Special Events

Special Events

Join Us For The CPS Elementary And High School Certified Teacher Career Fair

The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Department of Human Resources (HR) invites you to attend the Certified Teacher/Guidance Counselor Career Fair. This event will focus on identifying highly qualified teacher professionals to guide our young leaders toward academic excellence. If you are that person, please plan to join us to speak with principals looking to hire teachers for vacant teaching positions for the 2009-10 school year. At this Career Fair, you will:

explore a variety of CPS schools with diverse academic programs;
meet CPS principals from schools with current available teaching positions;
schedule one-on-one interviews at individual schools;
gather information from other CPS departments regarding related programs (i.e. Teacher Housing, Substitute Teaching, etc.); and
bring plenty of resumes to share with CPS administrators and school personnel.

Mark Your Calendars with the Teacher and Guidance Counselor Career Fairs
Friday, July 31, 2009 McCormick Place Lakeside Center 2301 S. Lakeshore Drive Chicago, IL 60616 Job Fair: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

A resume indicating teacher certification or eligibility for certification will be required for admittance to the fair.
Only Certified Teacher/Guidance Counselor Candidates will be allowed into the Career Fair; guests will not be permitted to enter the event.
CPS does not release the list of schools that will be in attendance in advance, as it is not finalized until the date of the event.
Interviews will be conducted by principals at the fair, therefore; we advise that you bring plenty of extra resumes. Please dress appropriately.
There is no fee to attend the job fair, but participants are responsible for their own travel costs.

Please Note:

(1) Submission of a resume at the fair will be required for admittance. No candidates will be admitted after 2:30 p.m. Candidates will not be admitted into the fair without the submission of a resume at the door.

(2) This event is for teaching and guidance counseling positions within the Chicago Public Schools in Pre-Kindergarten-12th grade for the Fall 2009-10 school year.

(3) There will be no coat check available at this Career Fair. Please plan accordingly.

Parking: Parking is available in Lot C, the underground parking garage located beneath the Lakeside Center. The parking fee is $19.00 per vehicle. To access Lot C, exit Lakeshore Drive at 31st Street. Head east over the Lakeshore Dr. Bridge to Ft. Dearborn Dr. Turn left (north) and follow signs to Lot C. Entrance to Lakeside Center, Room E354, is at Gate 30 (the southwest corner of the Lakeside Center building) or Gate 38 (the southeast corner of the Lakeside Center Building).

Public Transportation: McCormick Place is accessible via public transportation. The CTA bus routes #3 and #4 provide bus service and run approximately every 15 minutes. The CTA drop-off is located at the main entrance to the South Building on Martin Luther King Drive. The fair will take place in the Lakeside Center building, which is accessible via the Grand Concourse. For more information, please call 312-836-7000 or visit www.rtachicago.com. The closest Lakeside Center taxi drop-off/pick-up point is at Gate 30.

To RSVP, send an email to trrsvp@cps.k12.il.us or call the automated confirmation line at 773-553-1134.

Accessibility: All venues meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. If you require specific disability accommodations, please contact the ADA Administrator at 773-553-2698 or 773-553-2699 (TTY).

Legal Statement (Title IX): It is the policy of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or sex. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the regulations promulgated thereunder concerning sex discrimination should be referred to the Title IX Officer, Chicago Public Schools, 125 S. Clark St., Chicago, Illinois 60603, 773-553-2688 (TTY-773-553-2699).