FINGERPRINTS: Required (Unless Current Employee) *

CONTACT:  Personnel Department

                       P.O. Box 1678

                      Wauchula, FL  33873

                      Phone:  863-773-9058

                     Website:  www.hardee.k12.fl.us

* Beginning July 1, 1993, all permanent positions with the Hardee County School Board will require fingerprint screening (criminal history) by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

All Employees are probationary until fingerprints are cleared F.S. 1012.32 Pre-employment requirement - $77.00 charge to employee.

** As of August 26, 1993, pre-employment drug screening is now a requirement for employment with the Hardee County School Board.  Appointment will be contingent upon a satisfactory report from the drug screening completed by a third party, medical facility, selected by the Hardee County School Board.

*** See complete Job Description in the Hardee County Job Description Manual.

**** The Hardee County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age disability or marital status in its educational programs, services or activities, or in its hiring or employment practices. The district also provides equal access to its facilities to the Boy Scouts and other patriotic youth groups, as required by the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. If you require any type of accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability you may contact:

Teresa Hall

Director of Student Academic Services & Federal Programs

863-767-0662

Teresa Hall

Director of Exceptional Student Education

863-773-2600

Reasonable accommodations are available for persons with disabilities to complete the application and/or interview process. Applicants/individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may contact the District’s ADA Officer at the following address for assistance:

Teresa Hall; Director of Exceptional Student Education

Office Address: 200 South Florida Avenue, Wauchula, FL 33873

Phone Number: 863-767-0662

E-mail: thall@hardee.k12.fl.us

 If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call the Hardee County School District by calling the Florida Relay Service at  1-800-955-8771.

 MISSION STATEMENT:  We provide all students a high-quality education in a nurturing and creative environment to develop responsible citizens.