Lucia Mendoza
Education Recruiter
Education recruiters for schools, districts, and charter networks
Our education recruiters help public school districts, charter schools, private schools, higher education institutions, and education organizations hire experienced professionals who are often already succeeding in another role.
- Teachers, administrators, and education leaders
- Reach candidates before they apply elsewhere
- Built for hard-to-fill education roles
Trusted by education organizations nationwide
800+
Hiring teams served
70+
specialized recruiters
72-96 hrs
To your first candidates
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U.S. patents for sourcing technology
The education hiring shortage continues to grow.
According to the Learning Policy Institute's 2026 update, at least 425,412 teaching positions nationwide were either vacant or filled by educators who weren't fully certified, representing about 1 in 8 teaching roles. Special education remains the most persistent shortage, followed by math, science, and English language learning. Most hiring demand comes from replacing educators who've left the profession, not from enrollment growth.
The hardest roles to fill are specialist and leadership positions. Experienced principals, Directors of Special Education, curriculum leaders, and other senior educators are already working and rarely apply through job boards. They move when the right opportunity finds them, which is why specialized education recruiters focus on proactive outreach rather than waiting for applications.
Education professionals we place
Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Special Education Teachers, ESL/ELL Teachers, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Specialists, and Career & Technical Education (CTE) professionals.
Assistant Principals, Principals, Heads of School, Superintendents, Chief Academic Officers, Academic Directors, Department Chairs, Curriculum Directors, and District Leadership professionals.
School Psychologists, School Counselors, Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Occupational Therapists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), Behavior Specialists, Transition Specialists, Directors of Student Services, and Special Education Coordinators.
HR Directors, Admissions Directors, Registrars, Business Managers, Finance Directors, Operations Directors, IT Directors, and Administrative professionals supporting school districts, charter networks, and private schools.
For superintendent and C-suite education leadership searches, see our executive search practice.
How our education recruitment agency approaches every search
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Every school hires differently
Public school districts, charter networks, independent schools, and universities all hire differently. Our education recruiters spend time understanding your school, leadership team, students, and hiring priorities before the search begins.
2
We look beyond certifications
Sure, credentials matter, but they don't tell the whole story. We evaluate classroom experience, leadership, curriculum expertise, student populations served, and the impact candidates have made throughout their careers.
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We recruit for the long-term
A great educator isn't the right fit for every school. We look for teachers, principals, counselors, and education leaders whose experience and approach align with your culture, leadership team, and learning environment.
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We reach educators who aren't applying
Many of the strongest educators and school leaders aren't actively looking, especially during the school year. Our education recruiters build relationships with passive candidates and introduce opportunities they won't find through job boards alone.
Get to know some of our recruiters
Your search is led by recruiters who specialize in education hiring.
Cynthia Redmond
Education Recruiter
Alyssa Martins
Education Recruiter
Recent education searches we've completed
Representative searches completed for school districts, charter networks, and private schools. Anonymized.
Superintendent
35 days
Rural School District
Director of Special Education
29 days
K-12 School District
School Psychologist
18 days
Charter School Network
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
17 days
Special Education Program
Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
16 days
Student Services Department
Academic Officer
31 days
Higher Education Institution
Frequently asked questions
An education staffing agency, sometimes called an education recruitment agency, helps schools, districts, charter networks, higher education institutions and education organizations hire teachers, administrators, and specialist professionals for permanent and contract roles.
Quite a few. Teachers are a significant part of what we do, but we also recruit for roles that rarely appear on job boards, including Directors of Special Education, school psychologists, curriculum directors, BCBAs, speech-language pathologists, principals and many more. On the operations side, we place HR directors, admissions directors, finance leaders, and district administrators. If a role requires specialist knowledge to properly evaluate candidates, that's where we tend to work.
As an education recruitment agency, we work with public school districts, charter management organizations, private and independent schools, higher education institutions, EdTech companies, and education nonprofits.
Every search is a little different. Charter networks and private schools often move faster than public districts, so we adjust our process and candidate communication to match each organization's hiring timeline.
Most experienced educators and school leaders are busy doing the job they were hired to do. They're in the middle of the school year, focused on students, and not browsing job boards.
Our education recruiters build relationships with these professionals over time and reach out when there's a role that's genuinely worth discussing. It's a targeted conversation about a specific opportunity, not a mass email pulled from a resume database.
The shortage is real and has been for years. Special education continues to be one of the hardest areas to recruit for, and professionals with dual endorsements, such as SPED plus a content area, or BCBAs with school-based experience, represent a very limited talent pool.
State certification requirements narrow that pool even further. Alyssa, who leads our education recruiting practice, has spent more than 16 years recruiting in this space, and that experience makes a real difference.
Most specialist and administrator searches produce an initial shortlist within 7 to 14 days, with offers typically made within three to five weeks. Teacher searches for a September start move fastest when they begin before March, since many employed teachers renew contracts or accept new positions after that.
Leadership searches also benefit from an early start. We'll give you a realistic timeline upfront so you know what to expect throughout the search.
Yes, we can. We regularly conduct confidential searches for principals, superintendents, department heads, and other leadership positions. If discretion is important, we won't advertise the role publicly or identify your organization until the appropriate stage of the conversation. We'll build the search around those requirements from day one.
Yes, but the search looks a little different.
Public school salary schedules are often fixed, so the conversation sort of shifts beyond compensation. We focus on candidates who value what your district offers, whether that's professional development, leadership support, mission, community, or the students they'll serve.
Many educators intentionally choose those opportunities over higher-paying alternatives. Finding those candidates is very different from simply chasing the highest salary, and that's where proactive recruiting makes the biggest difference.
Ready to hire exceptional education talent?
Our education recruiters help schools hire teachers, principals, and education leaders who fit your culture and long-term goals.
See what the right search looks like before you invest.
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