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Texas School District Using Ads To Lure Local Teachers

POSTED: 5:33 pm PDT April 3, 2008
UPDATED: 6:58 pm PDT April 3, 2008

With hundreds of San Diego school teachers receiving pink slips, a school district in Texas is hoping to persuade local educators to head to its state.

New billboards are popping up, aimed at grabbing the attention of local teachers.

One billboard reads: "We are looking for some of the best school teachers."

That is the message the Fort Worth Independent School District wants many to know, with the goal being to entice teachers to leave San Diego.

"We have a very large Hispanic community within our school district, within our city. So places like California and San Diego are obvious places for us to recruit," said Clint Bond of the Fort Worth Independent School District.

With hundreds of potential layoffs looming, Camille Zombro of the San Diego Education Association said out-of-state recruiting is not uncommon.

"I got a call from someone in Arizona that wanted to put an ad in the newspaper for teachers, to recruit them to Arizona," said Zombro.

Many believe San Diego is a hot ticket for teachers. But despite opportunities, many teachers said their lives are in limbo.

For example, at Balboa Elementary School, 18 teachers received pink slips.

"The whole third-grade team, there's five of us and all of us got notices. The whole fifth-grade team, there are three of them and all of them got notices," said one Balboa Elementary teacher.

Those who want to stay in San Diego said they are just waiting it out and thinking about their options.

"Do I take security and know that I have a job doing something else or do I stay with the students and stay the rest of the year and then not know if I can get a job in June?" said one teacher.

It is a feeling that is shared by many educators.

Zombro said some are choosing to move or leave education altogether.

"Our teachers have bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and many of them have Ph.D.s. So, these are folks who have many other opportunities," said Zombro.

Meanwhile, San Diego Unified School District Spokesman Jack Brandais said nothing is set in stone until the final budget is complete.

"Once they reach a budget decision for next year, then we're able to know for sure how many teachers we're going to have to get rid of and how many we can keep," said Brandais.

The ads from the Fort Worth Independent School District will run until June, and representatives from the district plan to visit San Diego to continue their recruitment efforts.

The final state budget will determine how many people will lose their jobs.

The deadline for the budget is July 1.

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