U-City Schools Holds 'Speed Dating' Teacher Recruitment Event

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO — The University City School District is looking to recruit teachers for the 2018-2019 school year and is hosting a "speed dating" event March 21 at Blueberry Hill to interview eligible candidates.

The district said it decided on a speed-dating format to allow administrators and potential teachers to choose each other, rather than a more traditional one-sided process.

"We have aggressive and clearly defined education goals and we acknowledge the importance of acquiring amazing teachers to forward those goals and teach our talented students," said Tiffany Slater, assistant superintendent of Human Resources for the district. "It's also important that interviewing is not a one-sided process. Both parties must actively choose each other. That's how we decided to invite candidates to participate in an exciting and welcoming speed-dating format."

Any teacher interested in joining the district is encouraged to participate. Candidates can submit their resume and reserve their spot online at: http://www.ucityschools.org/TeacherRecruitment2018.

The event will be held March 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Blueberry Hill, which is located at 6504 Delmar Blvd. in The Loop.

“We are hoping to generate some excitement around the one profession that, through their development of tomorrow’s leaders, has the potential to positively impact them all,” Slater said.

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