WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Area residents who are looking for a teaching position next fall are invited to attend the annual Teacher Placement Day Friday, Feb. 24, in Gohn Hall, 603 W. Main St., on the Missouri State University-West Plains campus.

The interviewing and application session is scheduled for 9 to 11:30 a.m., organizers said.

Hosted by the Missouri State University Teacher Education Completion Program, the event offers students who are in their final semester of an education program and education program graduates the opportunity to meet with administrators from and apply for open positions in school districts in Missouri State University-West Plains’ seven-county primary service area (Howell, Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Texas, Shannon and Wright Counties), as well as with administrators from north-central Arkansas districts.

This free event is open to Missouri State University education program students and graduates, as well as students and graduates of education programs at other area institutions, organizers said. Any area school districts that would like to participate in the interview session should pre-register, organizers added.

For more information about Teacher placement Day or to pre-register a school district, contact the Missouri State University Teacher Education Completion Program office at 417-255-7930.