Job Outlook in WA? – Teachers.Net (WA Teachers)

Join Teachers.Net

chatboardsgroups

Chatboards

Recent Groups

WA Teachers

MEMBERS

2 Members

+ Join Group

Pinned Posts

ALLAll Teachers

Teachers.Net LIVE CHAT Support group - Tues eve!

Featured Jobs

Full-timeMontessori Teacher

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

TemporaryTeachers, rural schools

Peace River North School District

Full-timeHead Teacher: 2nd/3rd Grades – Mills College Children’s School

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Featured Job special only $39!

https://teachers.net/jobs

Become a Teachers.Net sponsor!

Washington Teachers Chatboard

Job Outlook in WA?

by SoCal Teacher ABC

Mar 15, 2009

I have been looking for full-time work around So Cal for almost two years. With the economy, teacher layoffs, and declining enrollment, it's hard to find anything in CA. I have found work as a sub, but I would like full time work. I have a ton of years experience as a sub in all grade levels K-8 (including special ed). I subbed when I was completing my preliminary credential. I have passed all the required tests, including the CBEST. According to CA, I am highly qualified. I am thinking now about going out of state. I have relatives that live in King County, so, I thought I'd test the waters there. King County is OK, but anywhere in western WA is OK, too.

I will have my Professional Clear Credential by the end of the year. I am authorized to teach ELL (In fact I have been in Newcomers classrooms on several occasions). I am trained in the Read 180 reading intervention program.

I have had several long-term assignments (including one in Read 180) where I prepared all le...See More

Sarsone509 On 3/15/09, SoCal Teacher ABC wrote: > I have been looking for full-time work around So Cal for > almost two years. With the economy, teacher layoffs, and > declining enrollment, it's hard to find anything in CA. I > have found work as a sub, but I would like full time work. > I have a ton of years experience as a sub in all grade &g...See More

Mar 20, 2009

SoCal Teacher ABC br> > I think you would have a good chance of finding work in King > county especially with your ELL background. I would just > start working on applying for a Washington state credential. > You would have to take the Washington state endorsement exam > which cost $130. Google, "OSPI" it is the Washington state > superintendent...See More

Mar 22, 2009

Sone509 On 3/22/09, SoCal Teacher ABC wrote: > >> >> I think you would have a good chance of finding work in King >> county especially with your ELL background. I would just >> start working on applying for a Washington state credential. >> You would have to take the Washington state endorsement exam >> which cost $13...See More

Mar 28, 2009

Yana On 3/28/09, Sone509 wrote: > > > On 3/22/09, SoCal Teacher ABC wrote: >> >>> >>> I think you would have a good chance of finding work in King >>> county especially with your ELL background. I would just >>> start working on applying for a Washington state credential. >>> You would have to ...See MoreOn 3/28/09, Sone509 wrote: > > > On 3/22/09, SoCal Teacher ABC wrote: >> >>> >>> I think you would have a good chance of finding work in King >>> county especially with your ELL background. I would just >>> start working on applying for a Washington state credential. >>> You would have to take the Washington state endorsement exam >>> which cost $130. Google, "OSPI" it is the Washington state >>> superintendent office website which will give a ton of >>> information on getting certified in WA. >> >> Thanks, that sounds encouraging. I'll look into it. I don't look >> forward to having to take more subject matter tests, though. >> >> I don't mind teaching ELL. I had a good time in the Newcomers >> class, and the district where I work has just adopted Hampton- >> Brown's "Avenues" ELD program for all elementary grades at all >> the schools (the EO kids have enrichment during the Avenues >> time) - it's a majority minority district that has large Asian >> and Hispanic populations. >> >> Also, are there districts in King County that have adopted the >> Read 180 program? >> >> What does the enrollment look like for 2009-2010? If California >> is losing enrollment, they have to be going somewhere. >> >> Is Seattle the best place to look for work, or in the outlying >> suburbs or rural areas? >> >> Thanks >> >> I am not familiar with the READ 180 program, and I do think it is > better to try to find work in the King county area, there is also > alot of area counties and many districts to find work. If not the > subsitutes make in some places in western Washington $180 a day. > The work is there...In April there is going to be a teacher career > fair in Tacoma you should look into, and job placement is at a high > rate for those that go there. It is also not just jobs in > Washington but all across the country.

Umm, it looks like Washington State is going to be cutting teaching jobs too by a lot. Our district is cutting - not hiring. I have a friend with a biology cert and ELL cert who is not sure she will be able to get a job. Of course, city schools will offer a better chance - but to be honest you could get that somewhere in California too. Seriously. I heard Washington state is looking at cuts of up to 9000 teachers because of the new budget. If you compare that to our population and do the percentages - we are losing more teaching jobs than California. Sorry to bear the bad news.

Apr 5, 2009

Washington teacher On 4/05/09, Yana wrote: > On 3/28/09, Sone509 wrote: >> >> >> On 3/22/09, SoCal Teacher ABC wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I think you would have a good chance of finding work in King >>>> county especially with your ELL background. I would just >>>> start working on applying for a...See MoreOn 4/05/09, Yana wrote: > On 3/28/09, Sone509 wrote: >> >> >> On 3/22/09, SoCal Teacher ABC wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I think you would have a good chance of finding work in King >>>> county especially with your ELL background. I would just >>>> start working on applying for a Washington state credential. >>>> You would have to take the Washington state endorsement exam >>>> which cost $130. Google, "OSPI" it is the Washington state >>>> superintendent office website which will give a ton of >>>> information on getting certified in WA. >>> >>> Thanks, that sounds encouraging. I'll look into it. I don't look >>> forward to having to take more subject matter tests, though. >>> >>> I don't mind teaching ELL. I had a good time in the Newcomers >>> class, and the district where I work has just adopted Hampton- >>> Brown's "Avenues" ELD program for all elementary grades at all >>> the schools (the EO kids have enrichment during the Avenues >>> time) - it's a majority minority district that has large Asian >>> and Hispanic populations. >>> >>> Also, are there districts in King County that have adopted the >>> Read 180 program? >>> >>> What does the enrollment look like for 2009-2010? If California >>> is losing enrollment, they have to be going somewhere. >>> >>> Is Seattle the best place to look for work, or in the outlying >>> suburbs or rural areas? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> I am not familiar with the READ 180 program, and I do think it is >> better to try to find work in the King county area, there is also >> alot of area counties and many districts to find work. If not the >> subsitutes make in some places in western Washington $180 a day. >> The work is there...In April there is going to be a teacher career >> fair in Tacoma you should look into, and job placement is at a high >> rate for those that go there. It is also not just jobs in >> Washington but all across the country. > > Umm, it looks like Washington State is going to be cutting teaching > jobs too by a lot. Our district is cutting - not hiring. I have a > friend with a biology cert and ELL cert who is not sure she will be > able to get a job. Of course, city schools will offer a better chance - > but to be honest you could get that somewhere in California too. > Seriously. I heard Washington state is looking at cuts of up to 9000 > teachers because of the new budget. If you compare that to our > population and do the percentages - we are losing more teaching jobs > than California. Sorry to bear the bad news.

May 13 == pink slips are due to Washington teachers by this Friday, May 15. It's the worst "reduction in force (RIF)" situation I've witnessed in my 32 years of teaching. The legislature has cut funds to education, reduced teacher pay, increased class sizes to at least 30 - 35 kids per classroom, and they suspended two voter-approved initiatives that were supposed to guarantee cost of living pay increases and protect class size. This is not a good time to find a teaching job in Washington! I assume the "RIF'd" teachers will take any substituting jobs that come up next year. It's a mess!

May 13, 2009

More discussions on the Washington Teachers Chatboard...

English Academy for sale on the coast of Spain.

Survey Help Please

WEST B vs PRAXIS

Thinking about getting a Masters in teaching

Re: Teacher moving from NC to Seattle Area

Back to Washington Teachers Chatboard

Teacher Chatboards

General

Teacher Chatboard

Method & Theory

Grade Levels

- -

Multiage Classroom

Adult Education

Classroom Projects

Arts and Crafts

Read Across America

Travelling Buddies

Learning Centers

States

Teachers Abroad

Australian Teachers

Canadian Teachers

Subject Areas

Foreign Languages

Language Arts Center

Science Teachers

Language Arts

4 Blocks Literacy

6 Traits Writing

Accelerated Reader

Building Blocks (K)

Books & Literature

Creative Writing

Librarian/Media Arts

Reading/Writing

Remedial Reading

Foreign Language

ESL/EFL Teachers

French Teachers

German Teachers

Spanish Teachers

Travel/Study Abroad

Peer Groups

AP/GATE Teachers

Beginning Teachers

Distance Teachers

Department Heads

Library/Media Science

Master Teachers

Mentor Teachers

Retired Teachers

Special Education

Student Teachers

Substitute Teachers

Method & Theory

Beginning Learners

Character Education

Classroom Discipline

Collaborative Learning

Disruptive Students

General Education

Learning Disorders

Learning Research

Lesson Planning

Montessori Method

Motivating Students

Professional Devel

Professional Readings

Staff Development

Standardized Testing

Testing & Grading

Career Center

Continuing Education

National Boards/NBPTS

Hot Topics

Classroom Humor

Healthy Teachers

NCLB/Race to the Top

Teacher Gatherings

Teacher Inspirations

Teacher Recipes

Teacher Social Board

Tech Center

Apple Classroom

Computer Teachers

Educational Software

Internet Security

Library/Media Science

Teaching with PowerPoint

Teacher Video Share

Teaching with the Web

Tech Coordinators

Teachers.Net

Home About Forum Policies Privacy

Resources

Chatboards Lesson Plans Classroom Projects Classified Ads

Follow us...

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mailring

Contacts

Advertising Job Listings Submissions Reprints