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The District also coordinates and facilitates a quarterly Pre-Service Consortium meeting that gathers
various stakeholders to discuss updates, best practices, and new trends in post-secondary education.
Each session engages our Consortium members in relevant discussions and learning opportunities
that impact public education and the District’s initiatives. FY22 Pre-Service Consortium meetings
took place on September 28, 2021, November 2, 2021, January 25, 2022, and March 29, 2022. The
Consortium meetings are recorded and available for colleges who could not attend, allowing them
to view them at their convenience.

School Food Service Hiring Initiative

Two years before COVID-19, School Food Service implemented a centralized process for recruiting.
When School Food Service faced its most significant staffing shortage, this process proved quite
successful as we were able to hire 624 food service assistants.

The department collaborated with various organizations to:
• Implement a hiring hotline and email address (SFSHR@palmbeachschools.org) for interested
candidates to contact our department directly.
• Invite seniors from District culinary academies to apply.
• Attend a senior job fair at Glades Central Community High School.
• Attend the City of Pahokee job fair.
• Attend the City of Boca Raton hospitality job fair.
• Coordinate job fairs with Transportation and Maintenance & Plant Operations Departments at
the following Adult Education sites:
• Chuck Shaw Educational Service Center
• Lake Worth Community High School
• Forest Hill Community High School
• Boca Raton Community High School
• Launch hiring campaigns on social media targeting the Boca Raton community and the District.
• Launch hiring campaign with No Kid Hungry on social media for all District-operated schools.
• Launch Indeed campaign and post job openings for all schools.
• Coordinate interviews for available positions and provide timely updates to the field team.
• Participate in a District Grand Hiring Event at seven locations throughout the District.

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