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State Teaching Job Initiatives
The California Department of Education website offers a comprehensive teacher job page that includes certification information, resources, career analysis, and a teacher shortage page. This site details how teaching in California works as well as highlights the needs the State is looking to address. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, California is looking to boost the education system as well as expand the market of California teacher jobs.
Salary and Incentives
In 2007, California ranked 1st in the nation for teacher pay, with an average salary of $63,640. Compensation for teachers has continued to rise in California, with the average annual base salary for teachers in 2009 at $74,023, with an annual salary range of $57,828 – $77,448. School districts in California each set their own salary schedules for teachers, which increase pay depending on years of teaching experience and college degree level.
Professional Development
California’s Department of Education lists a series of professional development initiatives designed to keep the teaching profession dynamic and constantly improving. California plans to implement NCLB Title II, Part A regulations/requirements to prepare, train and recruit highly qualified teachers and principals. This program is based on a series of programs designed to inspire teachers to improve their ability and methods through training and mandatory development processes.
Benefits and Retirement
California uses the California State Teachers Retirement System as a means of providing benefits to its teachers. The benefit program includes health care, dental , annuity and earnings credit, disability support, and retirement plan progress reports. More information can be found on the defined benefit page.
California Teacher Jobs
If you are planning to teach in a California public school, you will need to pass the required credentialing exam(s). For help with these exams, we recommend you look at Teachers Test Prep, which offers test preparation programs for all the most popular tests, including the CSET Multiple Subjects Exam, CSET Math, CSET Science, CSET Social Science, CSET English, CBEST, and RICA.
Teachers Test Prep gives you free online CSET, CBEST, and RICA study guides and practice tests, and has a variety of preparation options to choose from, including prep classes, private tutoring, and online prep.
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Teaching Jobs in California 
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teacher shares responsibility for establishing an effective environment for the children. The teacher is... cards. A valid Child Dev Teacher Permit or must show... From University of California - Irvine - Healthcare - 31 Jan 2012 04:38:33 GMTChild Development Master Teacher - Children's Bureau - Los Angeles, CA
The Master Teacher position at Magnolia Place (Wallis Annenberg Child Development Center) requires... CA State Preschool Program and staff of five teachers. From Children's Bureau - 01 Feb 2012 00:35:43 GMTMaster Teacher (Stocklmeir CDC) - Child Development Centers - Sunnyvale, CA
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Job listings in California
- Fantastic Gap Year as an English Teacher in Taiwan - Taiwan, CA
- ESL teachers needed in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province, China - Daqing, China, CA
- 12000rmb--50 positions in guangzhou,shenzhen,beijing and so on. - guangzhou, CA
- 16000rmb--teach in Wall Street English ,asap - guangzhou, CA
- Primary school in Shangqiu city, Henan province, China, Couple preferred - Shangqiu, China, CA
