Pasco County Schools is hosting a job fair in an effort to fill teacher shortages in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The job fair will be on Nov. 12 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the gymnasium at Wiregrass Ranch High School, 2909 Mansfield Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, according to a district news release.
The district is inviting college graduates and soon-to-be graduates to attend the job fair, and it also is extending the invitation not only to education majors, but also to people who have degrees or are seeking degrees in the shortage areas identified.
The district has a Professional Development Certification program, which allows individuals who possess a bachelor’s degree, and who qualify for a temporary certificate under Florida law, to receive professional preparation and experience required to earn the Florida Professional Certificate.
The district’s benefits and certification staff will be at the event to give candidates a better understanding of the process, the news release says.
To make the event even more enticing, those attending the job fair also will be eligible to win a pair of tickets for a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game and an iPad Mini.
The district has cast a wide net, specifically inviting students from these universities:
- Barry University
- Bethune Cookman University
- Florida A&M University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Florida International University
- Florida Memorial University
- Florida State University
- Saint Leo University
- St. Petersburg College
- St. Thomas University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Florida
- University of Miami
- University of North Florida
- University of South Florida
- University of Tampa
- University of West Florida
For more information, visit PascoSchools.org, and click on the job fair banner at the top.
Published November 4, 2015
