Fall is here and that means school is well underway and many of the usual back-to-school challenges have been overcome. For our friends affected by Hurricane Katrina, however, this year poses new and significant difficulties that will remain throughout the school year and beyond. In an effort to help, SchoolSpring is providing special recruiting services for educators and schools affected by the hurricane. If you, your school, or an educator you know has been directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina, please visit our website at www.SchoolSpring.com to learn more.

I hope you enjoy the newsletter and please call 888-546-3487 or email us at contact@schoolspring.comif you have any questions or comments.

Jim Fitzpatrick
President, SchoolSpring

 

 
IN THIS ISSUE:
Featured Video – It's So Easy
Survey Results and Questions
Fall Calendar
 
Find Candidates Faster with Featured Teachers
 


Click here to watch a
video of how SchoolSpring makes recruiting so easy!


SchoolSpring has a new service that makes finding the candidates you need easier than ever before! Our new Featured Teachers service allows educators to promote themselves right on the SchoolSpring homepage. This gives you the opportunity to quickly and easily find candidates who are still actively seeking employment.

The Featured Teachers service lists candidates by job category and provides basic profile information so all you have to do is click from the homepage and invite them to apply. So, before you search for candidates that match your job postings check out Featured Teachers at www.SchoolSpring.com and find the educators who want to work for you today!

 
     
Susan’s Treats – Tips, Talk, and To Do’s!
 

How has Hurricane Katrina directly affected you or your school?

My school has accepted displaced students

My school is planning to accept displaced students

I’m a displaced educator looking for a job

No direct impact


In the Spring Newsletter we asked teachers “Why are you looking for a new job in education?” Here are the results:

30% said “Seeking career advancement”

37% said “Not currently employed"

13% said “Looking for more money”

20% said “Moving to a new location”

 


SchoolSpring in the News!
I recently opened my daily newspaper, the Burlington Free Press, and on the front page of the Business Monday Section was a story about SchoolSpring! There in full color was a big picture of Jim and me along with a two-page article about the history and success of SchoolSpring. Our friends, family, and colleagues called all day to congratulate us – it was a great feeling. If you’d like to read the article on The Burlington Free Press website please click here and feel free to pass it along.

 
   
Fall Special – Newspaper Advertising at a Fraction of the Cost
 


Schools can spend $15,000, $20,000 or even $50,000 a year to place a few employment ads in just one local newspaper! SchoolSpring's Co-op Advertising Service lets you advertise in top newspapers without the astronomical costs. If you’d like to advertise to over 350,000 readers in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Upstate New York for just $100 per ad sign up today!

SchoolSpring’s Co-op Advertising Service gives you the maximum exposure to more newspaper readers at the minimum price. When you sign-up before December 31, 2005, your job postings will be included in 80 advertisements over 20 consecutive weeks in the Sunday Rutland Herald/Times Argus, New Hampshire Sunday News, and Seven Days starting in February for only $7,500! That's over $80,000 worth of exposure for less than $100 per ad!

Because you’re already a member of SchoolSpring's online recruiting, when you sign up for our Co-op Advertising Service your open positions are automatically placed in SchoolSpring's weekly newspaper advertisements. Additionally, we take care of all the administrative work of placing an ad. That means no more calling, typing, emailing, designing, rushing or deadlines to worry about which saves time and money! If you are interested in this offer, or have questions, please call Jim at 888-546-3487 or send him an email at jim@schoolspring.com. He’d be happy to meet with you to discuss this opportunity.

 
     
Fall Calendar – Conferences, Presentations, and Fun Events!
WHAT IT IS... WHEN IT IS... WHERE IT IS...
Vermont /NEA Teachers Convention October 19 – 21, 2005 Champlain Valley Exposition Center,
Essex Junction, VT
National School Boards Association Regional Meeting
SchoolSpring Featured Sponsor
October 21 – 23, 2005 Woodstock, VT
VT Association of Educational Professionals
SchoolSpring Featured Sponsor
October 21, 2005 U32 High School
East Montpelier, VT
American Association for Employment in Education
SchoolSpring Featured Sponsor
November 6-9, 2005 Parker House,
Boston, MA
 
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