ADE EDUCATORS FAIR SET FOR MAY 13
For the first time, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) will hold a job fair designed specifically for Arkansas teachers and administrators already licensed to work in Arkansas schools. The ADE 2006 Educators Career Fair will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Little Rock Holiday Inn Airport.
“We are excited about this event geared for teachers and administrators who would like to increase their areas of expertise,” said Christina Villareal, ADE teacher recruitment program advisor. “We will have representatives from Arkansas schools of education on hand with information for teachers who want to add subject areas or grade levels to their teaching licenses. For example, an elementary teacher can become certified to teach middle school students, thus enhancing his or her own marketability. Or teachers could add licensure to teach special education. That would be great, because we have a huge need for special education teachers in Arkansas.”
In addition, educators with expired licenses are encouraged to come to the fair to start the process of renewing them. “We hope to attract that teacher who may have decided to stay home to raise her children but who is now ready to get back into the classroom,” Villareal said.
School districts with immediate openings will also be prepared to hire qualified professionals at the fair, Villareal said, so attendees interested in looking at new opportunities should bring updated resumes.
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