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Just curious here, but this past year my wife took off and took care of our two small girls. One was an infant and we had to endure a very tough year. We have loans for about 7 grand, spent all 4 thousand of tax return quickly catching up and borrowed constantly from our parents. Well now with the State in crisis here in Texas I have began to wonder about possibly coaching out of State. I have been pretty succesful and have grown sick of the situation here. My wife doesn't look like she will be able to find a job teaching next year and the prospect of 1 income again is scary!

I have lived in Texas my entire life and have no idea if it would even be possible to get a job elsewhere. I'm sure the certification for teaching is not applicable in other state so it may be impossible anyways. I have noticed that in many other states you don't even have to be a certified teacher or employ to Coach..That is very strange to me!

So let me hear from you guys in other states. Do any of you have any idea how difficult it is to get a teaching job and get certified? I actually saw a Baseball job that looks very interesting in California, but not tied to teaching...Do they generally try and get you a teaching job or not care?

Thanks
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Stay in Texas; there is NO OPPORTUNITY in California. The state is bankrupt, the education system is being cut, housing (even now after the crash) is expensive relative to Texas.

My youngest son will be attending a UT campus this year becuase it is cheaper, even paying out of state tuition, then the California college system. Additionally, he was able to register for all the classes he needs versus in CA where it is impossible.

For the most part; schools like having outside people coach teams. This way they do not have to have them on staff which helps them keep cost down. Generally, a coach may earn $3-5K +/- for a season. It is far cheaper to pay him a stipend then to have them on staff subject to Calsters.
Have you looked at boarding schools? There are many good boarding schools all over the country and they provide HOUSING for faculty, esp if you and your wife are willing to be dorm parents. Maybe your wife could teach and you could coach? I know for a FACT that most private schools do NOT require certification for coaching and sometimes not even for high school teaching as long as the teacher has subject matter expertise. PM me if you would like.

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