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Old 02-06-2008, 11:00 AM
 
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My husband is getting a new job in Chicago. I am a special education resource teacher with 4 years experience. What is my chance of getting a sped job in the suburbs (Naperville, Downer's Grove)?
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Old 02-06-2008, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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My understanding is that special ed teachers are always in high demand.
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Old 02-06-2008, 05:32 PM
 
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Probably pretty good. Special Education is in high demand and 4 years experience makes you marketable, but not yet too expensive. There should be postings soon, but you can start those online applications anytime you want. Remember to save your answers to the essay questions somewhere in a WORD file so you can copy and paste. The same questions are repeated by many different districts.
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Old 02-06-2008, 07:54 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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You should look into Little Friends
Little Friends, Inc. - Home (http://www.littlefriendsinc.org/home.asp - broken link)
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:38 AM
 
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Thank you so much for the helpful information. In Nebraska, most schools post and hire by January so positions don't go unfilled.
Anyone have recommendations on schools/districts to apply to?
Is it true if you teach for CPS you must by a house in the city limits?
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:59 AM
 
Location: Hollywood/Brookfield, IL
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Is it true if you teach for CPS you must by a house in the city limits?
If you teach for CPS you must live in Chicago, yes.
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Old 02-07-2008, 08:51 PM
 
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Check the vacancy lists on the county websites:

Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education > Home
DuPage Regional Office of Education
Lake County Illinois Regional Office of Education

Other links are on the Dupage site for Kane County and other areas.

Teaching salaries can be compared at The Champion - Education Issues and School Reform
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Old 02-08-2008, 11:17 AM
 
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Hi, I'm not sure about Naperville, Downers Grove, but I know a great special school in the burbs called Elim Christian School. It is located in Palos Heights and I know first hand that the staff are wonderful and the programs very good, plus they have been expanding so perhaps there are vacancies. I am a therapist live in Palos Park (awesome area) which is 10 min tops to Elim and our metra station is 2 min walk away taking +/-30min to downtown (perhaps your husband will be working downtown?). Here is their website Elim Christian Services + Moving Beyond.... You should check out our area for homes too. Good Luck!!
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Old 04-16-2010, 10:04 AM
 
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If you're interested in working for Chicago, you may be able to apply for a waiver of the residency requirement if you are a sped teacher:


Exemptions to the Residency Policy for Special Needs Areas

Newly hired teachers of the CPS for the 2009 - 2010 school year and who are certified/endorsed in subject areas deemed special needs may apply for a waiver to the residency policy, provided they are hired to teach in a special needs area of education. Such individuals must complete and submit applications for exemptions to the residency policy within 31 calendar days of their dates of hire. If granted, exemptions will be valid for three (3) academic years after the employee's date of hire and may be renewed for subsequent three (3) year periods, provided that the employees continue to be employed in a special needs position.

The current areas of education assessed as special needs are:
  • Special Education Teachers
  • Mathematics Teachers
  • Science Teachers
  • Librarians
  • Guidance Counselors
  • School Nurses
  • Reading Teachers
  • Bilingual Teachers
  • Physical Education Teachers
  • School Psychologists
  • Speech Pathologists
  • ROTC
  • Sign Language Interpreters
  • Occupational & Physical Therapists
  • Health Service Nurses
  • World Language (Exclusively: Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Latin, Farsi)


Residency Requirement
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Old 04-16-2010, 11:53 AM
 
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I think I just read that the state legislature overruled Chicago and no longer requires CPS teachers to reside in the city limits.
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