CONGRESS AND THE FLORIDA CABINET WELL ON THE TREASURE COAST. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN EDUCATION, THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKING THE SEARCH A LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU. A JOB FAIR IS HAPPENING TOMORROW WITH SOME ADDED INCENTIVES. TREASURE COAST BUREAU REPORTER JOSSIE CARBONARE HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING INTO ITS BIGGEST HIRING EVENT OF THE YEAR WITH CONFIDENCE. THANKFULLY, RIGHT NOW THIS YEAR, WE’RE IN A BETTER POSITION GOING INTO NEXT YEAR IN TERMS OF STAFFING. WHILE THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, THE DISTRICT REPORTS IT’S STILL LOOKING TO FILL ABOUT 30 TEACHER OPENINGS. WHAT WE FOUND THAT IF SCHOOLS HAVE VACANCIES LEADING INTO THE SUMMER, THE LATER SUMMER MONTHS, JUNE, JULY AND EARLY AUGUST, OBVIOUSLY THAT IT’S A LOT HARDER FOR THOSE SCHOOLS TO FILL THAT POSITION. THE DISTRICT HOPING TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. OUR JOB BOARD KIND OF FLUCTUATES WITH HOW MANY OPENINGS ARE OPEN AT A TIME, BUT SPREAD OUT ACROSS 20 OR SO SCHOOLS. THAT’S ONLY ABOUT 1 OR 2 TEACHERS PER SITE. OUR SECOND BIGGEST OPENING RIGHT NOW IS FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS. THOSE TEACHER ASSISTANTS. AS FOR THE TEACHER CONTRACTS, IF PASSED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND UNION TEACHERS MAY GET AN INCREASE OF $85 PER YEAR OF VERIFIED EXPERIENCE UNDER THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SALARY ADJUSTMENT. THIS WOULD MAKE THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAYING DISTRICTS ON THE TREASURE COAST. WHETHER YOU THINK YOU HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND NECESSARY TO WORK IN A SCHOOL OR NOT, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT TO OUR JOB FAIR SATURDAY AND JUST SEE WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY, THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SPRING JOB FAIR IS BEING HELD TOMORROW, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON AT DOCTOR DAVID ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. LETTERS OF INTENT TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AND INTERVIEWS WILL ALSO BE DONE ON SITE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT JOB FAIR, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE WPBF DOT COM REPORTING FROM STUART.