School district to host Summer Virtual Recruitment Fair

The School District of Lee County will host a Summer Virtual Recruitment Fair on July 12 from 3 to 5 p m to recruit for a range of positions for the 2023-24 school year

Principals and department hiring managers will interview and hire teachers, school counselors and instruct i o n a l s u p p o r t p r o f e s s i o n a l s H i g h - d e m a n d p o s i t i o n s include English, elementary education, science, math and special education, as well as non-instructional positions

The school district is among the largest in Florida and the United States To be considered for a teaching or school counselor position, candidates must meet one of the following criteria:

∫ Hold a valid standard teaching certificate (Florida or out-of-state)

∫ Expected to graduate from a college of education by August

∫ Hold a bachelor’s degree in an area where certification can be obtained or any degree major and a passing score on a subject area exam

School counselors must hold a master’s degree in the proper area.

A p p l i c a n t s c a n r e g i s t e r f o r t h e f a i r a t LeeSchools net/Careers/Work In Lee

F o r s u p p o r t o r a d d i t i o n a l q u e s t i o n s , c o n t a c t careers@leeschools net or 239-337-8676

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SCCF’s inter n housing demolished

I n e a r l y J u n e , t h e S a n i b e l - C a p t i v a Conservation Foundation said a final farewell to its intern housing that was destroyed during Hurricane Ian The SCCF reported that the housing provided a place for interns and staff for 34 years. It will be collaborating with award-winning architectural firm CO-G on a new structure that will be built around the concepts of resilience, native landscapes and community The SCCF noted that the original intern buildings were set to be demolished by a resort in the 1980s Former Chief Executive Officer Erick Lindblad decided to save the structures, moving them to their permanent location on Sanibel-Captiva Road and raising them 13 feet off the ground

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