A teacher I used to work with (she was both a general ed K teacher and a special ed K teacher for ~5 years), moved from the greater Boston area to the Pioneer Valley area and wanted a kindergarten or first grade position. She started looking and applying in June. She received 5 callbacks and interviews. This is almost unheard of in general education in eastern MA. Western MA is not saturated like eastern MA.

With that being said, your wife will need to acquire her MA teacher license beforehand. She will need to complete the appropriate MTEL assessments and obtain an SEI endorsement. Getting a MA teaching license is no joke and it will be time consuming. It’ll be like starting over licensure-wise. Also, she will need her masters within 5 years of teaching in MA. Masters degrees are required here.