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Orange County Schools

by Stacy

Feb 15, 2015

I am considering relocating to Florida and was told there is a teacher shortage in Orange County and basically Southern Florida. Is this true and would it be easy to get placed at a school in Orange County. Also, is it a decent area to teach - please don't say pay because as an alternative teacher in Illinois I earned 23,000 anything is better than that.....

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what do you teach? It is always interesting to see these posts about a "teacher shortage," but the OP doesn't include what she is qualified to teach.

I'm not aware of any major "teaching shortage" in any part of the country that includes all fields of teaching. There was an article posted on here about Las Vegas a few months ago. They se...See More

Feb 16, 2015

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Stacy On 2/16/15, what do you teach? wrote: > I have an elementary K-9 with Middle School endorsements for Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies as well as Special Education endorsement (LBS 1) I can't even find a job in my area - small town where it is all about who you know in order to get the job - I am not that familiar with the new Common Core ...See MoreOn 2/16/15, what do you teach? wrote: > I have an elementary K-9 with Middle School endorsements for Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies as well as Special Education endorsement (LBS 1) I can't even find a job in my area - small town where it is all about who you know in order to get the job - I am not that familiar with the new Common Core although as a special education assistant I have had the privilege of teaching two sections of math per day. Seems like everyone wants me as an assistant but not the teacher.

I have no intention of relocating without a job already lined up. I am desperate but not stupid. Some call me stupid for wanting to be a teacher but that is their opinion.

It is always interesting to see these posts about a "teacher > shortage," but the OP doesn't include what she is qualified to > teach. > > I'm not aware of any major "teaching shortage" in any part of > the country that includes all fields of teaching. There was > an article posted on here about Las Vegas a few months ago. > They seem to be the closest, according to what I read, but I > don't live in Vegas, so I don't know the particulars. > > In general, many FL districts have a need for special ed, > bilingual Spanish, math, and maybe some science teachers. > They do not have a shortage of PE, art, FACS, social studies, > or basic, English-speaking elementary teachers. English and > industrial arts/vo-tech falls somewhere in the middle. > > If you work in Illinois and you're an elementary or social > studies teacher, then you will likely not find the job market > any better in FL than back home. If you have one of the > higher need areas, then you might find a job. I am going to > guess that you don't have these areas on your certificate > because if you did, you would probably have a better job in > Illinois, as that these shortage areas are typically shortage > areas all around the country. > > Regardless, if you're looking to relocate, I suggest that you > secure a job BEFORE moving and apply for your Florida license > as soon as possible. Even if you're a Spanish-speaking > Special Ed teacher who is also endorsed in Math, I wouldn't > move to South Florida without a job. Some Florida districts > send representatives to northern teacher job fairs, so you > might be able to get an interview that way. > > On 2/15/15, Stacy wrote: >> I am considering relocating to Florida and was told there is >> a teacher shortage in Orange County and basically Southern >> Florida. Is this true and would it be easy to get placed at >> a school in Orange County. Also, is it a decent area to >> teach - please don't say pay because as an alternative >> teacher in Illinois I earned 23,000 anything is better than >> that.....

Feb 16, 2015

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Debbie On 2/15/15, Stacy wrote: > I am considering relocating to Florida and was told there is > a teacher shortage in Orange County and basically Southern > Florida. Is this true and would it be easy to get placed at > a school in Orange County. Also, is it a decent area to > teach - please don't say pay because as an alternative > teac...See More

Feb 16, 2015

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Mark I would say that your first step is to apply for a Florida license. You're much more likely to get hired from out of state with a Florida license in your pocket. Plus, you will know exactly what you're qualified to teach in Florida.

FL certifies special ed K-12, not K-9, so I don't know if that transfers. From what I understand they are l...See MoreI would say that your first step is to apply for a Florida license. You're much more likely to get hired from out of state with a Florida license in your pocket. Plus, you will know exactly what you're qualified to teach in Florida.

FL certifies special ed K-12, not K-9, so I don't know if that transfers. From what I understand they are lenient when taking out of state certifications in the high need subjects, so you may be OK there. We do have a middle level (5-9) certification in Math and English, and of course there is an elementary certification.

Apply for your license. If you get the Florida special ed and/or middle math endorsement, you will probably get a job since you are flexible on location. Good luck!

On 2/16/15, Stacy wrote: > On 2/16/15, what do you teach? wrote: >> I have an elementary K-9 with Middle School endorsements for > Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies as well as Special > Education endorsement (LBS 1) I can't even find a job in my > area - small town where it is all about who you know in order to > get the job - I am not that familiar with the new Common Core > although as a special education assistant I have had the > privilege of teaching two sections of math per day. Seems like > everyone wants me as an assistant but not the teacher. > > I have no intention of relocating without a job already lined > up. I am desperate but not stupid. Some call me stupid for > wanting to be a teacher but that is their opinion. > > It is always interesting to see these posts about a "teacher >> shortage," but the OP doesn't include what she is qualified to >> teach. >> >> I'm not aware of any major "teaching shortage" in any part of >> the country that includes all fields of teaching. There was >> an article posted on here about Las Vegas a few months ago. >> They seem to be the closest, according to what I read, but I >> don't live in Vegas, so I don't know the particulars. >> >> In general, many FL districts have a need for special ed, >> bilingual Spanish, math, and maybe some science teachers. >> They do not have a shortage of PE, art, FACS, social studies, >> or basic, English-speaking elementary teachers. English and >> industrial arts/vo-tech falls somewhere in the middle. >> >> If you work in Illinois and you're an elementary or social >> studies teacher, then you will likely not find the job market >> any better in FL than back home. If you have one of the >> higher need areas, then you might find a job. I am going to >> guess that you don't have these areas on your certificate >> because if you did, you would probably have a better job in >> Illinois, as that these shortage areas are typically shortage >> areas all around the country. >> >> Regardless, if you're looking to relocate, I suggest that you >> secure a job BEFORE moving and apply for your Florida license >> as soon as possible. Even if you're a Spanish-speaking >> Special Ed teacher who is also endorsed in Math, I wouldn't >> move to South Florida without a job. Some Florida districts >> send representatives to northern teacher job fairs, so you >> might be able to get an interview that way. >> >> On 2/15/15, Stacy wrote: >>> I am considering relocating to Florida and was told there is >>> a teacher shortage in Orange County and basically Southern >>> Florida. Is this true and would it be easy to get placed at >>> a school in Orange County. Also, is it a decent area to >>> teach - please don't say pay because as an alternative >>> teacher in Illinois I earned 23,000 anything is better than >>> that.....

Feb 17, 2015

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