Teaching Jobs in the Denver Area (Boulder, Greeley: middle school, salary, to live)

[ellaphant]

I'm in the process of getting my paperwork together to submit it for my state sub license. I have no clue where to get my fingerprints done! Can someone help me out?

I'm also returning to school in Jan for my teaching license. Already have a degree, just need the post-bac licensure.

Are there any teachers on the board to give me some words of wisdom? It would be very much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Katiana]

My DD had to get fingerprinted to work at a day care. Her employer gave her a list of places, basically police stations and sherriff's departments. Some require appointments. I would call around to those places.

[ellaphant]

Great advice! Went down to the local sheriff's office- no problem!

Thanks!

[Katiana]

Glad to be of help! Good luck!

[mrsj1999]

I'm not from Colorado, but my family & I was there for 5 years. We lived in Aurora and the area where we lived, our children attended Sunrise Elem. It is in Cherry Creek School District. Sunrise is on a year round track system. I loved it because they didn't have very long periods off. If you travel east on Hampden (opposite of the mountains), the homes are very large, new & wonderful neighborhoods. I love Colorado & wished my husband had gotten a good job offer there after retiring from the Navy (Buckley AFB), after 24 yrs of service. Unfortunately, we had to move to CT. Although, the pay scale is a lot more, the cost of living doubled. We would have stayed in CO forever. We can always eventually move back. I hope you'd ask about Cherry Creek School District. We were told by everyone we made the best choice.

[Katiana]

As a teacher, you might want to look at this thread. It explains some of the Colorado education laws.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/denve...nver-area.html

RE: ESL. Here it is called "Enlish Language Learning". The Boulder Valley Schools have a number of ELL students, particularly in central Boulder and Lafayette. Teaching jobs are competitive here, but an ESL master's might be your ticket.

[andyjames]

How's the teaching market in Denver? I teach elementary in California and am thinking about a change...

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by andyjames

How's the teaching market in Denver? I teach elementary in California and am thinking about a change...

Competitive.

[JenG23]

Hello! My husband, 1 year old daughter, and I are relocating to the Denver area next spring. I wondered how the market was for teachers, and if it was really difficult to find a teaching job. I recently applied for a Colorado License with endorsements in Social Studies. I currently hold a Pennsylvania teaching certificate in Social Studies, and I am teaching middle school Social Studies. We are really excited to move to Colorado, but a little clueless about the market for teaching jobs. Thanks!

[Katiana]

There are a number of threads about teaching jobs in Colorado. You could do a search. In summary, they are competitive, meaning many applicants for every opening. You may have exactly what some district is looking for. Good luck!