Special Education Teacher, Elementary School applicants have rated the interview process at Chicago Public Schools with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Special Education Teacher, Elementary School roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Chicago Public Schools overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Chicago Public Schools as a Special Education Teacher, Elementary School according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 22%
Background check: 11%
Other: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2015
Interview
It was a very quick, fast-paced interview. Good balance of questions asked and information from employer given. The interviewer was very intimidating, but began to relax at the end of the interview.
2 round interview with about 4 people at each round. No sample lesson was required, but they did enjoy seeing evidence of previous lessons I had planned and taught as well as sample IEPs I had written
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2015
Interview
I attended an in person interview with the principal and the assistant principals. They were welcoming and focused on my resume as well as my portfolio.
The interview was very in depth. The questions were specific and my materials were carefully assessed by the panel. I was given many opportunities to explain my teaching methods, my experiences with challenging students, and the specific ways I would deal with different scenarios. The interview was about two hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The usual questions about my career history.
They asked for specifics about instruments of assessment, progress monitoring, behavior support plans, bilingual capabilities, IEP writing, and ELL teaching strategies.