Employees

Since Manatee County is located in one of the fastest growing regions in the country, there are almost always exciting employment opportunities available with the Manatee County School District.

As an example, the district hired nearly 400 teachers for the 2006-2007 school year. Approximately 250 of the new teachers were filling newly created positions to keep up with growth and Florida's Class Size Amendment, while the remaining teachers were filling vacancies resulting from retirements or other transitional turnover.

With more than 7,000 employees currently working for the school district, Manatee County schools can be proud of a long-list of accomplishments, a few of which are listed here:

44 of 50 Manatee District schools graded received a grade of C or higher during the 2006-2007 school year.

Many of our schools maintained their good FCAT scores while 3 improved their school grades during the 2006-07 school year.

The district's average teacher's salary of $47,480 ranks 7th among Florida's 67 school districts, according to a statistical brief produced in June 2007 by the Florida Department of Education.

The average teacher's salary in Manatee County is $2,184 more than the statewide teacher's salary average of $45,296, according to the June 2007 brief produced by the Florida DOE.

The district has 154 teachers that are Nationally Board Certified.

Whether you are interested in a career opportunity with the school district, or you are already one of our vitally important current employees, links on this page should be helpful to you.

Please visit our Human Resources website for all the up to date information on jobs, salaries and benefits.