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Old 02-27-2007, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Northern Virginia, Alexandria
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We are considering moving to East TN or Middle TN in Late Spring 08. I am a teacher and would be looking for a teaching job around the Knoxville area or outside. Are teaching jobs hard to get? I am currently certified PK-6 in Virginia and 1-8 in Maryland. I have taught K for the last 3 years. Thanks for any help!
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Old 02-27-2007, 02:08 PM
 
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We are considering moving to East TN or Middle TN in Late Spring 08. I am a teacher and would be looking for a teaching job around the Knoxville area or outside. Are teaching jobs hard to get? I am currently certified PK-6 in Virginia and 1-8 in Maryland. I have taught K for the last 3 years. Thanks for any help!
Knox County is a large school district, over 50,000 students, it shouldn't be too difficult to get a teaching job here. Oak Ridge schools pay the most, but there's usually a pretty long waiting list of those who want to teach there.

Keep in mind that U.T. has a gigantic school of education which churns out hundreds of potential teachers, so there could be some stiff competition for teaching jobs around here. But even with that, I understand the system is large enough that you shouldn't have any problems finding a job.

On a side note: when I lived in Memphis, I became quite familiar with the Memphis school sytem which is something like the 10th largest in the country (over 110,000 students). At any give time of the year they had HUNDREDS of openings, they also pay the highest in the state. But because the schools there are so lousy, they just couldn't keep teachers. So when I moved to Knoxville I was surprised (pleasantly) to see that they don't have problems retaining teachers here; the school system is good, and the students are good.

Good luck!
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Old 03-02-2007, 07:16 PM
 
Location: at the foot of my mountain
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Default What's your degree?

Elementary ed is competitive everywhere. Do you have at least a Masters? We are the home of UT and all education majors over the last several years (more than a decade or two) have at least a Masters. Many have an Ed.S., as well.
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Old 03-03-2007, 03:49 AM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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Yes. Between the fact that there are tons of UT grads and that the teachers in Knox County never want to leave their positions, there are rarely any openings. Right now I see one position open for speech, one for special education and more than one for elementary Spanish teachers. That is the most that I have ever seen. Usually there are NO openings.
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Old 03-03-2007, 08:09 PM
 
Location: at the foot of my mountain
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Default Note:

The reason you don't see positions on the Knox County website most of the year is b/c positions after the first of the school year are considered temporary/interim and are not listed at the website. You can, however, apply to be part of the "applicant pool" at any time and THEN you are called with any openings. They are there -- just not advertised.
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Old 03-04-2007, 08:26 AM
 
Location: FL
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I have actualld read on a Tenn teachers website that if you have more experience and all of these extra degrees, that you have a chance of NOT being hired because they would have to pay you more than someone else. One of my reasons on waiting for my masters, in case I move to Tenn!
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Old 03-05-2007, 07:23 PM
 
Location: at the foot of my mountain
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Smile Hmmm...

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I have actualld read on a Tenn teachers website that if you have more experience and all of these extra degrees, that you have a chance of NOT being hired because they would have to pay you more than someone else. One of my reasons on waiting for my masters, in case I move to Tenn!
I've not found that to be true. Most all experience I've had is that with NCLB and the need for a better educated youth overall, most educational systems are very open to teachers with advanced degrees.
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:11 AM
 
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I am an Ed. Specialist for Head Start (early childhood ed.) since Tenn. is getting a wave of pre-K grants, they really need teachers with a pre-k endorsement. Fun and the money is good.
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Old 03-28-2007, 06:06 PM
 
Location: Northern Virginia, Alexandria
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I have a BS in El Ed and 12 graduate credits in reading. I also have been working for the last three years in a high ESL populated school, so I have great experience teaching non english speaking student. Under my Virginia and Maryland teaching licenses I am considered "Highly Qualified" according to NCLB. I'll keep my options open, I don't have to work right away when I get down there, I'll probably sub for a while and see what it leads to.
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Old 03-29-2007, 07:10 AM
 
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There is a high demand for ESL teachers (especially in the Loudon Co./Lenoir City area--just 20 miles from Knoxville)-- I would check this out.
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