Las Vegas: School District Web Site

Email from hired UWRF grad working in Las Vegas: "I got a job! I will be doing speech and language therapy in Las Vegas Nevada for Clark County School District on the Nellis Air Force Base. It turns out that Nevada is one of the few states that does not require a Master's Degree for speech and language, so I took it! They offered me 7 years experience and 16 credits which upped my salary to over $40,000. There is also the option to teach the summer for $8,000 more. They are giving me a sign on bonus for $2,000 after the first month of service. I know it's a big change, but after sitting here jobless for so long and having so many rejections, I'm happy to be working again. I really thought at my age, with a firing on my record, and a hearing loss, I wouldn't work again, but I really kept plugging away at it. They also said they still need 600 more elementary teachers, so if you have people that are willing to move, I think it's a great start for any teacher, or for me a continuation of a career, rather than sitting around in the Midwest. Many teachers here told me they had to sub 3-5 years to get their teaching jobs. That's so much time to spend making hardly any wages with no benefits. So, anyway thank you and the other woman (I forgot her name) for your help. The Career Services Office has always helped me no matter what age I am, and I think that is wonderful. I also loved attending college at River Falls in general when I was young."