Canadian Teacher wanting to work in USA

[tinaspots]

Does anyone know a faster or easier way for a Canadian elementary teacher to work in California other than a H-1B visa? My possible employer said that they do not do visas. There must be another way for a Canadian teacher to get a visa. I am in the process of getting my credentials checked.

[Reba]

If your potential employer does not want to sponsor you for a visa, then your only other option is get married to an American.

[Nala]

I work in California and I am an elementary teacher. When they recruited me, they submitted all the paperwork and paid for the HB1 Visa. So, if your employer is not going the fees, I think they atleast have to sponsor you in some way.

Where in California do you want to work? Do you know what the teaching system is like here?

[tinaspots]

Which school district do you work for? I am tryin to get into Burbank or somewhere near.

[Nala]

I work in Fontana Unified, which is one hour from LA. A teacher at my school lives in Burbanka and commutes to our school every day, probably a 1.5 - 2 hour drive here and back with awful California traffic. When I say awful,,,I mean AWWWWWWWFUL.

[tinaspots]

I know I was there at the end of Oct. Not fun. How is the system and the children there? I am in Enland right now and the system is not very great and the children in my are are a handful, very talkative.

[Nala]

The system is very strict. You have to stick to the curriculum and the texts they use. They are very concerned with test scores. The children where I teach come from very tough backgrounds, mostly ELD, poor families etc etc Therefore, the children have many behavior problems. There were quite a few extra tests, courses to take to fulfill your California Teaching Credential.

[MarthaT]

Hi Nala,
I am also a Canadian teacher living in the UK and interested in getting a visa to work in California. I was just wondering how you were recruited and if you know anyone who was sponsored to work in the San Francisco area?