Gwinnett Holding Job Fair for Special Ed Teachers

Gwinnett County Public Schools is in great need of special education teachers, and the district is hosting a job fair to attract eligible candidates.

The job fair is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, at the district headquarters, located at 437 Old Peachtree Road, Building 200. Interviews are by invitation only, and potential candidates may request to attend.

Job fair requests will be accepted until all interview spaces are filled.

After submitting a request, candidates selected to attend will receive a separate email confirming his or her invitation to attend. Applicants must then complete registration before attending. No walk-up registrations will be considered.

The district needs to hire approximately 575 teachers to start in August, and about 250 of those are in special education, school officials said.

Special education staff hires hit 357 this year, according to a district staffing report. By comparison, there were 301 new elementary hires, 205 for middle school and 248 for high school.

For more information on the job fair, including how to submit a request to attend, click here.

~ Lilburn Patch