Saturday morning the Garland Independent School District will host a job fair to hire more teachers, librarians, counselors and support staff.
"We just want to invite everyone out that's looking to start a new career or you want to move to a diverse environment," said Kishawna Wiggins, recruitment and retention coordinator for the district.
The job fair is Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland located at 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd.
Wiggins said they have a $1,000 signing incentive for new hires and retention bonuses for current employees and stipends for positions that are hard to fill, like high school math, science and English teachers.
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"We're just trying to get creative with how we are trying to, you know, highlight our industry," said Wiggins.
The pandemic was a catalyst for many veteran teachers and staff who left the profession. With a smaller pool of candidates, Garland ISD said it's taking applicants from those who have a bachelor's degree and are enrolled in an alternative certification program.
“So the challenge is that we got a lot of new teachers who didn't necessarily have the extensive training that our traditional route teachers have taken," she said.
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