CVUSD hosts teacher recruitment fair

The Coachella Valley Unified School District hosted a teacher recruitment fair to hire applicants from all subject areas.

The district is looking for applicants who have a teaching credential or will be eligible for credentials for this next school year. Applicants for certain subjects can expect a $7,000 incentive if they're hired. 

About 175 people registered for the recruitment fair and the district said it is looking to fill about 30 positions.

“We had a great turnout here, we're very pleased," said CVUSD's assistant superintendent of human resources Dr. Denise Ellis. "This is important because we've been really struggling for substitute teachers across California. And so a lot of our substitute teachers are here, our temporary teachers are here looking for positions next year.”

The district is looking for applicants who have a teaching credential or will qualify for credentials for this next school year. Applicants for certain subjects can expect a $7,000 incentive if they're hired. 

“We're excited because we're looking to have our positions filled and that's our goal is to start the summer and definitely the school year with all of our positions filled with excellent candidates," said Ellis.

Several contracts were handed out during the recruitment fair getting the district a few steps closer to filling its open positions before the summer.

To apply for a teaching job within CVUSD, you can click HERE.