East Texas schools hiring for the 2022-23 school year

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – More than a dozen East Texas schools have taken to social media and posted that they have teaching positions and are more open for the next school year.

School districts like Lindale ISD have been trying to retain teachers by raising salaries, but state funding has limited the amount of those raises.

East Texas school district leaders said there has been a exodus of teachers leaving the industry due to low salaries and benefits that aren’t good enough. Not to mention some teachers have been retiring and new ones haven’t come in to fill their spots.

“The teacher shortage is the thing that everybody is either experiencing or having the anxiety of experiencing,” said Dr. Carnielus Gilder, West Sabine ISD superintendent.

Some of the East Texas school districts that have been affected by the teacher shortage are the following:

Timpson ISD
Lindale ISD
Overton ISD
Alto ISD
Big Sandy ISD
and several other school districts

The Lindale superintendent said that his district and others are in need of support positions like cafeteria workers, bus drivers and custodians.

In addition, KETK has come up with a list of school districts and positions they are hiring for.

The following positions were posted open as of May 24.

Alto ISD

Elementary

Elementary Teacher
Paraprofessionals

Middle School

5th-grade teacher
6th-grade teacher
Middle School/High School Physical Education

High School

High school English teacher
High school math teacher
High school history teacher
Middle school/High school art teacher

Admin/Other

Band Director
Director of maintenance and transportation
DAEP
Bus driver substitutes

For more information and to apply click here. Alto ISD will offer a $3,000 signing bonus for all teaching and professional positional and will offer a $1,500 signing bonus for all paraprofessional and nonprofessional positions.

Big Sandy ISD

Big Sandy ISD is hiring for the following positions:

Director of Maintenance & Transportation
School Bus Drivers
Jr./Sr. High band director
Kindergarten teacher
Secondary Reading Intervention/Possible Coaching
5th-grade Math Teacher
Junior High Reading/ELA
Junior High Science
Secondary English
Secondary Aide
Elementary Counselor
Substitute Teacher
Maintenance

For more information and to apply click here.

Como-Pickton CPCISD

1st-grade teacher
SLP
Assistant Band Director
Junior high history/coaching
Special education paraprofessional
Head volleyball coach

Lindale ISD

Lindale ISD will be hiring for several positions throughout the district. For more information about what is available and to apply, click here.

Custodians
Groundworkers
Business office supervisor
Life skills teacher
4th-grade ELA teacher
Special Services Interventionist
5th-grade music/choir teacher
Assistant choir director
Culinary instructor
Chemistry teacher
Agriculture teacher
American sign language teacher
Spanish teacher
History teacher/Varsity football assistant
Special program’s records and data coordinator
Diagnostician
Occupational therapist/occupational therapist assistant
Life skills aide
Math intervention aide
Resource aide
Life skills aide
Child nutrition worker
Full-time mechanic
Bus drivers
Bus monitors

Livingston ISD

Elementary

5th-grade math teacher
Dean of students/school counselor
Pine Ridge Primary campus principal
5th-grade ELAR at Cedar Grove Elementary

Middle school

SPED Classroom teacher/boys junior high football/B-ball/track
Theater classroom teacher
6th-8th Girls PE Teacher/Girls coaching
Paraprofessional with special education responsibilities

High School

District Librarian
Art classroom teacher
Special Education classroom teacher/Girls HD Volleyball/Girl’s Spring Sport
Assistant Principal
9th-12th life science classroom teacher
Athletic trainer

Admin/Other

Special services – diagnostician
Transportation – dispatcher
Transportation – bus monitor
Transportation – bus drivers
Substitute Bus Drivers (Class “B” CDL Required)

For more information and to apply, click here.

Lufkin ISD

Lufkin ISD will be hiring retirees offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus and a $3,500 sign-on bonus for teachers who teach in core areas, special education and or bilingual classes. Teachers must be retired for one year before returning to work.

For more information and to apply to Lufkin ISD, click here.