I think they were mocking boomers.

Thank you very much for such an in depth response. I will keep everything in mind you have mentioned and will make sure to be applying to whatever pools/positions open prior to the job fair.

A couple years ago I went to Kalaloch Beach for sunrise (Tree of Life, etc), then on the way back I stopped and went for a bit of a hike in the forest.

Woodland photography isn't my strength, so there are only maybe 5 'artistic' photos, but I included a bunch of shots of trees, moss, etc. Sometimes it's nice to just see the scenery, even if it's not an artistic picture.

https://imgur.com/gallery/bhtHrGx

15 second video of one of the small waterfalls

No advice about locations but I would encourage you to apply for any postings, including pool postings, on their websites now.

When I arrived at the fair I thought schools would be doing on the spot interviews because that is how some of them advertise. It turns out that most of them scheduled the interviews with candidates who had previously applied but would be attending the fair. Some positions had been entirely hired by 10 am.

Washington school districts are currently facing budget shortages across the state and will be cutting teachers and condensing schools. Not to say you won't get a job but it will be more competitive than it has been in the past. It was already pretty competitive. Put your best foot forward and cast a much wider net than you think you need to if you're serious about moving here. Apply to every single school in a geographic radius where you would want to live. Create a list of at least 15 to 30 school districts and check their listings every day until then.

If you haven't yet applied for positions in Washington be aware that you will likely need three references for each school district. Those three references will receive a form to fill out for each and every school district. I had a list of 6 people that I sent them out to so that it wasn't as overwhelming.

Prepare for a lot of rejection. I was very qualified for my position and am endorsed in 4 subject areas. Over the course of 2 years I applied to 150 jobs in 18 school districts before landing my first leave replacement position. There is a strong preference for hiring teachers that come from Washington teacher prep programs and it it really tough to break into the market. This year will be much worse because school districts will be contractually obligated to hire back the teachers that they let go to balance the budget before hiring any new teachers.

Thank you! Those are both in my wheelhouse. I’m on the equity committee for my school and went through some trainings for that, and I have SEL integrated into my weekly lessons.

Is it called venison, or is that just deer?

One can almost see the "aroma"

Yeah, good call. Just let them hit & kill someone else. That’s brilliant! I mean, sure, they’ve been trained to stop fleeing cars but why bother?!? Just turn off the twirlers & wait to clean up the wreckage. Totally successful no-stop there. Thanks for the enlightenment.

The google image is making me tilt my phone slightly

Solid point. We usually just drove through Tacoma on our way somewhere else. Hadda turn on the headlights in the middle of the day a lot, though.

Thank you, Clean Air Act, for making that horrible reality a thing of the past.

Tacoma general, but July baby

is this by broadway?

This happened to us also, said the password was wrong, but wouldn’t ever send the password reset link. They ended up sending another email later on basically saying “oops we sent a previous email that you owe a toll but didn’t include the statement number, be on the lookout for another email with the statement number included”. Then luckily we got the email later with the statement number and were able to pay it.

Kitsap County Teacher here and I love it! I wish you the best. Be relaxed and positive during job fair. Be ready to answer questions about: 1) Equity in the classroom and 2) SEL (Social Emotional Learning). Just watch videos on YT so you get the context. Good luck on your search.

Mmm elk steak

Tasty

You can retrofit buildings

Minus the cool old school buses :)

Yes

Looks like 11th St was one way at the time.

I was born at St Joes in October of that year. In August of this year my son will be born there.

Roosevelt elk

Are these female elk? or deer?

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