AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It shall be the policy of the Iberia Parish School Board that all applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, or legal guardians of students, or employees, sources of referral of applicants and employment, and any and all entities having business with the School Board are hereby notified that the School Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities, including any notices required by Title IX of the Educaiton Amendments of 1972 or Part 106 of Title 34 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.  The School Board pledges to protect qualified applicants and employees with disabilities from discrimination in hiring, promotion, termination, pay, job training, fringe benefits, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment on the basis of disability.  The School Board shall also provide qualified applicants and employees with disabilities with reasonalbe accomodations that do not impose unde hardship.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS

Applicants for teaching positions with the Iberia Parish School System must possess, or be eligible for, a Louisiana Teacher's Certificate. To be eligible for a Louisiana Teacher's Certificate, a person must complete a teacher training program, possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and make the qualifying scores on the PRAXIS Exam. The PRAXIS scores are established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).

Persons who possess a valid out-of-state teacher's certificate must comply with the PRAXIS requirements to receive a Louisiana Teacher's Certificate.

Information concerning the PRAXIS can be obtained by contacting the following agencies:
1.  Louisiana State Department of Education 
2.  Educational Testing Service
3.  TeachLouisiana.net

JOB APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Teacher Application

Any individual interested in a position with Iberia Parish School District should submit an application via our online application system. 

LOUISIANA CHILD PROTECTION ACT

In accordance with the Louisiana Child Protection Act, all employees if the Iberia Parish School District must submit to fingerprinting and a criminal records check by the Office of the State Police.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION

School bus drivers and lunchroom workers are required, as a condition of employment prior to final approval for active employment, to submit to a pre-employment medical examination by a Board-approved physicial for his/her applicable job classification.  In addition to the medical examination, school bus drivers and other heavy equipment drivers are required to submit to drug screening prior to final approval for active employment. ​​​​​​​