Hundreds Turn Out For Teacher Recruitment Fair

More than 700 applicants came out to learn more about what the Cherokee County School District has to offer at a Teacher Recruitment Fair hosted by the Personnel Department.

The fair was held on March 7 at Woodstock High School.

New and veteran teachers who hope to work in Cherokee County Schools next year were able to meet principals and assistant principals from all district elementary, middle and high schools. The school district‘s personnel department is in the process of determining possible job openings throughout the district for the 2015-16 school year.

Staff are working with schools to determine new teacher allotments based on retirements and student population growth, which currently is forecast at more than 1,200 additional students for 2015-16.

Photo 1: Avery ES Principal Dr. Pam Smith, left, and Assistant Principal Kim Hagood, right, screen potential teachers during the job fair.

Photo 2: The Indian Knoll ES administrative team is ready to screen new teachers. From left, Assistant Principal Susan Bruno, Assistant Principal Dr. Richard Carnes, and Principal Dr. Ann Gazell.

Photo 3: Oak Grove ES Fine Arts Academy Principal Les Conley, left, CCSD Supervisor of Staffing Leslie Lewis, center, and Oak Grove ES Assistant Principal Courtney Shaw, right, get ready to greet teacher applicants.

Photo 4: Cherokee HS Science Department Head Clyde Lowery files a resume from a teacher applicant. School administrative staff stayed busy during the four-hour event, which allowed schools to meet hundreds of teaching candidates.

Photo 5: More than 700 applicants attended the teacher recruitment fair. Elementary schools set up tables in the high school cafeteria, while middle and high schools were set up in the adjoining middle school cafeteria at Woodstock MS/HS. New and veteran teacher candidates were able to visit with each school where they are interested in teaching.

Photo 6: River Ridge HS Principal Darrell Herrings talks with an applicant at the job fair.

Photo 7: Johnston ES staff saw many promising candidates on Saturday. From left, teacher Julie Peppers, Assistant Principal Carolyn Daugherty, and Principal Kathleen Chandler.

Photo 8: Principal Jan Adamson speaks with a teacher candidate.

Photo 9: Etowah HS is expecting to hire new teachers in multiple departments.

Photo 10: Woodstock ES Principal Kim Montalbano, left, and teacher Emily Spira, right, speak with a candidate during the job fair.

Photo 11: The Tippens Center staff, from left, Principal Sheryl Gould, Kelly Schalliol and Patrick Waller, spoke with dozens of good candidates for openings at their school.

Credits: Cherokee County School District