As the end of the first semester approaches, the Lamar County School District is already looking ahead to the spring with a job fair planned for early in the year.
The fair is held each year to meet potential teachers who might be interested in a position with the district.
Lamar has scheduled its fair from 3-7 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the district offices at Jefferson Todd, 424 Martin Luther King Dr., Purvis.
Teachers who are interested in working in Lamar County for the 2019-2020 school year need to submit a job fair registration form and an online application for certified employment, which can be found on the district website www.lamarcountyschools.org.
Applicants who submit a registration form will receive a confirmation email indicating their time for a 10-minute interview with the grade level principals they have chosen on the form. These interviews are not for specific openings. They are designed to give principals an opportunity to meet potential candidates for future openings. As positions open, candidates will be called back for an interview with a committee at the school level.
Candidates are asked to bring multiple copies of the following to the job fair:
• Resume
• Recent photo
• Current Mississippi Educator License or evidence that you will have an educator license before Aug. 1
Registration is limited. Once all time slots are full, no other applicants will be accepted. Registration deadline is January 22, 2019. Visit the district’s website, www.lamarcountyschools.org for more information.
Petal School District TO HOLD Substitute Training
All persons interested in substituting in the Petal School District for the 2018-2019 school year must attend a training session conducted by the school district. The training will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Jan. 15, 2019, at the Central Office Board Room.
All new substitutes must meet the following qualifications to substitute teach in the Petal School District:
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Have 48 hours of college credit or a passing score on the WorkKeys test (required tests are: Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Writing or Business Writing)
• Complete substitute training conducted by the Petal School District
• Submit to a complete background check performed by the Petal School District Police Dept. (at a cost of $25 to the substitute)
To register for the session to be held on January 15, 2019 please visit the school district website at www.petalschools.com and complete the registration form and return it to the Central Office or mail it to the following address:
Petal School District
Substitute Training
P.O. Box 523
Petal, MS 39465
The deadline for registration is Jan. 10, 2019.
Space for the training session is limited to 50 participants. You must attend a training session each year for inclusion on the substitute list unless you qualify as a Veteran Sub (sub at least 20 days in the previous school year). All new substitutes will be required to pay $25 for their background check.
