Re: Teaching in Arkansas

Posted by stay away from NWA!!! on 10/26/07

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Northwest AR is glutted with unemployed teachers and student
enrollment has stopped going up by double digit percentages. The
big districts, for the most part, have overhired and overbuilt for
the past few years, and at least two of them may be challenged to
meet their current payroll this year. The big four districts have
applications on file for pretty much every teacher in Arkansas, and
a lot of the admin don't even post their openings until they already
know who they're going to hire.

The job search may be easier around Little Rock in central AR, and
if you can take living in a small rural community, southeast AR does
have trouble finding teachers sometimes.

On 10/25/07, Cynthia wrote:
> I just moved to Northwest Arkansas in July. I have 5 years as a
> Business Education teacher and I will be done with my Masters in
> 2008. I have been substitute teaching since August and I have
> been very discouraged in my job search. I have applied to all
> the local school districts and the community college. I also
> applied for a few things at the University of Arkansas. Rogers
> School district is set to open a new high school in the Fall of
> 2008. Where I moved from, we had 14 high schools so getting a
> job teaching was not an issue. I wish you the best!
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> On 10/24/07, Rebecca wrote:
>> I'm wondering how difficult it is going to be to find an Art
>> Teaching position when I relocate to Arkansas.
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>> It seems to me that you didn't get much detail in the
>> responses, so in case you are still wondering...
>> Northwest Arkansas is the area most likely to have actual art
>> teachers on the payroll, but our local university has an
>> excellent intern program and furnishes schools with a steady
>> supply of new teachers, so it is rare for local schools to
> hire
>> strangers. Your best bet here would be to sub for a while and
>> get into the inner circle. Persistent teachers who can afford
>> to take this route generally get hired.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Teaching in Arkansas, 9/25/07, by Ashley.
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 10/16/07, by ART/ESL.
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 10/20/07, by depends on where....
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 10/24/07, by Rebecca.
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 10/25/07, by Cynthia.
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 10/26/07, by stay away from NWA!!!.
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 1/20/08, by D.
• Re: Teaching in Arkansas, 1/25/08, by Rebecca Haden.