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Teachers: when/how to apply for jobs
I'm currently student teaching (just began last week) and will be in the classroom until the end of the school year.
I know that now is the time school districts begin interviewing for fall positions but I haven't seen anything posted in my area. Is it appropriate for me to reach out to principals and drop off resumes in person? I'm curious because I won't have my certification until June.
Re: Teachers: when/how to apply for jobs
Well, here we are in a hiring freeze (in the district I'm in). Even if we were not they still would not be hiring right now. Contracts for current teachers haven't even been sent out and won't until mid-May. In the district I am in they open up the first round of jobs to teachers already within the district. Last year I got my job the week before school started. They hired all the way up until November. But most if not all of these late hires were given non-continuing contracts.
You could still apply for jobs but be prepared to be "looked" over until you have your teaching cert. I'm not sure about the saturation level of teachers in Chicago but in Seattle there are way more teachers than jobs. Good luck!!
On your resume, you can list the date you anticipate having your license.
I am not sure how it works where you live, but jobs aren't released here until April (at the earliest). Principals are just starting to put together their staff lists and still have to figure out where they have needs.
Talk to your principal, university supervisor and mentor teachers to find out when they think jobs might be released.
Good luck to you!
ETA: Like pp said, our district is apparently in a hiring freeze this year as well. You should ask your principal about this and your options as well.
Most of it depends upon laws regarding contract renewals and budgeting. Districts here have until June to renew contracts, so many positions won't be posted until then.
Also, many districts are hesitant to hire before they know for sure how much they will receive from the state financially. Here, that information is released late in the summer.
I wish I had better news for you. It's tough right now in many places. Get yourself on sub lists as a back up and network like crazy. At our school alone, we had 5 teachers go on maternity leave. One of last year's student teachers landed two long-term sub positions. You never know where opportunities lie.
Also, stay in contact with the career services center/director of the education dept. of your university. Sometimes, principals will contact universities directly to inform them of openings.
Good luck!
Here in Florida, schools won't put out next year's vacancies until sometime in April or May. They start interviewing then, and can even still have opening through the beginning of the school year in August.
It definitely can't hurt to speak to the principal at your school now, and maybe he can give you recommendations if there aren't any openings at your current school.
I'm in the CHI suburbs, and many of the districts near me state that we should not send in any paper copies of our resumes. Some districts want only electronic submissions.
we are also in a hiring freeze...our district isnt even holding a job fair this year. but here are some tips:
1. have ur principal observe you
2. become a substitute in multiple districts....get your name out
3. apply and send resumes to the district and principals...again, get your name out there!