{"id":342734,"date":"2026-07-16T22:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/342734\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:14:24","slug":"leon-county-schools-turns-to-international-recruitment-to-fill-teaching-vacancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/342734\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County Schools turns to international recruitment to fill teaching vacancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Leon County Schools has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/15\/leon-county-schools-considers-recruiting-international-teachers\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/15\/leon-county-schools-considers-recruiting-international-teachers\/\"> approved a contract with TPG<\/a>, a cultural exchange teacher recruitment program, to help fill open teaching positions across the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The school board approved the one-year contract, which the district says will bring fully certified, experienced teachers from other countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Superintendent Rocky Hanna said the international teachers will not replace local hires but will fill gaps in hard-to-staff subject areas, including special education, math and science.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis program with TPG allows us to get highly qualified and experienced teachers, maybe from the Virgin Islands or Jamaica or the Philippines, but they come with experience. They\u2019re fully vetted, fully certified by the Florida Department of Education,\u201d Hanna said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hanna said several teachers have already been hired at two Leon County elementary schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/16\/leon-county-schools-turns-international-recruitment-fill-teaching-vacancies\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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