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Moving to Utah

by What are your thoughts?

May 24, 2009

I'll be moving to Utah this August. I am certified K-5, and 6-12 ELA/English. I haven't yet applied for a Utah teacher license.

I've checked out salaries and the curriculum in Utah, but I am most concerned with teacher morale in Utah. Overall, are teachers happy with working conditions in Utah? I know the economy is tough nationally, but I have been told that Utah is "looking' for teachers. Would you agree with that statement? Please share any thoughts about your teaching in Utah. Thank you for taking the time to answer!

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PSB I think it depends on where you are going in Utah. In our little town out in the desert we have four schools and in having worked in all of them and listening to the teachers chat at lunch, some are very happy in one of the schools (probably because they all work together more so than the other schools, they are more of a cohesive unit). You see th...See More

Jun 23, 2009

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Thanks PSB! Thank you for responding, PSB! I am relocating near Ogden/ Layton area. My fiance has accepted a job at Hill AFB, so we will have to live close enough for him to commute to work. I am going to take the good advice you have given me to help get a feel for the schools in the area. I am excited to hear that it seems as though teachers have a duty free...See MoreThank you for responding, PSB! I am relocating near Ogden/ Layton area. My fiance has accepted a job at Hill AFB, so we will have to live close enough for him to commute to work. I am going to take the good advice you have given me to help get a feel for the schools in the area. I am excited to hear that it seems as though teachers have a duty free lunch, which is not the case where I currently work (NC). Is that a correct assumption? Teachers have duty free lunch in Utah? The tradeoff does sound spectacular- the scenery and activities are great! I'll be going to Utah this Thursday to check some things out before the move. Thank you again for taking the time to write!

On 6/23/09, PSB wrote:

> I think it depends on where you are going in Utah. In our > little town out in the desert we have four schools and in > having worked in all of them and listening to the teachers > chat at lunch, some are very happy in one of the schools > (probably because they all work together more so than the > other schools, they are more of a cohesive unit). You see > them together in the community enjoying activities together. > In one of the other schools they don't even eat lunch > together let alone chat with one another except at meetings. > They didn't look exceptionally happy in the halls or out in > the community. A lot has to do with the Principal at the > school. Talk with some of the teachers before you decide > where you want to "land" and after that talk with the TA's > and believe it or not talk with the janitors (they hear more > than they let on!). We have a Mentor system here that seems > to help new incoming teachers alot in our school. > We need good teachers in our area, especially ones that can > speak Spanish/Navajo. I've heard the pay is lousy but the > trade off is spectacular...small town, beautiful scenery, > hiking, biking, camping, rafting. If you are young and do all > that the time off in the summer here is great. If you are > older and don't do all the it is still wonderful here. If you > have to have Malls and Wall Marts and night life other than > star gazing you won't be happy here. Good luck in your > hunt.

Jun 23, 2009

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