Am I on the right track here?

Hello everybody,
I hope your holidays went well and your new year is off to a good start.
I am writing this as my first post because I'm sort of confused. I am in the process of trying to get a job in Alaska for the 2017/18 (and hopefully much longer) school year. Getting jobs in Alaska seems vastly different than it is in my home state. Basically where I'm from, they are in serious need of teachers so if you have the state license it's as simple as getting online, looking at the available jobs and applying/sending in resumes etc. most people get picked up within a week granted they have their licensure and background check stuff in order.
So where I'm at now, I have applied for the initial teaching license in Alaska (licensed in another state) and I've gotten my basic skills test stuff sorted out and got my yellow card so basically waiting for the background check to happen (no worries here) and given the 120 day range they say, looks like February sometime I should get that.
Now, if I'm correct (and please correct me if I'm not) I should finish my online application, then start applying and sending off resumes to places I'm interested in and then sort of wait until hiring season starts. Is that about right? Or am I missing something?
Also as far as endorsements I have a science endorsement as well as an elementary endorsement, is one more likely to get me a job than another? I'm unfamiliar with alaskas needs.
From what I can tell, it looks like getting in somewhere other than the "bush" is unlikely for a teacher New to the state who dosent have a masters degree in something in high need like special education, this is ok with me. I guess second question is in regards to my wife who will be moving with me, is it possible/likely my wife would be able to get a job as a teachers aid or something like this at a school? And what other possibilities for income are there in these small places for the wife of a teacher? Also my wife would like to attend nursing school or something like that so hopefully I can get a position somewhere near a community college like bethel or something. Is this likely?
Sorry for the long post, I hope somebody is reading and can give me some advice or stories or opinions. This message board dosent seem very active which is a shame.
One last question, how much of a demand is there really for teachers in Alaska??? I see they do several job fairs across the country which I've never really seen happen before other than nearby states at local job fairs (for example, in New Mexico we would often see schools from Texas and Arizona). I mean you don't see say...Florida public schools doing job fairs specifically for them across the country.
Thanks again, looking forward to making contact with somebody, anybodybhere!!!
Have a great day!!!
I hope your holidays went well and your new year is off to a good start.
I am writing this as my first post because I'm sort of confused. I am in the process of trying to get a job in Alaska for the 2017/18 (and hopefully much longer) school year. Getting jobs in Alaska seems vastly different than it is in my home state. Basically where I'm from, they are in serious need of teachers so if you have the state license it's as simple as getting online, looking at the available jobs and applying/sending in resumes etc. most people get picked up within a week granted they have their licensure and background check stuff in order.
So where I'm at now, I have applied for the initial teaching license in Alaska (licensed in another state) and I've gotten my basic skills test stuff sorted out and got my yellow card so basically waiting for the background check to happen (no worries here) and given the 120 day range they say, looks like February sometime I should get that.
Now, if I'm correct (and please correct me if I'm not) I should finish my online application, then start applying and sending off resumes to places I'm interested in and then sort of wait until hiring season starts. Is that about right? Or am I missing something?
Also as far as endorsements I have a science endorsement as well as an elementary endorsement, is one more likely to get me a job than another? I'm unfamiliar with alaskas needs.
From what I can tell, it looks like getting in somewhere other than the "bush" is unlikely for a teacher New to the state who dosent have a masters degree in something in high need like special education, this is ok with me. I guess second question is in regards to my wife who will be moving with me, is it possible/likely my wife would be able to get a job as a teachers aid or something like this at a school? And what other possibilities for income are there in these small places for the wife of a teacher? Also my wife would like to attend nursing school or something like that so hopefully I can get a position somewhere near a community college like bethel or something. Is this likely?
Sorry for the long post, I hope somebody is reading and can give me some advice or stories or opinions. This message board dosent seem very active which is a shame.
One last question, how much of a demand is there really for teachers in Alaska??? I see they do several job fairs across the country which I've never really seen happen before other than nearby states at local job fairs (for example, in New Mexico we would often see schools from Texas and Arizona). I mean you don't see say...Florida public schools doing job fairs specifically for them across the country.
Thanks again, looking forward to making contact with somebody, anybodybhere!!!
Have a great day!!!