School psychologist looking for dry heat (San Diego, San Francisco: school districts, organic, live)
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They do have vacancies most years, but for some reason, do not advertise these on edjoin. There is always turnover at San Diego Unified. They used to pay abysmally low, but brought their salary scale up a bit in the past four or five years for school psychs.
I saw no psych vacancies while I worked there, but if they did become open, the job was probably already "wired." With that district, it's not what you know, it's who you know. And there's lot of nepotism and favortism (and some discrimination) there.
In case Aaron wants to consider SD Unified, here is the direct link: https://sdcsjob1.sandi.net/sdusdjobs1/
but there are no school psych openings at the moment. The current budget deficit for the district is $87 million. That's a chunk of change.
Are you sure about those day temps? Here are the normals for San Diego\ Lindbergh Field & Rancho Santa Fe [about 5 miles inland]:
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It actually averages in the mid 60's right along the coast & near 70F inland during winter in the San Diego area.
Yeah, perhaps my estimate was a little low--more like in the 60s, with some dips into the 50s and 70s here and there. I live in Mission Valley (zip 92108) and someone in my actual neighborhood has a weather tracking device that is tied to wunderground.com, so I check the temp often.
No offense but that site you linked to just has a 'blurb' about the weather, with no actual statistics. I would suggest looking at the historical data on Weather Underground for a more accurate picture. FYI--the marine layer on the coast works both ways in that it cools during the summer and warms in the winter--usually the inland areas are actually colder than the coast during the winter months.
The Princeton, NJ area is actually more expensive than most of San Diego. I am shocked you have an apartment for $495, is it in Trenton?
I fortunately found a nice older couple who let me rent a room in their house in Lawrenceville (north of Trenton). Other options I've found are more in the $600 to $1000 range.
Snort, thank you for that link. It's great to talk with other education personnel. Before I can apply for any jobs, I have to complete a one year internship. I'm fairly optimistic that I can find a field site in San Diego that will allow me to intern. The next question is could I find a paid internship? There are no paid internships in New Jersey, so most school psych majors here go to New York or Pennsylvania.
A major concern for me is access to local foods. I'm ok with it coming from upstate, but I want fresh, organic produce and dairy. One concern is that San Diego may not have enough farming around it to offer that?
oh, SD is a raw and vegan foods mecca. It's California, after all.
Any of the metro areas of CA will be the best in the country for local foods, to be honest.
I grew up in the north east,and also lived a few years in boulder and a few in missoula, along with sfo and SD. CA by far has the most extensive and constant, year round access to local, organic and specialty foods. Better than Boulder, even. I have no idea why you would think SD would not have enough farms. there are several-it's not the kind of growing climate as upstate new york; it's true that it's drier. But it's a mediterranean climate, and SD grows in line with this climate. SD has dozens of weekly farmer's markets, and the only area of the US where I have seen better quality and quantity has been northern CA-mendocino and sonoma.
This is a non-issue for you, in terms of anywhere in CA. Trust me.
Frankly, phoenix is good for this, as well. It's close to so cal and alot of grown in the inland desert area of so cal.
I also suggest you google the People's food co-op in san diego. It has been a fixture in the ocean beach community for 40 yrs or so. It's a large and fantastic co-op. In fact, sometime sthey sell avocado and citrus from their members backyards, on small scale, in addition to the larger local farms. SD's growing is largely in the escondido/fallbrook area. Be Wise Ranch is one of the better known growers.
If you want dry heat, go inland-el cajon, escondido, poway, etc.
SD coastal can have moisture and is not super dry-only about a month per year is usually very warm [ie, above 90],and the ocean brings moisture.
I mean, SD is dry enough for me! But since you are looking for vegas type of dry heat, I say go inland. This week, we have had a few days of high 50's weather; i am 3 miles from the coast in SD. Average SD temps are low 70's-mild but not hot.
I recommend the coachella valley,too-as far as scouting out potential places. Otherwise, Tucscon sounds like a great match for you, actually.
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Yeah, perhaps my estimate was a little low--more like in the 60s, with some dips into the 50s and 70s here and there. I live in Mission Valley (zip 92108) and someone in my actual neighborhood has a weather tracking device that is tied to wunderground.com, so I check the temp often.
No offense but that site you linked to just has a 'blurb' about the weather, with no actual statistics. I would suggest looking at the historical data on Weather Underground for a more accurate picture. FYI--the marine layer on the coast works both ways in that it cools during the summer and warms in the winter--usually the inland areas are actually colder than the coast during the winter months.
I don't recommend that we get into a link war over weather. It's been done before on this forum, with little use to anyone.
Bottom line: We LIVE here. We live it day in and day out. i've lived in SD for 8 yrs. It's not a dry desert heat like vegas or phx. period. Except for inland and ocassionally on the coast, in the mid to late summer. The rest of the year, we can safely put the 'average' in the low 70's. But you will not get 7 months of summer in SD, like you do in AZ. At all. Not even close.
Yeah, perhaps my estimate was a little low--more like in the 60s, with some dips into the 50s and 70s here and there. I live in Mission Valley (zip 92108) and someone in my actual neighborhood has a weather tracking device that is tied to wunderground.com, so I check the temp often.
No offense but that site you linked to just has a 'blurb' about the weather, with no actual statistics. I would suggest looking at the historical data on Weather Underground for a more accurate picture. FYI--the marine layer on the coast works both ways in that it cools during the summer and warms in the winter--usually the inland areas are actually colder than the coast during the winter months.
Scan down the weather page of current conditions & the monthly averages are listed. Here are the monthly [Dec\Jan\Feb] winter averages.
San Diego: 66.3F\ 65.8F\ 66.3F
Rancho Santa Fe: 69.2F\ 68.5F\ 69.4F
You are correct that nights are warmer the closer one is to the Pacific Ocean.
* I want dry heat. I loved the weather in Las Vegas.
* I eat all organic vegetables (most here in Jersey come from Cali!) and buy dairy products from local farmers. I also would like to have my own garden.
* I am very laid back.
* I have no interest in TV, movies, music, sports,, or much of the typical US entertainment. I like meditation, relaxing, gardening, reading, swimming, etc.
* I suppose you could call me conservative. I follow all laws (speed limit too), though I am liberal in terms of accepting all people. I am not religious.
* I prefer good school districts since I will be working there.
What are your thoughts? Is San Diego the place for me? If not, do you have another recommendation? I considered San Francisco, but I'm concerned about the costs as well as the cold weather.
Thanks! (You may see me posting in many other city forums)
This sounds like Encinitas and the surrounding area. I actually know a school psychologist in the Del Mar district. Although they had over 10 years experience before getting this position.
In any case, the higher humidity is not like the east coast humidity, it doesn't stick to you as easily. So higher humidity numbers are not comparable. You can go inland around 10 miles or so if you want higher temps.
You can directly go to local farms to buy, aside from farmer's markets, and you can subscribe to CSA's to get farm "deliveries."
Wow. Thanks for the in depth posts regarding food and weather. The more I read and learn about San Diego, the more I feel that it would be perfect for me. It seems like Escondido's school district would be a good one to start with.
As for the weather, I actually think I would prefer the more mild climate many of you are describing. I want the dry heat, but I also think the 100-110 degree days I experienced in Vegas and Las Cruces are out of my league. 60-70-80 of dry heat or mild humidity would be perfect. I actually love the idea of 50 degree nights, as I run every early in the mornings.
I have a year to investigate. Thanks again, everyone.
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Here are the normals for San Diego\ Lindbergh Field & Rancho Santa Fe [about 5 miles inland]:
