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TEACHER MARKETABILITY (2016- 2017) ALEX OLIVER CAREER COACH

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Page 1: Teacher Marketability, 2016-2017

TEACHER MARKETABILITY (2016-2017)ALEX OLIVERCAREER COACH

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OBJECTIVES

Understand what makes a teacher marketable Review effective job search strategies Discuss the so-called ‘Teacher Shortage’ Explore resources and job openings in New Jersey and nationwide Understand current trends in primary and secondary education that impact

marketability Explore related or ‘allied’ fields

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WHAT MAKES A TEACHER MARKETABLE?

What does it mean to be ‘marketable’? What makes a teacher marketable?

Subject area Pedagogy (Portrait of a Teacher) Certifications & specializations Grade level Experience

What kinds of experiences are valuable to a job search?

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HOW DO I CONDUCT A JOB SEARCH?

Soul-searching 101 Researching districts

Setting: urban, suburban, rural, public, private Finance: Socioeconomics, budgets Politics: federal, state, regional Outlook: growth or decay Network with fellow educators Substitute license & fieldwork

Regional & national associations Educational / teacher organizations Grade level & subject area associations

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WHAT DO I INCLUDE / HIGHLIGHT ON MY RESUME?

Education & Certification Relevant experience with teaching and / or children

Tutoring Childcare Coaching Mentoring Fieldwork / internships Counseling Summer camp

Highlight skills of an educational professional What does an ‘ideal’ teacher look like? Portrait of a Teacher

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TEACHER SHORTAGE OR TEACHER FLUCTUATION?

Is there a ‘Teacher Shortage’ in the U.S.? Teacher Shortage Areas, Nationwide Listing - U.S. Dept. of Educations, 2015

Geography Where are there jobs openings? Where am I willing to work?

Subject Area What jobs are currently vacant? What subjects, grade levels, & specializations are in high demand?

The Cycle What is the market cycle? Enrollment numbers as market indicator

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WELCOME TO SCENIC NEW JERSEY

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NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2015 – 2016 BY DISTRICT

1. Asbury Park City2. Atlantic City3. Bridgeton City4. Buena Regional5. Camden City6. City of Orange

Township7. Commercial Township8. Dover Town9. Downe Township10. East Newark Boro

11. East Orange12. Egg Harbor City13. Elizabeth City14. Fairfield Township15. Fairview Boro16. Irvington Township17. Keansburg Boro18. Lawrence Township19. Millville City20. New Brunswick City

21. Newark City22. North Wildwood City23. Passaic City24. Paterson City25. Paulsboro Boro26. Penns Grove-Carney’s

Point Regional27. Perth Amboy City28. Pleasantville City29. Quinton Township30. Salem City

31. Seaside Heights Boro32. Trenton City33. Union City34. Vineland City35. Washington Township36. West New York Town37. Wildwood City38. Woodbine Boro

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NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 – 2017 BY DISTRICT

1. Asbury Park City 2. Atlantic City 3. Bridgeton City 4. Buena Regional 5. Camden City 6. City of Orange

Township 7. Commercial Township 8. Dover Town 9. Downe Township

10. East Newark Boro 11. East Orange 12. Egg Harbor City 13. Elizabeth City 14. Fairfield Township 15. Fairview Boro 16. Irvington Township17. Keansburg Boro 18. Lawrence Township 19. Millville City

20. New Brunswick City 21. Newark City 22. North Wildwood City 23. Passaic City 24. Paterson City 25. Paulsboro Boro 26. Penns Grove-Carney’s

Point Regional 27. Perth Amboy City 28. Pleasantville City

29. Quinton Township 30. Salem City 31. Seaside Heights Boro 32. Trenton City 33. Union City 34. Vineland City 35. Washington Township 36. Wildwood City 37. Woodbine Boro

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NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2015 – 2016 BY SUBJECT

Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary with Subject Matter Specialization English as a Second Language (ESL) Mathematics Science Special Education World Languages

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NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 – 2017 BY SUBJECT

Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary Subject Matter Specialization (All) English as a Second Language (ESL) Mathematics Science (All) Special Education World Languages (All) All Career and Technical Endorsements

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“We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.” – Marcus Aurelius

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GRADE LEVEL SUPPLY & DEMAND

High turnover rate for middle and high schools

Oversupply of elementary educators

Source: Sawchuck (2015)

State Supply Demand Percent Different %Colorado 1,169 1,099 106Connecticut 701 600 117Delaware 373 122 306Illinois 9,982 1,073 930Kentucky 1,275 730 175Louisiana 1,033 650 159Maryland 1,011 723 140Massachusetts 1,175 1,051 112Michigan 2,903 1,227 236Minnesota 1,179 709 166Mississippi 751 660 114New York 6,498 2,800 232Pennsylvania 6,048 1,420 426Tennessee 1,970 1,380 143

Supply and Demand for Elementary School Educators by State

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DEMAND

Over the past decade, K-12 enrollment has largely stagnated In the coming decade, it is estimated 3,000,000+ additional

students will enroll beyond current numbers 145,000 teaching positions were cut over the last few decades Classroom ratio today 16:1 8% attrition rate in workforce, 2/3rd of whom exit before retirement

age

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SUPPLY

Teacher Ed enrollments are down from 691,000 (2009) students per year to 451,000 (2014) That’s 240,000 fewer students per year, a 35% reduction in enrollment Teachers who move around equal between 33% - 50% of labor pool Only 1 in 3 teachers who leave the profession will ever return Source: Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, & Carver-Thomas (2016)

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WHERE IS THE MONEY? SPENDING GAP PER STUDENT IN U.S.D.

Top Five Spenders New York: $19,818 Alaska: $18,175 District of Columbia: $17,953 New Jersey: $17,572 Connecticut: $16,631

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

Five Lowest Spenders Utah: $6,555 Idaho: $6,791 Arizona: $7,208 Oklahoma: $7,672 Mississippi: $8,130

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LIFESTYLE CONSIDERATIONS

Salary: starting, median, high Job Search Intelligence

Housing availability & cost Local amenities Entertainment

“Are you not entertained?!”

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POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Accountability Observations Standardized testing Tenure Budgetary constraints

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ALLIED FIELDS TO CONSIDER

What brought you to Teaching? Educational Products

Publishing Editing Writing

Learning Centers Management Tutors

Childcare Counselling Nonprofit organizations

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QUESTIONS?