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Thinking of moving to Ill
Hello ladies,
My husband and I are thinking of moving to the Peoria area from Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was wondering what the minimum or average teacher salary. Also, what is Peoria like, bigger city, good shopping, types of weather usually up there? Thank you!
Re: Thinking of moving to Ill
Welcome to the boards! Glad to see more interest in the Peoria area. My husband and I have lived in the Peoria area for 2 years now (time flies!). We've rented in 2 apartments and bought a house in East Peoria (closer to work than many places in Peoria) and love it thus far.
To answer a few of your questions:
Peoria has 130,000 people, 300k in the metro area. I would classify it as a medium size city (this coming from a girl who was raised outside DC!). The weather varies- has 4 very distinct seasons. Winters can get quite cold (numerous days under 32 degrees) and we do get a fair amount of snow. Summers can get hot and humid.
Peoria has alot of good shopping and restuarants. Many of your favorite chain stores are out here (Macy's, BBB, Target, Borders, Linens-N-Things, ***'s, Lowe's, Home Depot, PetsMart, Pier One, Ethan Allen, Best Buy, Circuit City). There aren't too many things we don't ahve (Chipotle, Cheesecake Factory, H& M, Don Pablo's and one home decor discount store that is absent from my mind right now).
There are some cute, quaint shops in Peoria Heights, and fine dining downtown and in the Heights. The Metro Centre in Peoria also has some nice shops and is home to a daily farmer's market.
As for teacher salary... I have no clue, as I am not employed in education. District 150 has been going through turmoil, but so do alot of urban school districts. Washington, Morton, Dunlap and Illinois Valley Central seem to be districts that people lean towards.
As a girl from the east coast, I am still surprised to see friendly people around... people wave on the bike trail! One downside is that is it is Illinois... the taxes are high... but to me... the midwest is so affordable!
If you have any more questions, I'm sure us Peoria nesties won't mind to answer. You can also check out Peoria.com - there is an active message board and loads of information there too.
We would be glad to see you on here again if you choose to move to Peoria!
Teacher salaries in illinois are considered public. You can look up each district individually. It also depends on lots of things in the pay scale: masters, additional coursework, years teaching, etc. It varies by district on what it is. As far as jobs, what subject are you teaching? Some are more desirable than others! It takes 5 years to get tenure in almost all districts. If you teach in a private school, you'll have to teach longer to get your public school retirement money (you'd have to set one up yourself if you wanted private for the rest of the years). You'll also have to look into getting certified in Illinois, I know that they can be a lot different possibly tougher.
HTH! I worked in HR for a school district and DH is a teacher