Cincy Mommas: Tell Me about your schools

cooperme2871

I have my certification in Elem. Ed in KY and was told that OH pays much better. If and When I do go back to work, I'm thinking of looking over in OH. DH works over there and if I can make a lot more money, then why not? Can you tell me which school districts are more rural and have any rec's? I have no idea where anything is over in Cincy other than CCHMC, Reds/Bengals stadium, and Rookwood. LOL

kel716

That's what I've heard too..   and I teach in OH. But I don't know what the salary ranges are in KY to compare. 

I will tell you that the job market for teachers in general is amazingly tight (200-500 apps for one job at our high school.... let alone elementary level).  Anyway, anything you can do to add to your resume (intervention specialist, reading specialist, etc..) will greatly help you. 

Anyway, there are lots of districts in SW Ohio that have "excellent" ratings and there are many more great places to work.  You can find the ratings on ODE's website - eg, Mason, Kings, Lakota, Sycamore, Wyoming, Indian Hill, Mariemont, Madeira, Loveland, Milford, Forest Hills, etc...  Pretty much anything on the 275 ring is going to be suburban, and as you work your way towards the city become more urban and the further out becomes more rural.  Anyway, the other thing I would tell you is that just because a district isn't rated "excellent" doesn't mean it's not a good district.  When you're reading to head back to work, get your resume and stuff ready in March and be prepared to wait.  Look into SWOEA's job fair that's usually in late March/April- this will help.  When you find openings, do your research... find out about the community, the school, etc... and that will give you the basic info you need.   Driving around also helps! 

I hope that helps!

klsteele29

kel716:

I will tell you that the job market for teachers in general is amazingly tight (200-500 apps for one job at our high school.... let alone elementary level).  Anyway, anything you can do to add to your resume (intervention specialist, reading specialist, etc..) will greatly help you. 

This is the truth.  I have been out of school for many years and still haven't found a teaching job in a public district.  If you have the time to get something added to your license like PP said that will help you a lot.  Also, if you're able to, take a year to sub because it seems like you really need to know someone (either through subbing, student teaching, or just knowing them personally) to get into a lot of districts and make you stand out.  

Here is a website that has links to all of the districts' web pages in Ohio: https://www.ohioschoolboards.org/ohio-school-districts They're listed in alphabetical order but they do say which county they're in.  I would do a little research on the districts in Hamilton County and see which ones you might be interested in. 

Also, find out now what you would need to do to get your license transferred to Ohio.

Good luck!  I wish there were enough teaching jobs for all of the great teachers out there!