Re: Looking for a Language Arts Position

479

Posted on 9/07/10

(4) Comments

Like

Share

Report

On 7/21/10, Tatum Sullivan wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I am a recent graduate from The University of Colorado at
> Denver. I know it is an AWFUL time to be looking for a new
> teaching job, but I was just wondering if anyone could give
> me any referrals to openings they know about, or upcoming
> possibilities. I have been applying at several districts in
> the Metro area about every other day.
>
> Any advice would be helpful!
>
> Thank you,
> Tatum

Tatum,

It's a soul-crushing job market out there right now, to be
sure. That being said, it's still possible to get a job. I'm
in the same boat as you are, and I don't have certification
from the CDE yet and want to go through their alternative
licensing program so I can try to find a "mentor." I was told
by DPS not to even bother looking for English teaching jobs
through the alt. licensing program because the jobs simply
wouldn't be there. That being said, once you have the CDE's
approval, I believe you can apply anywhere you want to. I
would begin networking (if you have not already) with every
teacher's union and associated group possible, substituting
at every school and district possible, offering to take
principals and assistant principals out to lunches, offering
to fill in wherever possible, hosting meetings at your home
if you can, and so forth.

People hire who they like and feel comfortable with, and while
DPS does not seem to have any networking or support
organizations that I've been able to find online yet, they may
exist and there are certainly the unions.

Posts on this thread, including this one