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NEWS
| November 10, 2004
Education
School districts visit for teacher
recruitment Thursday
More than 30 Texas ISDs will hold
interviews and view students’ résumés.
By Jessica
Smith
The Shorthorn Staff
Education students can begin job hunting
when the College of Education holds its career fair at 9 a.m. Thursday
in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom .
Each semester Texas school districts meet at UTA searching for applicants.
About 34 districts will participate in the fair, which is up from
25 last fall. But this year’s number is not an all-time high,
said Frank Gault, the college’s career services director.
Normally, they have more ISDs — usually between 50 and 60
— come in the spring.
“They’re looking at staffing for next fall,” he
said.
However, these school districts may be starting to look for staff
for next fall early this year, and they may have more vacancies
than usual, which would explain the increase.
Randy Ford, education assistant dean for assessment and professional
development, said she expects more than 100 students to attend because
Gault regularly visits classes to inform students about the fair.
Ford said another reason for the increase in participation this
year includes the No Child Left Behind Act.
“No Child Left Behind changed everything in education,”
she said. “I wonder if these school districts are recognizing
that UTA has better-prepared students.”
The fair’s browsing area will be in Bluebonnet South while
interviews will be held in the adjacent part of the ballroom. Students
should dress professionally and bring a résumé.
Officials would also like students to tell the ISDs they appreciate
their participation in the program to encourage the school districts
to continue to attend.
One thing applicants will not need is a credential file, which contains
paperwork including a student’s résumé and teacher
evaluations. Few school districts require the files these days because
it costs the districts money to create and maintain a file, and
most applicants can provide the information in the files themselves
without any problems. Gault said he could create one if the ISD
the student is applying to requires it, but he has not had a request
for one in five years.
“Surveys have found that the information applicants provide
is accurate about 95 percent of the time,” he said.
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