Welcome to the 2016 Minnesota Education Job Fair Monday, April 18, 2016

Minneapolis Convention Center Sponsored by the Minnesota Education Job Fair Association (MEJFA)

Candidate Information Packet A schedule of the day:

9:00 AM Presentation on “How to Secure a Teaching Job” in Room L100 H, I, & J 9:30 AM Fair opens to registered candidates with special needs.

10:00 AM Fair opens to all registered candidates: • Information exchange in Exhibit Hall A • Interviews, Exhibit Hall A (candidates will be allowed into the interview waiting

area no more than 15 minutes prior to the interview) • Candidate lounge, Room L100 F

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM District/organization presentations begin in L100 G, H, I, & J. 12:00 PM Lunch on your own. Options: Dunn Bros Café located on the street level next to Exhibit Hall C or at area

restaurants (List is in back of packet).

Exhibit Hall A & Interview Area WILL NOT be closed over the lunch period.

3:00 PM Exhibit Hall A closes. 5:00 PM Interview area closes.

District/Organization Presentations

The following districts/organizations have scheduled presentations to take place at the times listed below. The purpose of these presentations is to provide candidates with an understanding of the district/organization, the application and interview processes. There will be time for question/answers. These are approximately 45 minutes in length. District/organization presentations will be announced in Exhibit Hall A ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled presentation.

Time Room L100 H, I, & J

9:00 - 9:45 AM Pre-Workshop Session - How to Secure a Teaching Job Presented by Nathan Boughton and Raul Fonseca, Aldine Texas ISD, Houston, Texas

Time Room

L100 G L100 H L100 I L100 J 10:00 - 10:45 AM Eden Prairie Schools

(Eden Prairie, Minnesota) Minnetonka Public Schools

(Minnetonka, Minnesota) Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

(Prior Lake, Minnesota) Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan

(Rosemount, Minnesota)

11:00 - 11:45 AM Internationella Engelska

skolan i Sverige AB (Täby, Sweden)

Milwaukee Public Schools (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Dysart Unified School District (Surprise, Arizona)

Fresno Unified School District (Fresno, California)

12:00 - 12:45 PM

American School of Torreon (Torreon, Mexico)

Galena Park Independent School District

(Houston, Texas)

Hardin Public Schools Districts 17-H & 1

(Hardin, Montana)

Expectations of a First Year Teacher (Workshop Session) (Presented by Jeff McCanna,

Houston ISD, Houston, Texas)

1:00 - 1:45 PM Manor Hall International

School (Al AIn, United Arab Emirates)

Santa Cruz Valley USD No.35 (Rio Rico, Arizona)

COPYING NEEDS Copying services are available for a fee (15 cents) at the UPS Store located on the street level next to the escalator. WIRELESS INTERNET Complimentary WiFi is available throughout the job fair areas. Connect to MN Ed Fair WiFi. JOB FAIR HAS GONE MOBILE! Search for the Minnesota Education Job Fair on the App Store and Google Play Store or visit https://guidebook.com/app/MNEDFair/guide/mnedfair/ to download the app. WATER STATIONS Water stations are provided throughout the job fair in the exhibit hall, interview room, and the student lounge.

If you have any questions, ask any MEJFA host wearing a yellow staff ribbon name badge.

MN Education Job FairApril 18, 2016Minneapolis Convention Center - Hall A

2016 Minnesota Education Job Fair District/Organization List – BY STATE / COUNTRY

Booth # District/Organization

INTERNATIONAL E02 International Schools of China/WellSpring – China & the UAE E03 American School of Torreon – Mexico E04 CNMI Public School System – Northern Mariana Islands E05 Manor Hall International School – United Arab Emirates E18 Sterling Education – United States & Canada F02 Doulos Discovery School – Dominican Republic F03 Colegio Ingles Torreon – Mexico F04 Internationella Engelska skolan i Sverige AB - Sweden F05 Network of International Christian Schools – 15 Countries F07 Bright Horizons Family Solutions – USA/Europe/India

ALASKA C02 Alaska Teacher Placement C03 Kodiak Island Borough School District C04 Lower Kuskokwim C05 North Slope Borough School District C06 Northwest Arctic Borough School District C07 Southwest Region School District C08 Special Education Service Agency

ARIZONA J05 Cartwright School District J06 Casa Grande Elementary School District J07 Desert View Schools J08 Dysart Unified School District J10 Glendale Union High School District J11 Imagine Schools, Southwest Groups J12 Littleton Elementary School District #65 J13 Maricopa Unified School District #20 J14 Mohave Valley Elementary School District K17 Murphy School District K06 Parker Unified School District K12 Pendergast Elementary School District K07 Phoenix Collegiate Academy K08 Santa Cruz Valley USD No.35 K10 Superior Unified School District K11 The Leona Group K16 Tolleson Union High School District #214 K13 Vail School District K14 Yuma Union High School District #70

CALIFORNIA G02 Bakersfield City School District G04 Desert Sands Unified School District G05 Franklin-McKinley School District G06 Fresno Unified School District G07 Keppel Union School District G03 Kern High School District F06 Lammersville Unified School District H02 Lincoln Unified School District H03 Palm Springs Unified School District H04 Palmdale School District H05 San Benito High School District H06 Sierra Sands Unified School District H07 West Contra Costa Unified School District H08 Westside Union School District

COLORADO D02 Adams 12 Five Star Schools D03 Atlas Preparatory School D04 Aurora Public Schools D05 Fountain Fort-Carson School District #8 D06 Greeley-Evans School District 6 D07 Moffat County School District D08 School District 49

FLORIDA H10 School District of Lee County

GEORGIA J02 Griffin-Spalding County School System

Booth # District/Organization ILLINOIS

M09 Champaign Unit #4 Schools M10 Charter Substitute Teacher Network M11 LEARN Charter School Network M12 Noble Network of Charter Schools L08 Special Education Services M13 Waukegan Public School District #60

INDIANA J04 Anderson Community School Corporation

IOWA J03 Waterloo Community School District

KANSAS K02 Garden City Public Schools USD 457 K03 Geary County USD 475 K04 Liberal Public Schools, USD 480 K05 Wichita Public School

KENTUCKY M06 Jefferson County Public Schools

MARYLAND L07 Charles County Public Schools

MINNESOTA M18 ABC Pre-K E08 ACR Homes B02 Albert Lea Area Schools B03 Anoka Hennepin ISD #11 H19 Athlos Academy H20 Athlos Leadership Academy E19 Aurora Charter School G22 Austin Public Schools - ISD 492 (Minnesota) G23 Behavioral Staffing B04 Bloomington Public Schools F07 Bright Horizons Family Solutions – USA/Europe/India K22 Brooklyn Center Community Schools

N07-08 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District L16 Cambridge-Isanti Schools B05 Centennial School District ISD #12 B06 Columbia Heights ISD #13 E17 Creative Kids Academy F21 Crookston Public Schools Ind. Dist. 593 F22 DaVinci Academy of Arts and Science

A17-18 Detroit Lakes Public Schools - ISD #22 D12 Distinctive Schools/Minnesota Early Learning Academy M20 Duluth Edison Charter Schools B07 Duluth Public Schools #709 M19 East Range Academy of Technology & Science

A10-11 Eastern Carver County Schools N01-02 Eden Prairie Schools

J21 Education Minnesota C12 ELEA Region 3 B08 Elk River Area School District #728 J20 Especially for Children Child Development Center D13 Eveleth-Gilbert Schools C16 Forest Lake Area Schools B11 Fridley Public Schools-District 14 D11 Friends School of Minnesota J19 Friendship Academy of the Arts D22 Go! Kidz Companies F17 Goodhue County Education District F20 Grand Rapids School District C20 Groves Academy C10 Hiawatha Academies F18 Hinckley-Finlayson High School J16 Hmong College Prep Academy B12 Hopkins 270 E22 Huntington Learning Center B13 Intermediate District 287 D14 International Spanish Language Academy B14 Inver Grove Heights Community Schools C18 Kelly Educational Staffing

Booth # District/Organization MINNESOTA (CONTINUED)

C22 Kinderberry Hill Child Development Centers D10 KinderCare E20 KIPP Minnesota J23 Lakes International Language Academy L21 Learning for Leadership Charter School G17 Marshall Public Schools C17 Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative

N03-04 Minneapolis Public Schools L20 Minnehaha Academy

H16-17 Minnesota International Middle School/Twin Cities International Elementary School

K21 Minnesota Math and Science Academy D21 Minnesota Transitions Charter School

A02-03 Minnetonka Public Schools #276 E21 Mis Amigos Spanish Immersion Preschool H18 Moorhead Area Public School

N09-10 Mounds View Public Schools #621 M17 MTS MN Connections Academy C21 Nay Ah Shing Schools C14 New Horizon Academy D16 Noble Academy

A19-20 North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, ISD #622 B16 Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District C19 Northfield Public Schools J22 Northwest Passage High School #4049 B17 Orono School District

A08-09 Osseo Area Schools B18 Owatonna Public Schools M16 Prairie Seeds Academy E16 Primrose School of Eden Prairie L22 Primrose School of Lakeville & St. Paul

A06-07 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, ISD #719 D19 Prodeo Academy D18 Randolph School District D20 Red Lake School District #38

A12-13 Richfield Public Schools #280 B19 Rochester Public Schools F19 Roseau Public Schools #682

A21-23 Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan - District 196 B20 Roseville Area Schools

N11-12 Saint Paul Public Schools J17 Sartell-St. Stephen School District G21 ServeMinnesota Action Network

A04-05 Shakopee School District J18 Sojourner Truth Academy B10 SouthWest Metro Educational Cooperative

N13-14 Spring Lake Park Schools A14-16 St. Cloud District 742

K19 St. David's Center for Child & Family Development G19 STARBASE Minnesota E18 Sterling Education – United States & Canada B21 Stillwater Area Public Schools G18 Stonebridge World School C11 STRIDE Academy L18 SWWC Service Cooperative K20 Teachers for Tomorrow C13 Teachers On Call K18 TeachersASAP H22 The Harvest Network of Schools D17 True Friends F16 Waconia Public Schools ISD#110

Booth # District/Organization MINNESOTA (CONTINUED)

G20 Waseca Public Schools N05-06 Wayzata Public Schools

B22 West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Eagan - ISD#197 H21 Westonka Public Schools, ISD #277

A24-25 White Bear Lake Area Schools, ISD 624 G16 Winona Area Public Schools ISD 861 L17 Wooddale Academy M21 Youth Frontiers L19 YWCA of MPLS

MISSOURI G10 Alta Vista Charter Schools

MONTANA G11 Hardin Public Schools Districts 17-H & 1 G08 Opheim Public School G12 St. Labre Indian Catholic School G13 Troops To Teachers G14 Wolf Point School District 45 & 45A

NEBRASKA E11 Lincoln Public Schools E12 Omaha Public Schools

NEVADA H11 Clark County School District H12 Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas H13 Pinecrest Academy of Nevada H14 Somerset Academy of Las Vegas

NORTH CAROLINA E10 Public Schools of Robeson County

NORTH DAKOTA F10 Fargo Public Schools F11 Our Redeemer's Christian School F12 Standing Rock Community School F13 Tate Topa Tribal School F14 Trenton School

OREGON E13 Lebanon Community Schools

SOUTH DAKOTA F08 For His Glory School

TENNESSEE E07 Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS)

TEXAS L10 Aldine ISD L11 Alief ISD L12 Galena Park Independent School District L13 Houston ISD L14 Lubbock Independent School District-Human Resources

UTAH E14 Canyons School District

VIRGINIA M07 Prince William County Schools

WASHINGTON M08 Seattle Public Schools

WISCONSIN M02 CESAjobs.org M03 Hudson School District L02 Madison Metropolitan School District L05 Menasha Joint School District

L03-04 Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District L06 Milwaukee Public Schools M04 School District of La Crosse

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