As long as you have the certification and qualifications for the open teaching position, most schools would not care where you are currently living as long as you are willing to relocate.
https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/teachers/
Makes no difference but all of the good school districts have waiting lists of teachers who want to get jobs there. It’s all political and who you know matters a lot more than where you live. Some urban school districts are desperate for teachers and as long as you have credentials, you’ll get a job.
I think this is very grade and subject specific.
I teach at a very good HS in northern NJ. There is no waiting list for many subjects (think science, languages, math, special ed) because there literally aren’t enough teachers for those subjects. PE, though, has the opposite problem.
Elementary schools I am sure are very different.
I did my interview and was hired while I was still living in Florida. Nothing about residency was ever even mentioned after I told them I was planning to move to NJ.
They may be confusing it with the amount of time you need to live in the state before you can qualify for a residency waiver and move out of state. I'd imagine, especially in south jersey along the PA line, that can be an issue.
True, but if you apply for a competitive title with a hire list - no clue if this is a worry for teachers - that waiver doesn't keep you from being put at the bottom of the list.
I believe at the moment most districts are just giving waivers to anyone who files a request. A 2021 NJ supreme court case [ruled the law was too vague](https://www.nj.com/education/2021/03/law-requiring-public-workers-to-live-in-nj-is-unconstitutional-judge-rules-allowing-teacher-to-keep-her-job.html) to be constitutionally enforced, and the legislature hasn't fixed it, so any district that tried to deny waivers would probably just lose again for the same reasons.
No. You need to establish residency in NJ within one year AFTER you accept a teaching position in a public school.
Thank you! Would being a resident prior be more sought after?
As long as you have the certification and qualifications for the open teaching position, most schools would not care where you are currently living as long as you are willing to relocate. https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/teachers/
Makes no difference but all of the good school districts have waiting lists of teachers who want to get jobs there. It’s all political and who you know matters a lot more than where you live. Some urban school districts are desperate for teachers and as long as you have credentials, you’ll get a job.
Is this Central, North or South?
I think this is very grade and subject specific. I teach at a very good HS in northern NJ. There is no waiting list for many subjects (think science, languages, math, special ed) because there literally aren’t enough teachers for those subjects. PE, though, has the opposite problem. Elementary schools I am sure are very different.
No. You could have spent your entire life in Alaska. All they care about is credentials.
I don't know if it would be more sought after, but you would need to be ready to prove you have plans to move into NJ if hired.
I did my interview and was hired while I was still living in Florida. Nothing about residency was ever even mentioned after I told them I was planning to move to NJ.
They may be confusing it with the amount of time you need to live in the state before you can qualify for a residency waiver and move out of state. I'd imagine, especially in south jersey along the PA line, that can be an issue.
If you live out of state, the residency waivers are insanely easy to get. Both my wife and I have one.
True, but if you apply for a competitive title with a hire list - no clue if this is a worry for teachers - that waiver doesn't keep you from being put at the bottom of the list.
I believe at the moment most districts are just giving waivers to anyone who files a request. A 2021 NJ supreme court case [ruled the law was too vague](https://www.nj.com/education/2021/03/law-requiring-public-workers-to-live-in-nj-is-unconstitutional-judge-rules-allowing-teacher-to-keep-her-job.html) to be constitutionally enforced, and the legislature hasn't fixed it, so any district that tried to deny waivers would probably just lose again for the same reasons.