo teaching the year after she got her Bachelor's in favor of her one year Master's program . . . my other sister decided to go straight into teaching after her Bachelor's and has been working on getting her Master's (doing all online classes, since that is all she has time for) for the past 2 years! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
In Oregon, there are certain districts that are really picky about the education levels . . . one of my sisters applied to one district and lost out to a girl that had one more year out of college (and thus one more year of substitute teaching experience) than her! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
They are really encouraging people to get their Master's quick though . . . they offer more money to those who have it starting out. This is my youngest sister's first year teaching and she is making more money than my other sister who is in her 3rd year . . . all because Julie started out with her Master's and Tina did not! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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02-28-2006, 10:31 PM
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
In PA-- You have to have 24 graduate credits within 6 years of teaching to get your Instructional II Certificate (since a masters is 30 credits, you might as well finish), along side of that you need 6 graduate credits every 5 years as long as you are teaching.
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03-01-2006, 07:14 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Location: Connecticut
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
I believe our teachers also have to have their masters (or be taking classes to get them)!
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03-01-2006, 07:44 AM
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Location: Tulsa, OK
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
In our area of Oklahoma it is desired to have your Masters. You are required to have 15 hours of professional development per year. The big push in Tulsa is for your National Certification which is much harder than working on your Masters. The masters degree was a walk in the park compared to the National Board Certification.
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03-01-2006, 10:59 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Boston, MA
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
When I first started teaching in MA, you received your certification for life!!, Now, you have to get recertified every 5 years, with a certain # of PDP's (Personal Development Points.
I have a Master's Degree in Elementary Education, and am certified to teach grades 1-6.
I'm not sure what the requirements are now, I resigned my tenured position in Westwood, MA 6 years ago to stay home with my children.
Here's the Dept. Of ED Website: DOE |
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03-01-2006, 11:03 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: NC
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
We don't have to have our Master's, but we do have to have so many hours of college credit by the end of every 5 years to renew our certificate.
I want mine b/c to move up and do something else with my career area.
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03-01-2006, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Northern NV
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
[ QUOTE ]
We don't have to have our Master's, but we do have to have so many hours of college credit by the end of every 5 years to renew our certificate.
I want mine b/c to move up and do something else with my career area.
[/ QUOTE ] Our requirements are the same.
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03-01-2006, 05:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
In our school district the teachers have to have their masters or be working toward it.
Liz
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03-01-2006, 06:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bennington, NE
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
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We don't have to have our Master's, but we do have to have so many hours of college credit by the end of every 5 years to renew our certificate.
I want mine b/c to move up and do something else with my career area.
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Same here. There is a definite pay advantage to having your master's. There is also a better pay raise associated with receiving the National Board Certification in MS, where I teach. MS also pays 100% of the fees for Board Certification if you complete the program (pass or not). They do not pay for redoing any portion of the procedure.
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03-01-2006, 06:54 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC
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Re: Grad School and Teaching
Just like Melissa said in NC it is not required to get your Master's but it is encouraged and certain counties give incentives so that you pursue. I received a scholarship for when I start and the county will pay me back the cost of my classes. There is a pay advantage to having your masters and being a teacher you need every pay advantage you can get. They also push National Board Certification here which is much harder to do and receive.
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