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.