The School Board of Broward County, Florida, is making continuous progress to place many of its 394 recently laid-off teachers back to work. The chart below reflects the status:

A. Teachers laid off on June 23, 2009 - 394

B. Teachers placed, to date - 255   

C. Teachers remaining to be placed - 101   

D. Teachers who resigned, separated employment or declined placement - 38

NOTE: The count listed in column A equals the combined totals in columns B, C and D.

The District is making every effort, as vacant positions are declared, to get teachers back in the classrooms.

The District held a Back-to-School job fair on August 19, 2009 and hired 97 teachers in the critical subject areas of English, Math, Science and ESE (Exceptional Student Education). The District continues to have Reading positions available; these positions require a Reading Endorsement. Candidates interested and qualified for a Reading position are encouraged to access and apply for the jobs on the District’s Web site at (www.browardschools.com/departments/employment/instructional.htm).

The recall process begins with the teacher being sent a letter via certified mail informing them of their updated job status.  Teachers have 72 hours from receipt of the certified letter to respond to the District’s Instructional Staffing department in writing, either accepting or declining their new position. This notice process meets the requirement in the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) contract. In an additional effort by the District to contact recalled teachers during the summer, a scanned copy of the letter is also sent for response via the CAB (Communicating Across Broward), the District E-mail network.