Bringing diverse educators and leaders to independent schools.
Your voices, talents, and expertise are needed to help educate and inspire the next generation.
For 30 years, we’ve recruited and placed over 650 educators and leaders of color and other under-represented groups in independent schools.
FDS is your best advocate.
We are cheerleaders for our candidates. We provide individual hands-on job search preparation and strategy — counseling candidates about which schools will best suit their interests and needs. FDS is a confidential "safe space" to discuss professional issues and career aspirations. We stay in close touch with our candidates throughout the hiring season and support our placed candidates through their first two years at their new institution.
We fine-tune resumes and cover letters with our candidates and even role-play to prepare for interviews and demonstration lessons. We hold substantive professional development sessions for individuals interested in developing and expanding their careers in education. We co-sponsor a job fair to promote diversity in hiring every February with the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS). We know independent schools, and we know whom they need in their community.
FDS is your job search resource.
Team up with FDS
Submitting your resume and cover letter to FDS is the first step toward a successful profession in education. Our expert consultants will be your guide along your path to the dream career you envision. Whether you are looking to begin your teaching career as an associate teacher or looking to expand your career into leadership, FDS will get you there.
“There’s a real personal touch to everything I experienced with FDS. I felt like I was known.”
— Anshu Wahi, Diversity Practioner
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
info@interschool.org