What teachers are most needed in CT? Every fall, school districts in Connecticut provide information to the State Department of Education regarding the hiring of teachers for that school year. The State Department then uses this information to determine which content areas are the most in need of teachers………which are considered “shortage areas.” This information can be helpful to you in ‘expanding’ the endorsements on your certificate and, in some cases, making yourself more ‘marketable.’ The top 20 shortage areas for hiring for the 2006-2007 school year are:
1. speech and language pathologist 2. mathematics, 7-12 3. comprehensive special ed, K-12 4. bilingual education, preK-12 5. world language, 7-12 6. intermediate administrator 7. English, 7-12 8. science 7-12 9. music, PK-12 10. remedial reading & LA, 1-12	11. school psychologist 12. school library media specialist 13. TESOL, PK-12 14. technology education, PK-12 15. elementary, 1-6 16. school counselor 17. integ. early chldhd/sp ed, N-3 18. physical education PK-12 19. home economics, PK-12 20. reading & LA consultant
If you currently hold a CT teaching certificate and are interested in becoming certified to teach another subject area, click here to find out how to add a cross endorsement to your certificate.