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I currently live in Asheville and looking for teaching jobs (obviously for next year). Is there any shortage in the Greenville area or other parts of SC?
I would not say that there is a shortage, but there are always openings in the Spring/Summer. The best thing to do, is to keep checking the website and email that Principal immediately that you are interested with your resume attached. That is what I did last year and I was called in for an interview (from MD) and accepted. Good luck!
Depends on what you teach. I moved from my hometown of Greenville because I couldn't get an elementary school job. Even special ed jobs in elementary schools were difficult to obtain. It's been several years since (1994), but I doubt that it's any easier to get an elementary job. It may have changed, but when I lived there, Greenville, SC was the lowest paying in the state. The rural areas of SC paid more to entice people to move there. Greenville didn't have to draw people there, so their salary was lower.
That's why I listed the year--so the OP could decide. However, I didn't move back to SC this summer because I couldn't afford the $12,000 cut in pay (if I did get hired), so the salary issue is still relevant.
My wife is coming in from out of state and applied for and received her South Carolina preliminary license (primary grades), which I believe lasts 3 years. I heard that within those 3 years, she'll need to apply for a permanent license, which will require her to take the Praxis "principles of learning" test. If she passes that, the permanent license will last her 5 more years, during which time she'll need to take several courses, but no further testing.
Does this sound familiar and correct to anyone else?
Bishbash,
I went through a similar situation when I moved to SC from out of state. Lots of jumping through hoops including 4 Praxis tests. Just be patient. I had been out of education for 10 years and with a little review did great on the Praxis tests.
There are lots of teaching jobs in SC compared to other states.
Is it really a bad thing that teachers have to take tests before they actually teach? I wouldn't want to have some homeless high school drop out teaching me in college. That's for sure.
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What about teacher licensing?
I wouldn't want to have some homeless high school drop out teaching me in college. That's for sure.
