Teachers are in high demand as vacancies continue to climb.
The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement Supply and Demand Report, released in Dec. 2019, shows there continues to be a teacher shortage in the state.
Recruiters from South Carolina’s public school districts hope to fill their known and anticipated teacher vacancies at this year’s South Carolina Teacher Expo.
The Expo, a 1-day teacher job fair sponsored by CERRA, will be Friday, Feb. 28, at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia.
According to the report, more than 6,650 South Carolina teachers from the previous school year did not return to a teaching position in the same district the following year.
This has left many districts with vacancies that they hope to fill with quality candidates. Many of the vacancies exist in critical subject areas such as special education, mathematics, and science.
Participation in the Expo is limited to teachers, recent graduates of teacher education programs, and individuals who have met admission criteria for an approved alternative certification program in South Carolina.
For more details and registration information, visit http://www.cerra.org/teacher-expo.html.