Darran Simon reports that the New Orleans public school system wants teachers, over 600 of them to start work by Fall, 2007.
“If you are looking for a job . . . where you can truly make a difference, and really be part of a historic opportunity, this is the job for you,” Walter Stern, a New Orleans native and teachNOLA’s site manager.
New Orleans intends to open at least 20 new public schools in the fall and expects a wave of new students returning from post-Katrina exile.
Officials are tapping national and local job fairs across the South and Midwest, holding their own fairs, posting vacancies on education Web sites and relying on nonprofits to bring in teachers — especially in math, science and special education.
Given the shortage of talent, teachers have wide latitude to pick and choose among campuses that need them.
Here’s an interesting opening for edupreneurs, including those who have an itch to see the world on someone else’s budget.
With a background that includes use of mobile PCs, maybe you’ll find a campus with educators willing to help you implement your vision of students learning with Tablet PCs, UMPCs, and other mobile PCs.
This search reminds me of the hunt for teachers in the early 1960s in Southern California.
Those wanting to teach in NO may want to do their homework first. The administrative issues, which preceeded Katrina, have been magnified by that tragedy. There may be more that needs to be cleaned up besides the buildings. Just a word to the wise.
Thanks for the-word-to-the-wise, Renee. And best wishes with your new venture.