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.
8 May 2001
To be competitive with area districts and to attract more teachers, the Dallas Independent School District is offering several hiring incentives. With the hiring incentives and stipends, a dual certified (critical subject fields) bilingual beginning teacher can make up to $39,500 for the first year of employment in DISD.
The signing bonuses, stipends and the competitive salary package are intricate components of the district overall recruitment efforts, said Hector Flores, DISD director–Recruitment. "In the Dallas/Metroplex area, teachers have a variety of school districts to consider for employment," he said. "All districts have students who need good teachers to educate them. Dallas hopes to increase its chances of attracting certified teachers with a competitive salary package and hiring incentives."
To be eligible for the hiring incentives, an applicant must complete the hiring process. The $1,500 signing bonus is for all new teachers in any subject area as well as new special education diagnosticians and psychologists. To qualify for this incentive, new hires have to sign a report to work form by July 31. A signing bonus of $1,000 will be given to new hires who sign the report to work form between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31. New teachers who are certified in critical shortage areas are eligible for a second signing bonus ranging from $500 to $1,500. To receive this additional incentive, the new employee must complete the hiring process by Aug. 31. Also, these teachers receive an annual stipend ranging from $500 to $3,000, depending on the teaching area.
The district plans to hire 1,400 new teachers to join its teaching force. Applicants can learn more about DISD hiring incentives by attending one of the following teacher job fairs:
•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 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 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.
The salary range for teachers starts at $33,000 and goes to $57,821. 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.