Polk County Public Schools Start Recruiting Overseas

POLK COUNTY, Florida. As schools across Florida continue to look for teachers, Polk County Public Schools has begun looking overseas for new employees.

Polk County Schools said they will be in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 24-25 to “recruit teachers and non-teaching workers.”

Representatives from Lee County and St. Lucie County School Districts will also be on the trip.

Polk County Schools said teachers will start at $47,500 and all PCPS jobs pay at least $15 an hour and other benefits.