Some openings are announced through school email to present employees. Openings are also posted on school website. School typically brings in a handful of applicants for interviews by teachers, administrators, and students. A large number of positions are haphazardly filled by teachers' children, next-door neighbors of administrators, graduates of the school, parents of students those who attend the same church, and by people whom administrators meet at random events--all that limit diversity and never reach the best qualified outside candidates.

I sent in my application materials via email and then had a phone interview with the head of the department. I moved on to the next round, which included a half-day campus visit. Since I live out of town, they reimbursed me for my travel and treated me very well throughout the day. I started by giving a sample lesson for an hour, then the rest of the morning was filled with back-to-back interviews ranging from one-on-one to group setting. The only thing that threw me a bit was lunch, which was with the other members of the department. It was not so much a lunch but a time for the members of the department host their own interview. I would have been fine with this if it wasn't during lunch--I didn't have time to eat (plus it's awkward to be chowing down while you're in the "hot seat"). Overall though, it was a very professional and informative interview process. It took a week an half for them to respond with their decision. I received a personalized note from the department chair first, which I preferred to their automated system which was much more generic.