As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 160,000 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,613 employees including 10,000 teachers in 220 schools.
23 Apr 2001
DISD Begins Recruiting Teachers for 2001-02 School Year
By Sept. 1, the Dallas Independent School District plans to hire at least 1,400 teachers to join its teaching force. To fill these positions, the school district has scheduled the first of four job fairs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Moisés E. Molina High School, 2355 Duncanville Road. (Mapsco® key 52U)
At the job fairs, candidates must go through a screening phase before they are granted an interview with the campus principals. The screening process is from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Prospective applicants must have a minimum bachelor's degree with a 2.5 grade point average. Job fair participants should bring references, transcripts and teaching certificate or college letter of recommendation for certification. After the screening phase, applicants who qualify will be interviewed by school principals. The interview phase is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
With competitive salary packages, the salary range for teachers starts at $33,000 and goes to $57,821. The district offers a $1,500 new hire incentive that will be paid to teachers in all subject areas, as well as new special education diagnosticians and psychologists. To be eligible for the bonus, these applicants must have their hiring process completed by July 31, 2001. A $1,000 hiring incentive will be given to new teachers, diagnosticians and psychologists who complete their hiring process between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31. An additional signing bonus ranging from $500 to $1,500 will be paid to teachers who are certified in critical shortage areas.
Also, the district continues to offer annual stipends to teachers who hold certificates in critical shortage areas including early childhood (PK-K), math, bilingual education, Spanish, science, special education and dual certification in critical subject fields. The stipends range from $500 to $3,000, depending on the teaching area.
The other upcoming three job fairs are:
•Saturday, May 12, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, 1201 East 8th Street (Mapsco® key 55B)•Saturday, June 16, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., A. Maceo Smith High School, 3030 Stag Road, (Mapsco® key 66F)
•Saturday, July 12, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Moisés E. Molina High School, 2355 Duncanville Road, (Mapsco® key 52U)
Prospective candidates who cannot attend the upcoming job fairs should mail copies of their resume, transcripts, college letter of intent or certification to DISD–HF, 3807 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204 or fax (972) 925-4300.
For more information, call 1(800) 443-6181 or (972) 925-4200 or visit www.dallasisd.org.