WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Area residents looking for a teaching position next fall are invited to attend the annual Teacher Placement Day Feb. 26 in Gohn Hall, 603 W. Main St., on the Missouri State University-West Plains campus.

Hosted by the Missouri State University Teacher Education Completion Program and the Missouri State University-West Plains Career Development Center, the event will give students who are in their final semester of an education program, as well as education program graduates, the opportunity to meet with administrators from school districts in Missouri State-West Plains’ seven-county primary service area and with administrators from several north-Arkansas school districts and apply for open teaching positions in those district. The free interviewing and application session is set for 9 to 11:30 a.m. that day, organizers said.

The session is open not only to Missouri State University education program students and graduates, but also to students and graduates of education programs at other area institutions, organizers said. The Missouri State University Teacher Certification coordinator also will be on hand to provide information about certification and specific requirements needed for application, organizers added.

Officials at area school districts who would like to participate in the interview session should pre-register by Feb. 19.

For more information about Teacher Placement Day, call the Missouri State University Teacher Education Completion Program office at 417-255-7930 or the Missouri State-West Plains Career Development Office at 417-255-7230.