"Last Call" Job Fair, Wednesday, July 23

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Chyrl Lander, (520) 225-6437, chyrl.lander@tusd1.org
Posted on: July 17, 2008

Do you have friends and colleagues who would like to work for Tucson Unified School District, which begins the 2008-2009 school year on Monday, August 11?

If so, let them know about the "Last Call" Job Fair on Wednesday, July 23, from 2-5 p.m. in the cafeteria at Mansfeld Middle School, 1300 E. Sixth St. Interviews will be held on-site for the following positions:

Teachers
Special Education teaching assistants
Teaching assistants
Nurses
Psychologists
Speech clinicians
Occupational therapists
Physical therapists
Custodians
Food Service workers
Bus drivers

Tell your friends to bring copies of teacher certificates, resumés, fingerprint cards, and references. For current job openings, direct them to www.tusd1.org and tell them to click on "Employment" on the left side of the page.

Tucson Unified is the largest public school district in Pima County. The enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was approximately 58,000 students. Tucson Unified has 73 elementary schools, 21 middle schools, 11 high schools and 13 alternative educations schools/programs – all offering different learning experiences for students.

Specialties offered in Tucson Unified schools include allied health; back-to-basics traditional education; communications; math and science; bilingual education; engineering; culinary arts, aviation; law; public safety; service learning; Arabic instruction; Mandarin Chinese instruction, as well as Spanish, French, Russian, German, English, Latin and American Sign Language; and visual and performing arts. An International Baccalaureate program will start this school year at Cholla Magnet High School.

For more information on job openings, have your friends call Tucson Unified’s Human Resources Department at 225-6035, or visit the Web site. For more information on schools and specialty programs, have them visit www.choicenow.org