Another Denver teaching question... (find a job, school districts, living in)

[misss72]

I've been getting the impression that teaching jobs are pretty tight in Denver these days (though I'm still being optimistic!) I plan to move to Denver next summer and begin teaching in the fall of 2010.

My question is: What are some suburbs near Denver that have good school districts? I'm wondering what other options I might have for working, but still living in Denver. (I'm okay with a commute!)

Thanks!

[Katiana]

I've said this many times over: apply to every district that has an opening in your specialty. Don't worry about the "best" districts. The job situation in teaching is very competive here. There are many threads about this. Do a search.

[ellaphant]

I second what Katiana said. Teachers in the 'best' school districts don't want to leave. Once teachers are in, they retire from those positions, and when other teachers *think* someone may be retiring, they start planting the 'I want that job' a year before. It's VERY hard to find a job in those districts. The best thing to do is just to apply everywhere and see what happens.

[rebagirl]

Another thing to keep in mind is that the process for obtaining a CO teaching license is quite long. I began the process last November and finally received my license in February. There are many steps involved that are very time-consuming, so start now.

Currently it is very difficult to find teaching positions anywhere--even substituting. Many districts are having to downsize, and those that are let go are now being hired as subs. I'm also hearing that there are thousands of applicants for just a handful of jobs.

Hopefully, things will look up by next fall. Good luck to you.