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I DOCUMEOT.RESUME ED 205',481 SP 018 572 TITLE Directory of Teacher Plicement Services in-the United States an'd Territories. THSTITUTIOM Michigan State Dept. of Educaticin, Lansing. PUB DAT! Jun 81 NOT! _11p. EDRS PRItE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Elementary Secondary Education: Higher Education: *Information Services: *State Agencies: Teacher Certification: *Teacher Employment: *Teacher Placement ABSTRACT In April, 1981, a survey was distributed to state agencies responsible for teacher certification'and placement in each of the states and territories (District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). This document refleCts the status of placement services (for'elementarv, secondary, and higher education levels) in each of the respective states andterritories. AddreSses of contact agencies are proyided for the states that- maintain. placement services; and information is given on hiring practices, issuance of vacancy lists, and other practices, requirements, and services of the state placement agencies. MI ti a 10. ********,**************,******le*;*********14*********************** *- Reproductions 'suppli'ed by EDRS are the bestAhat.cah be made , 'from the origInal AOcumen't: :.*4ii**.lii***,4*4*************,**4t**************O********** rt DIRECTORY OF TEACHER 'PLACEMENT' SERVICES IN ,THE UNITED _STATES AND TERRITORTES 0 Michigan Depgrtment of Education Teacher Preparation and Certification U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Pr(This document has been. reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. U Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinionaltated a, this docu- ment do not necessarily roomer); official NIE position or policy. .- , a June 1 981 . yr "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS ' MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY r 30visis-vok TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER 1ERIC)." IN,TROD1CTION O TeaXcher supply and demand is increasingly becoming a major concern across the country. knumber of states are \experiencing severe lay-offs andAt the name time'other states have extreme,shortages, ,particularly in cert&Ln subject aveas. This imbalancersyggests . a need to provide information to prospectivt employers and teachers regarding the availability of teacher placement services across the country. #Wr ( ! , On April 25, 1981, a survey was distributed to state agencies responsible for teacher certification in, each of tRi states -and territories. Responseswere received dire6tky from 'all of the state agencies, Ow thAs docUment accurately reflects the status -.4 . of,placemenit serOices in each of the respective states and' , territories. For further infolon,'contact the individual state agency indicated in the document. . 7,r a Robert .A.` Roth, Director Teacher Preparation and Certification Michigan DepartMent of Education -11 Teacher PlaceMent Servicee4n The States (SurVey-Condutted April 1981) ALABAMA Operates a Teacher Placement Service, Room 356, State Office Building, Montgomery; Alabama 361301 'After=contacting the above address they will send a person an applicationto complete. Applications are kept on file. and maAled to -superintendents twice a year -Also, superintendents call the service if they are in need of teachers.' They do not publish a vacancy-list. 40) : ALASKA,- They Department of Education does not provide a placement service. Individuals are advised to apply directly to each district for-vacancies. The addresses s of Alaska's fifty-two school districts'are in the Alaska School 'Directory available from the state agency at: .State of Alaska, Department of Education State Officejhalding; Pouch_F,,Juneau,.,Alaska 99811. .Placement. infOrmation'is-alsoavailable by writing to: Universityof Alaska, Placement . - Services., Seventh FlOor, Gruening Building,' Fairbanks, Alaska 99701. ARIZONA - The Certification office does not provide any placement service. Application for eniployment should be made directly to individual school district offices. . ARKANSAS - Does not maintain a central placement service; CALIFORNIA - Has no placeinent,servtce. A person can request a list of California County Superintendent of Schools by writing, to the State of California, Department of Education-,-Persopnel and Training Office, 721 Capitol Mall, Room 106, Sacramento, California 95814. COLORADO - Has no central teacher placement service. Jobs are listed through college placement services and with individual district personnel offices. CONNECTICUT - Vacancy List for Teachers and Administrators in the Olblic elementary and secondary schools'will be published and released on the/1-5th of each month, JANUARY thru SEPTEMBER 1981. It should be noted that the vacancies are frequently; listed in other publications. Therefore, the position may have been already filled. Consequently,'applicants should contact and apply directly to the Superintendent of Schools in the town in which the vacancy appears. For a lit of superintendents,'write to the State of Connecticut, State Department Of Education, Box 2219, Hartford, Connecticut 06115. If you wish to have future vacancy lists sent to you, please send to the above address-a 4 x 9k business self - addressed . stamped envelope for each month. Do not send for more than one month at a time. Due to the number of envelopes received we are unable to maintain them for the following month. Applicants applying are urged to be sure that they are certified or eligible for CERTIFICATION IN CONNECTICUT for the position. Certification information may be obtained from the Office of Teacher Certification, P. O. Box 2219, Hartford,, Connecticut 06115. '1 - . DELAWARE Does not have atgacher placement service, however, for a list of -.school districts and their superintendents contact_Ithe State of Delaware, Department of Public Instruction, the Townsend Building, Dover, Delaware l9901 FLORIDA Priority in filling vacan ies will be given to those personi who haire applied for Florida certification4n their areas of preparation and competency. It is strongly recommended that certi cation be obtained prior to applying for a position in Florida. Contact Dr. Ga ield Wirson;Teacher Certification:Knott Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, f r application forms and information on Florida certification requirements. Upon receipt of your Florida certifi- cation, then contact the district office,in the_ county in which you wish employment. Employment is handed at the local level. No state personnel placement office exists for district vacancies. GEORGIA - A teacher seeking employment in Georgia'may contact either the individual school systems or Dr. Julia Elfman, Consultant, Teacher Recruitment,; 302 State Office Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. A list of superintendents with addresses of school systems will be provided upon request. In addition, Job Fairs are held periodically where prospective teachers can meet super- intendents and personnel directors. Lists of' ailable teachers are shared periodically with school systems giving teacher' names, addresses and field of certification. :. . HAWAII - Does not-maintain a placement service. It his, a-single unified public school system. For information concerningcertific ation requirements and staff selection procedure, write to the State (7) '*awAiU Department of Education, Office of Personnel Services, P, 0. Box 2 6(, #6AoluIu, Hawaii 96804. IDAHO - The Idaho Department of Employment (lob Sery ), -ters a state- wide Teacher Placement Service through individual Job\Ser ice offices throughout the state. Each elementary and secondary schoo teaching position that is listed with these offices is automatically placed o \a,mastgr listing for the entire state which is updated and printed on a regular hadrits. We do of create an on oin mailin: list for this master listin , but we will send the most current listing upon request. We do not keep resume fileon teaching applicants. Idaho residents should file an application at their local Job Service office. Out-of-state applicants should apply directly to the school district, and are asked to inform superintendents that position iniumation was received from the state Job. Service when applying for positions on.the attached listing. Contact the Department of Employment, State. of Idah Teacher Placement Service, Box 35, 1175 South Orchard, Boise, Idaho 8 3 35 -for registration forms. ILLINOIS - Has a placement section within their Office of Education, A vacancy list is published and mailed to registrants, however, in order to receive it, a self-addressed 9 x 12 manila envolope with $.40 postage affixed x must be sent to the Springfield address by the first of each month. For completebinforMationron registration and 'the vacancy list contact the Illinois Office of Education, Certification and Placement Section, 100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777. INDIANA - Please be advised that this office does not have Teacher Placement Service. The only Teacher Placement Service for Indiana is through the Employment Security Department, Room 100, 10 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. .; IOWA.°, Job Service of Iowa ,offers the facilities of their professional placement Unit to those individuals seeking teaching-positions; Out of state ,applicants seeking teaching jobs in Iowa should "visit their neaiestEmployment Service-Office in their State,-and request that a "Clearance Application" be extended to Iowa through'the.U.. S. Department of Labor's inter-State Cleaiance System, If &vacancy exists, the office will notify the app ant.' No iacancy list is published. AnOtherAob source is the Sunday-edition o the Des Moines Register. Numerous schooliliatricts advertise in the newspape Contact Iowa Department of-Job Service, 1000 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, . Iowa 50319. KANSAS - Has no teacher placement. agency. .Contact.the OffiCe of the' / Commissioner, Kansas State Department.of Education, Kansas State Educatidh 1207East Tenth Street, Topeka, Kansas 66612, for a list, of school districts. and their superintendents. All of the State.universities and private colleges maintain their own teacher placement service. Contact the Office of the Commissioner for a list. Contact Mr. Jim Richardson, .Tch Resources, Department of Human Repourced, 401 Topeka, Topeka, Kansas '66603, for a list of vacancies. - KENTUCKY - Has a listing servicefor.teachers and other school personnel whb hold a valid Kentudky certificate. COntact theDivision of Teacher Education'and Certification, 1820 Capitol Plaza Tower, Frankfort, KentuCky 40601. A'person can file a, placement information fo while a certificate application is pending and then be placed on, the available teacher list when certificatidn'hqs been issued. 00001."' "41*X .LOUISIANA - Has a referral service, Appl complete ap The teacher's application is filed in thi office and ng superintendent's request for a teacher certified in a particular area, a copy of all applications are forwarded to him. Codtact the State Department of Education, Bureau of Higher Education and Teacher Certification, P. O. Box 44064, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Also available from arta' office'ls a list containing names and addresses of the-par superUitendents. MAINE -.Hasia teacher's reiistration bureaii that charges a 5.00. In ordet to use it, a person must be certifiable in Maine. plete information write to Teacher Certification and Placement, State tment of Educational and Cultural Services, August', Maine 04333. MARYLAND - Neither the Department of Education or the Maryland State Employment Service provides a central placement. service for teachers. MASSACHUSETTS - Operates a placement service with an annual fee. Publishes a - vacancy list bi-monthly that is mailed to registrants., Contact the Placement Service, Bureau of Teacher Certification, 31 St. James AvenUe, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. Another.job source is the Division'Of Employment Security Professional JobService.Center, 4000-2 Trotten Pd. Rd., Waltham, Massachusetts 02154. They publish a vacancy list.that is mailed quarterly to all registrants. , MICHIGAN r The Michigan Department,of,EAnc4ion does not op rate a placement .ffervice nor does it, publish' a dfrectoryof-Michigan school d stricts 'A completedirectory of Michigan sehooe l. districts is availae-by sending` $6.00. to: Mithigan EducatiOn, Directory, 925 E. Kalamazoo A enuei Lansing, Michigan 48912. -MINNESOTA - Maintains an educator's placement service wit fee:. N A bi-Weekly vacancy 1 st is. published and mailed,.o -rone-page appiicItion form m st be completed. Contadt Dr. Manager,Personnel Licens.i,p and Placement, State Departme capitol Square Building;-550 Cedar, Street, Se. Paul, Minne . y MISSISSIPPI - Reports that teacher plauMent is at an all- im$ 1pw;due to the fact that the supply exceeds .he demandat the presenp time The \ placement service in the MissiasiPpi State Department'of Education does not function-becauseAhool.superintendenta do not.list vaCani es. They prefsr 'to pick and chooae, om frthe,applicants that contact them. MISSOURI .- The-Mi souriXdViaion of EmploiMent:!Security, 21 E JeffersW4ty, ssouti 65i01,'rep9rts:thatthey provid pla .0-:..gelOiera.0 same basis as any oer professional a plic yearly enrollMent 11 registrants. A eorge B. Droubiet . t of Education, ota 55101. ....;?eba-ar0,1yt,-- e on micro=fiche in each' Missouri Job Servi , available, .-fOr apptisOts to%aeer-, They state a person sho tt_thelob SerViei?Office where work is wanted. Contact A0-6$,:fiii:'.. OITANA7,DOes ma*ntain a teacher placement service. Fo procedures cotOact"the Teacher Placement Section, Emplo io Divisn =Box 1728, Helena, Montana 59624, *- 4 %;;--'''. ----_>,--NEBRASKA.- The, Nebraska Departmeritlaf ducation does not ---;,:,--'Placement DiviSion however... place nt s vices are Avails followini&institutions of highe , . . . . . Director Teacher Placement Office: il educition. Address in 44, University of Nebraska - Henzlik Hall Lincoln, Nebraska :685,88 a ft tniversity of Nebraska - 60th. & Dodge Streets Omaha, Nebraska 68182 PeruState College, Peru, Nebraika 68421 Wayne State College Wayne,NNebraska 68787 Yaarne State College Kearney, Nebraska 688474,v2- , Vf thadtmd State College `Chadron; Nebraska 69337 coln ast Division, cement services. ant. Teaching e Office and are ld send a resume boVe address for lk tequirements and ent Security operate a Teacher le through the iries as follows: A NEVADA'- Does not have a teacher placemen t service within their State Department of.EducatiOn.. NEW HAMPSHIRE - Doe not operate a formal teacher-placement service. The New Hampshire Deparpent Of.EmployMent,Security, however,. does list teacher' openings in state employment offices in the state plub.aelected offices in Vermont, Main, and Massachusetts. For information contact the New Hampshire. Department of.EmplOymentSecuritY, 317,Lincoln Street, Mane ester, New Hampshire 03103.., For certification requirements write o the Directors, df Teacher Education and Profession.l Standards; State Repart t pf*Education?' 410 StateHouse. Annex, Concord, pew Hampshire 03301.- I NEW JERSEY - Be advised that Nevi Jersey no longer operat. s a placement service for teacheiatheough the New Jersey JobService. The Division of Field Services prints an annual "Sot; Locator Report" which is available upon request. However, those who inquire-to this Bureau are routinely advised to contact :local districts. Cont uY Departments of Education no longer produee-listings . of Openings either. ,1EW MEXICO - The State Department-of Education does not have a Teacher Placement Bureau, as such, but-merely gives a "locator service." The department sends a list of school districts to interested people. For complete information contact Gertrude Rarick, Te?cher LoCator Service, State Of New MeAls9, DeOartmbn;,of Education, Education Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503. NEW YORK - Does not operate ae -placement service specifically ft teachers. NORTH CAROLINA - Does not have a teacher placement division, and there is no current demand or need for this service in North Carolina. .NORTH DAKOTA -'Operates 'a teacher.placement service. There is no fee. A weekly acancy list is published and mailed to registrants. Resumes are maint ified on the people using the serv4ce. For, registration forms contact Job Service North Dakota, Teacher Placement Service,,,P. O. Box 609 Mandan, North Dakota 58554. - OHIO - According to the Assistant Director, Division of Teacher Education and Certification, Ohio does not have a state teacher placement service. Ohio ? Education Association will hold a Teacher Placement Fait July 29, 1981. OKLAHOMA - Operates a teacher placemept service that publishes a monthly vacancy list for higher education positions. To register and establish a credential file contact the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Teacher Placement Service and Clearinghouse for Higher Education, 919 NW 23rd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106. .OREGON'- Tife StaCe of Oregon.does not 'have a governme9t .supported teacher placement arvice. , . , . -. PENNSYLVANIA - Mies net Have a teacher pl'Aceirient service. RHODE ISLAND'- Does not maintaih a teacher placement service. In seeking emgloyment in Rhode'Island, a'person has to contact each'individual superintendent's office. For a list of superintendents, write to Teacher: Education and Certification, epartment of Education, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RHode.I.sland 02 . . SOUTH CAROLINA - Has no central placement agency for educators, however, this service is currently being developed. Write to the addressbelowjer . current status of the placement service at the time you are applying. S Mrs. Jo Ann Kerry Office,jef Research. State/Department of Education 1429 Senate g Columbia, South Carolina 29201 O SOUTH DAKOTA - Operates a teacher placement service.. A weekly vacancy list is'mailed to all registrants. Registrants must complete a Membership card which consists of-a brief personal record, education form, teaching experience and a minimum of.two and a maximum of four nori-confidential recommendations. Also a "Release" which'gives the agency legal permission to send or show credentials to hiring'officials. No fee is charged. For registration information contact thereacher Placement Center, Job Service Division, South Dakota Department of.Labor, 607 North"Fourth Street, Box 1730, Aberdeen, South DatOtt 57401. For registration inforwation contact Mr. Ray Novak, Teacher Placement Center. TENNSSEE - Tennessee does not have a placement office. You will need to contact the individual Superinlendent for employment. TEXAS Has a teacher registration service operated by the Texas State Teacher's Association, 315 West Twelfth Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Applications from out-of-state non-members are accepted. Contact the Association,- Registration is available to the_following at no cost: (1) Members of TSEA and (2) Members of TSTA. There iS a $30.00 fee'for non-member teachers in Texas who are not currently engaged in teaching. For complete information contact the above'address. UTAH - Offers a limited teacher placement service. Publishes a monthly vacancy list that is mailed to individuals using the service.. Contact the Division of Staff Development, Utah State Board of Education, 250 East Fifth South, Salt Lake City,. Utah 84111, for details. 9 . - VERMONT - The Vermont Job Service does not operate a teacher placement-service per se. We do operate a statewide"Job Bank system which contains openinga listed with uh by Vermont employers U:hiding school districts. Each day our local offices receive a micro-fiched Job Bank listing ad well as a printout of available educational openings. These placement tools-are available only for applicants, who are physically in our offices. While we do acceptmiiil,requesta for applications, we prefer to have the applicant visit -his /her local State Job Service and complete an application form. In a face-to-fac interview we are more likely to secure the infor- mation needed to help us place the applicant. .Once the application is completed, the,individual can request that it be placed into the - Interstate Placement System. Through the Interstate system, each local office in Vermont receives a weekly micro-fiche listing those applicants interested in relocating to Vermont along with the information necessary to match them with a suitable opening. All of our offices compare the Interstate applicants with available openings and contact those applicants who match employer requirements. VIRGINIA - Does not operate a teacher placement service. A person can obtain a list of superintendentsby writing to the Supervisor of Teacher Certification, Division of Teacher Education and Certification, State Board-of Education, P. O. Box 6-Q, Richmond, Virginia 23216. WASHINGTON - The State Superintendent of Public Instruction does not provkde placement services for educators. WEST VIRGINIA - Does operate a teacher placement service. The contact person for the Teacher Placement Service in the West Virginia Department of Education is Mr. Rogdr Vaughan, 1900 Washington Street, East, Capitol Complex, Room B-219, Charleston, WV 25305 (phone: 304-348-2984). Data from prospective teachers are captured from applications and maintained on a compue'er file. Resumes of applicants in specified fields are made available , to county superintendents and others upon request. We.make no effort to maintain a listing of 'vacancies. Applicants for this service are also forwarded a listing of names and addresses of county superintendents with the suggestion that direct contact with counties in which they are interested blight behaore effective. WISCONSIN - Does have a teacher placement service. An application form can be requested. Teachers should first check w th the Department of Public Instruction to see if they meet the requirements for teaching in their state. A vacancy list is not published. Openings are ublished daily on a micro- fiche listing that is available in Wisconsin Job Service Offices. Otherwise they try to notify applicants by telephone, depending on the demand in the field. For details contact the Teacher Placement Service, P. O. Box 7902, Madison, Wisconsin 53707. Information on certification can be obtained by writing to the Administrator, Teacher Certification, State Department of Public Instruction, 126 Langdon Street, Madisoh, Wisconsin 53702. WYOMING 1. The State Department of Education no longer provides placement: services for teachers. However, the Univeraity of Wyoming Uneational Placement Office will provide you with current lthtings of teacher vacancies. The coat of this aervice is $25.00 and further AnfOrmat ion la avilabio from; Educational Placement Office College of Education University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82070 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - For employment information write to the District of Columbia Public. Schools, Division of Personnel, Room 706, 415 Twelfth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20004. They will send a person an application for certification and a teacher employment application. PUERTO RICO - For information concerning certification and teaching in Puerto Rico contact the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Auxiliary Secretary for Personnel, Department of Education, Hato-Rey, Puerto Rico 00919. ,VIRGIN ISLANDS The Department of Educatipn does not have a government supported teacher placement service. The bepartment does handle the staffing for the public schools of the Virgin Islands. For details write to the Department of Education, P. O. Box 630, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801, and' Department,of Education, P. O. Box I, Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00820. 11