School districts significantly increase their opportunities to hire the best candidates. The same applicant pool is available to all school districts regardless of size or wealth. Career Services Officers have better opportunities to market their best students to school districts. Career Services Officers can post their job fairs on PA-Educator.net and market their undergraduate and graduate educational programs via Internet links on the web site. Users benefit from the ease and convenience of Internet linking to obtain comprehensive information about individual school districts that are participating in the program.
Students benefit by having the best new teachers.
Through the web site, users gain access to the latest job postings. Information is also available regarding Pennsylvania teacher certification testing requirements, credential information, and links to other educational web sites. The site also allows school districts to search for substitute teachers based upon the appropriate responses to the standard application s substitute teaching questions. Over the next few years, teachers will be retiring in record numbers. PA-Educator.net s ultimate goal is to build a large and diversified pool of candidates that will enable school districts throughout Pennsylvania to search for and screen online applications and find qualified candidates to interview in order to fill such job vacancies.