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By Chris

Just curious...where in Ilinois? I live "up north" in a suburb between Rockford & Chicago, about an hour's drive from Wisconsin border. I've been job hunting in my county since March/April. Last week I was offered a job
that opened up very unexpectedly when a full time teacher suddenly gave notice. They had my resume on file as I had applied for two previous positions in the district, to no avail.
Out here, some districts have their entire staff "in place" before school lets out in June, while others hold off until summer when they can take some time interviewing people (we still have some large farming/rural

areas up here where life runs at a slower pace). The district I finally got into was "all sewn up" in early May, when this teacher suddenly left...so there's still hope! Keep the faith!
An option you should not turn your back on is subbing, which will help make your name & face family to administrators. Some districts are very picky & will not hire someone unless they have at least subbed in their district.
Another option is working as an aide next year. I completed by student teaching in Decemeber (2000) & started as an aide the following week in the district I will work for in the Fall. I finished out the school year & consider it as valuable an experience as student teaching, if not more so. I got to see the "backside" of teaching (paperwork, meetings, dealing w/student cliques, etc.) the stuff you don't learn at the University.
Good Luck! and keep a positive outlook...I know it's hard, but hang in there!