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USF Sarasota-Manatee campus to host Educator Signing Day event with Manatee School District Contact Name: Marc R. Masferrer Contact Email: marcmasferrer@usf.edu Contact Phone Number: 941-359-4267 The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus on Tuesday, April 25, will host an Educator Signing Day for 10 students in the College of Education who have agreed to become teachers in the School District of Manatee County. Sarasota-Manatee campus Regional Chancellor Karen Holbrook, Manatee Schools Superintendent Cynthia Saunders and other USF and school district officials are expected to attend the celebratory event, which highlights the strengthening relationship between the College of Education on the Sarasota-Manatee campus and the school district and their joint efforts to address the teacher shortage in Florida. Eight of the 10 new teachers will graduate from the Sarasota-Manatee campus in May. The Educator Signing Day event will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in the Selby Auditorium on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.