The Hispanic student population is nearing 30 percent and black students account for 17 percent of students but minorities are noticeably under represented in the ranks of teachers and administrators in Highlands County district schools. ...more

November 23, 2009

The silver lining in the jobs-lost numbers is that the Hillsborough County School District can be pickier about teachers it hires for high-need subjects such as math, science, reading and exceptional education. There will be more candidates coming out of private-sector areas hit especially hard by a recessionary economy. "We are in a position where we can be more selective," underscored Quincenia Bell, Hillsborough's teacher recruiter. ...more

December 4, 2008

The silver lining in the jobs-lost numbers is that the Hillsborough County School District can be pickier about teachers it hires for high-need subjects such as math, science, reading and exceptional education. There will be more candidates coming out of private-sector areas hit especially hard by a recessionary economy. ...more

December 3, 2008

The silver lining in the jobs-lost numbers is that the Hillsborough County School District can be pickier about teachers it hires for high-need subjects such as math, science, reading and exceptional education. There will be more candidates coming out of private-sector areas hit especially hard by a recessionary economy. ...more

December 3, 2008

The state expects a shortage of qualified teachers in math, science, reading and exceptional education, among other high-need subjects, for the 2009-10 school year, according to a state report set to go before Florida's Board of Education next week. ...more

November 25, 2008

The state expects a shortage of qualified teachers in math, science, reading and exceptional education, among other high-need subjects, for the 2009-10 school year, according to a state report set to go before Florida's Board of Education next week. ...more

November 24, 2008

SEBRING — Almost every year, at least one of the district's three high schools loses a band director, initiating a sometimes difficult search for a replacement. This year is no different with both Avon Park and Lake Placid high schools looking for a new head for their music departments. Hill-Gustat Middle School just filled its opening. After his first year as a teacher, Lake Placid High Band Director Larry Glenzer decided to find a job closer to home in Wisconsin, School Board of Highlands County Teacher Recruiter Sean Rego said Monday. ...more

June 23, 2008

SEBRING — Teachers seeking affordable housing have a new option with the School Board of Highlands County approving an agreement with a local developer. The school district will help get the word out about Las Villas Phase 2, an affordable housing development on Kenilworth Boulevard, east of Sebring High School. Project developer Caribbean Realestate Developers has qualified for a grant to provide workforce housing for personnel considered essential to the county. Teachers are considered essential personnel. "The bottom line is you have the opportunity to provide $50,000, maybe even $70,000 off the purchase of a villa for a teacher," school district teacher recruiter Sean Rego said at a recent school board meeting. The housing agreement requires no monetary responsibility of the school district. ...more

February 4, 2008