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Sarasota News Leader October 25, 2013 Page 82 SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS TO HOLD JOB FAIR FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS The Sarasota County School District will hold a job fair for prospective substitute teachers from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at the North Port High School Career Center, the district has announced. The designated schools for substitute teachers with bachelor's degrees but no Florida teaching certificate are as follows: • North Port schools — Atwater Elementary, G l e n a l l e n E l e m e n t a r y, L a m a r q u e Human Resources specialists for the district Elementary, Heron Creek Middle, Woodland will be present to assist with the application Middle and North Port High. process and answer any questions, a news • Venice schools — Venice Middle/Oak Park release says. South. "Because the need for substitutes is greater at some schools, the district has removed the • Sarasota schools — Emma E. Booker Elementary, Fruitville Elementary, Tuttle qualification for substitutes at those schools Elementary, Booker Middle and Oak Park. to have Florida teaching certificates," the release points out. "Applicants who are interNorth Port High School is located at 6400 W. ested in working at these schools must have Price Blvd. a bachelor's degree and be willing to submit to a background check and drug test, as all If applicants cannot attend the job fair, district applicants must do." the release adds, they may apply at www.SarasotaCountySchools.net (click on If applicants are accepted, they will be added to the substitute pool for the designated the Human Resources link on the left of the homeschools, the release continues. After two page) or at the Human Resources Department years, they will be able to teach as a substitute at The Landings on U.S. 41/South Tamiami Trail, at any school of their choice in the district, it just south of Proctor Road in Sarasota. adds. Prospective applicants with questions may As always, those accepted as substitutes who call the Human Resources Department at 927already have Florida teaching certificates will 9000, Ext. 31200. be able to substitute at any district school, the release points out. The pay for a substitute teacher with a bachelor's degree is $115 per day; substitutes with master's or higher degrees receive $124 per day. If a substitute begins with just a bachelor's degree and later attains her teaching certificate, she will be able to work as a substitute teacher at any school in the district, the release explains.