My contract was finally renewed ( nothing like waiting until the last day of school to tell us who is being offered a spot again for fall!) at my current school. I have been asked to change grade levels though and will be moving up to 2nd!
Hello fellow Chicagoan! I have been applying in the south suburbs since December 2010. I have my first interview for the 2012-2013 school year tomorrow, for a kindergarten. Glad to hear that there is some hope in the area! Congrats! :thumb:
What grade and/or subject? 5th grade How long have you been trying? 4 years! How many resumes did you send out? hundreds How many interviews or job fairs? job fairs-one. interviews- 3 this year, probably over 100 over the last few years! What general geographic area? VA
sizzla 222- Central Ohio - 3rd grade kcjo13- Nebraska - campus coordinator MathEqualsLove- Oklahoma - hs math sophiesmom- SE USA - 2nd grade waterfall- Denver, CO - 3rd grade Kat53- SW USA - K-6 administrative evaluator ayla- East Coast - elementary teacher (grade TBD) AlwaysAttend- NJ - MS SS/Religion mommafran- KS - 5th grade missklyssa- TX - kindergarten teacherwithlove- CA - 2nd and 3rd grade TXteacher7822- TX - MS Math yellowdaisies- CA - 1st grade BruinsFan63- NH - 2nd grade courtney- KS - 7th and 8th grade LA teacher Alisha- WI - 4th grade Mathemagician- NJ - HS math apples2apples- CA - kindergarten COMrs.S- CO - 4th grade teacherintexas - TX - 3rd grade tryingtoteach11 - Chicago - 4th grade nyteacher85 - VA - 5th grade We have 22 jobs so far! Yay!!
I was offered and accepted a job over a week ago, but wanted to wait until things were official before I posted in this thread! :haha: What grade and/or subject? 6th grade language arts How long have you been trying? About 2 months How many resumes did you send out? 6 How many interviews or job fairs? 2 interviews (same school & position); 1 job fair What general geographic area? NC I just graduated in May, and this is my first "real" job! I cannot be more excited! I'm also a tad overwhelmed - is that normal?! :unsure: I just want to say thank you to all the helpful people on this board. I don't think I could have done as well without you all!
Overwhelmed is normal. You'll be great! We'll be here for you through it all. Make sure you check out the New Teachers thread!
sizzla 222- Central Ohio - 3rd grade kcjo13- Nebraska - campus coordinator MathEqualsLove- Oklahoma - hs math sophiesmom- SE USA - 2nd grade waterfall- Denver, CO - 3rd grade Kat53- SW USA - K-6 administrative evaluator ayla- East Coast - elementary teacher (grade TBD) AlwaysAttend- NJ - MS SS/Religion mommafran- KS - 5th grade missklyssa- TX - kindergarten teacherwithlove- CA - 2nd and 3rd grade TXteacher7822- TX - MS Math yellowdaisies- CA - 1st grade BruinsFan63- NH - 2nd grade courtney- KS - 7th and 8th grade LA teacher Alisha- WI - 4th grade Mathemagician- NJ - HS math apples2apples- CA - kindergarten COMrs.S- CO - 4th grade teacherintexas - TX - 3rd grade tryingtoteach11 - Chicago - 4th grade nyteacher85 - VA - 5th grade drooping cactus - NC - 6th grade LA We have 23 jobs so far! Yay!! :thumb:
New job!!! My husband and I both got new jobs!!!YEA!! Moving 8 hours away, but very near the beach!! What grade and/or subject? High School Reading How long have you been trying? About 2 months How many resumes did you send out? 15 How many interviews or job fairs? 3 interviews (4more that I cancelled when I got the job) What general geographic area? TX My husband will be teaching Physics with the same district. We are super excited!!!
sizzla 222- Central Ohio - 3rd grade kcjo13- Nebraska - campus coordinator MathEqualsLove- Oklahoma - hs math sophiesmom- SE USA - 2nd grade waterfall- Denver, CO - 3rd grade Kat53- SW USA - K-6 administrative evaluator ayla- East Coast - elementary teacher (grade TBD) AlwaysAttend- NJ - MS SS/Religion mommafran- KS - 5th grade missklyssa- TX - kindergarten teacherwithlove- CA - 2nd and 3rd grade TXteacher7822- TX - MS Math yellowdaisies- CA - 1st grade BruinsFan63- NH - 2nd grade courtney- KS - 7th and 8th grade LA teacher Alisha- WI - 4th grade Mathemagician- NJ - HS math apples2apples- CA - kindergarten COMrs.S- CO - 4th grade teacherintexas - TX - 3rd grade tryingtoteach11 - Chicago - 4th grade nyteacher85 - VA - 5th grade drooping cactus - NC - 6th grade LA iloveschool - TX - HS reading iloveschool's dh - TX - Physics We have 25 jobs so far! Yay!! :thumb:
I accepted a job a few weeks back but wanted to make it official before posting on here. I have to thank a lot of the support on here for helping me get this position! What grade and/or subject? 6th grade math and social studies How long have you been trying? about 3 months How many resumes did you send out? about 25 How many interviews or job fairs? 1 job fair, 6 interviews What general geographic area? South Carolina
What grade and/or subject? Middle school self contained SPED (6, 7, 8) How long have you been trying? 2 months How many resumes did you send out? Applied for about 30 jobs online, with resume attached How many interviews or job fairs? This was my 3rd interview. I went on 2 more afterward while waiting What general geographic area? VA
sizzla 222- Central Ohio - 3rd grade kcjo13- Nebraska - campus coordinator MathEqualsLove- Oklahoma - hs math sophiesmom- SE USA - 2nd grade waterfall- Denver, CO - 3rd grade Kat53- SW USA - K-6 administrative evaluator ayla- East Coast - elementary teacher (grade TBD) AlwaysAttend- NJ - MS SS/Religion mommafran- KS - 5th grade missklyssa- TX - kindergarten teacherwithlove- CA - 2nd and 3rd grade TXteacher7822- TX - MS Math yellowdaisies- CA - 1st grade BruinsFan63- NH - 2nd grade courtney- KS - 7th and 8th grade LA teacher Alisha- WI - 4th grade Mathemagician- NJ - HS math apples2apples- CA - kindergarten COMrs.S- CO - 4th grade teacherintexas - TX - 3rd grade tryingtoteach11 - Chicago - 4th grade nyteacher85 - VA - 5th grade drooping cactus - NC - 6th grade LA iloveschool - TX - HS reading iloveschool's dh - TX - Physics joe22k - SC - 6th grade emb382 - VA - MS special education We have 27 jobs so far! Yay!! :thumb:
What grade and/or subject? 2nd grade coteacher How long have you been trying? 2 years as an aid and now I get my own classroom- coteaching with a supportive and wonderful partner How many resumes did you send out? nada- it was a position at my current school How many interviews or job fairs? n/a What general geographic area? Bay Area, CA
sizzla 222- Central Ohio - 3rd grade kcjo13- Nebraska - campus coordinator MathEqualsLove- Oklahoma - hs math sophiesmom- SE USA - 2nd grade waterfall- Denver, CO - 3rd grade Kat53- SW USA - K-6 administrative evaluator ayla- East Coast - elementary teacher (grade TBD) AlwaysAttend- NJ - MS SS/Religion mommafran- KS - 5th grade missklyssa- TX - kindergarten teacherwithlove- CA - 2nd and 3rd grade TXteacher7822- TX - MS Math yellowdaisies- CA - 1st grade BruinsFan63- NH - 2nd grade courtney- KS - 7th and 8th grade LA teacher Alisha- WI - 4th grade Mathemagician- NJ - HS math apples2apples- CA - kindergarten COMrs.S- CO - 4th grade teacherintexas - TX - 3rd grade tryingtoteach11 - Chicago - 4th grade nyteacher85 - VA - 5th grade drooping cactus - NC - 6th grade LA iloveschool - TX - HS reading iloveschool's dh - TX - Physics joe22k - SC - 6th grade emb382 - VA - MS special education bizzbeth125 - CA - 2nd grade We have 28 jobs so far! Yay!! :thumb:
Hired in Kentucky I've been reading these forums for a while, but never signed up before. I was starting to get a bit concerned when I didn't hear anything for several months, but immediately after schools started letting out I started getting calls. What grade and/or subject? HS Chemistry, AP Chem, Physics How long have you been trying? 3-4 months How many resumes did you send out? 12 on-line applications, 7 paper How many interviews or job fairs? 3 interviews, 1 job fair (and turned down 3 more interviews immediately after taking the job) What general geographic area? central Kentucky
sizzla 222- Central Ohio - 3rd grade kcjo13- Nebraska - campus coordinator MathEqualsLove- Oklahoma - hs math sophiesmom- SE USA - 2nd grade waterfall- Denver, CO - 3rd grade Kat53- SW USA - K-6 administrative evaluator ayla- East Coast - elementary teacher (grade TBD) AlwaysAttend- NJ - MS SS/Religion mommafran- KS - 5th grade missklyssa- TX - kindergarten teacherwithlove- CA - 2nd and 3rd grade TXteacher7822- TX - MS Math yellowdaisies- CA - 1st grade BruinsFan63- NH - 2nd grade courtney- KS - 7th and 8th grade LA teacher Alisha- WI - 4th grade Mathemagician- NJ - HS math apples2apples- CA - kindergarten COMrs.S- CO - 4th grade teacherintexas - TX - 3rd grade tryingtoteach11 - Chicago - 4th grade nyteacher85 - VA - 5th grade drooping cactus - NC - 6th grade LA iloveschool - TX - HS reading iloveschool's dh - TX - Physics joe22k - SC - 6th grade emb382 - VA - MS special education bizzbeth125 - CA - 2nd grade cbits - KY - HS Physics and Chem We have 29 jobs so far! Yay!! :thumb:
