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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Prince William County Schools - Employment Opportunities for 2016-17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Good afternoon, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Prince William County Schools in Northern Virginia are expanding our special education faculty for School Year 2016-17 in order to better meet the needs of our students. As such, we have three vacancies for Teachers of Students with Vision Impairment and would appreciate in any assistance you might be able to provide in sharing some information with your students and alumni, be it verbally, ListServ, email, website, job board, bulletin board, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Below you will find additional information about Prince William County Schools, our area, and application process. Additionally, attached are flyers with information about our School Division and a benefits flyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you for your assistance in helping us find the best educators for our students! Please contact me with any questions or needed information. I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you or any interested candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>_____<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Prince William County Public Schools offers a stimulating place to learn and a rewarding place to work. Students and staff benefit from innovative instructional and professional learning programs, specialty programs (K-12) and career paths, resulting in continuous growth each year. Located in Northern Virginia, approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., the area offers a variety of communities in which to live and work. The Prince William region consists of two incorporated cities Manassas and Manassas Park, and four incorporated towns Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan and Quantico which is the only town in the U.S. that is almost completely surrounded by a military installation-The Marine Corps Base. Our community was named one of the 100 best for young people for three consecutive years. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>As the second largest School Division in the Commonwealth of Virginia, our focus is on student success achieved in part through collaboration, the use of instructional technology, and the development of literacy and wellness. This provides the dynamic environment for over 87,000 students in 59 elementary schools, two traditional elementary schools, 17 middle schools, 11 high schools, three special education, two alternative schools and two Governor’s Schools. All 11 PWCS high schools are ranked in the top nine percent of over 37,000 public and private high schools nationwide (as determined by the Washington Post).  School Year 2016-17 will see the addition of two schools: </span><a href="http://pwcs-colganhs.ss9.sharpschool.com/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Colgan High School</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> and </span><a href="http://pwcs-ferlazzoes.ss9.sharpschool.com/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Kyle R. Wilson Elementary School</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><a href="http://www.pwcs.edu/departments/professionallearning"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>PWCS Connect</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>, our leading induction and mentoring system, combines orientation and on-boarding, one-on-one mentoring, support from a team of master educators at the school and program level, and ongoing job-embedded and Division-level professional learning to provide strategic, tiered support for beginning educators. Our <a href="http://www.pwcs.edu/cms/one.aspx?pageId=748995">Office of Special Education</a> provides ongoing support to all Special Educators. Our family of employees benefit from extensive professional learning opportunities, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive benefits options, and many other incentives in a School Division that continues to hire hundreds of professional educators each year. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>To learn more about the many opportunities for you to join our diverse and growing family of World-class educators and staff, please visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.pwcs.edu"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>www.pwcs.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Please note that we accept applications year-round. I encourage you to apply immediately to receive full consideration for current vacancies as well as any anticipated vacancies. After submission, you may log back in later to add updated documents, such as a certificate or College Verification Form. Our current vacancies are updated regularly and may be viewed at </span><a href="https://jobs.pwcs.edu/Jobs/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>https://jobs.pwcs.edu/Jobs/</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> . Our online certified employment application can be accessed directly at </span><a href="https://jobs.pwcs.edu/WorkSpace"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>https://jobs.pwcs.edu/WorkSpace</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> . </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Our Employment Service Center is available via email (</span><a href="mailto:personnel@pwcs.edu"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>personnel@pwcs.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>), phone (703.791.8050), or live chat to answer questions and assist you with the application process for all positions. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>If you have friends or classmates who may be interested in PWCS, I would invite you to share this communication and put them in touch with us as well!</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;f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