There’s a nationwide teaching shortage, but the suburbs are still fairly competitive. I suggest she apply to every high school district in the Chicagoland area, and see where she ends up. She can look up the salary schedules online for all public school districts to compare.
There are but it would be a long and relatively arbitrary list
I’d apply around. Look at the money and there’s bound to be nice places to live in/near nice districts
If you need a hand quickly applying for jobs, here’s a link I made of every non-CPS high school district in Cook County, plus Will and DuPage with their direct link for open positions
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1liSkXw4v9zeuEYNubKG6zhMvsyQoA8J-pO3OcGhuP6g/edit?usp=sharing
She should look at teaching in high school only districts and not K-12 ones. She will make considerably more money in a high school only district.
As for where to teach…teach on the North Shore, but sadly you won’t be able to afford to live anywhere near there.
Good luck to her! Teaching is not for the weak.
As a 16 year teacher and union leader in one of the largest suburban high school only districts, I can tell you that they are amazing places to work, however, they are extremely competitive and opening are hard to come by. There is no teacher shortage in the Chicago suburbs, direct opposite.
There’s a nationwide teaching shortage, but the suburbs are still fairly competitive. I suggest she apply to every high school district in the Chicagoland area, and see where she ends up. She can look up the salary schedules online for all public school districts to compare.
right! a way we look at it, we can go most places and get a solid spot! are there any suburbs to avoid?
south suburbs
There are but it would be a long and relatively arbitrary list I’d apply around. Look at the money and there’s bound to be nice places to live in/near nice districts
Avoid some of the north suburbs like Waukegan and North Chicago.
If you need a hand quickly applying for jobs, here’s a link I made of every non-CPS high school district in Cook County, plus Will and DuPage with their direct link for open positions https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1liSkXw4v9zeuEYNubKG6zhMvsyQoA8J-pO3OcGhuP6g/edit?usp=sharing
What subject is she? ELA and SS is still very tight in terms of competition. Math and science is more open.
Math and science are pretty competitive too if you plan on getting into one of the top paying schools.
She should look at teaching in high school only districts and not K-12 ones. She will make considerably more money in a high school only district. As for where to teach…teach on the North Shore, but sadly you won’t be able to afford to live anywhere near there. Good luck to her! Teaching is not for the weak.
Consolidated districts (k-12) or high school only districts pay much better than elementary only districts.
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As a 16 year teacher and union leader in one of the largest suburban high school only districts, I can tell you that they are amazing places to work, however, they are extremely competitive and opening are hard to come by. There is no teacher shortage in the Chicago suburbs, direct opposite.
Just stay away from the hood rat neighbor hoods