With full hearts, clear eyes, and deep gratitude, we announce that Southern Teachers will close at the end of 2025, concluding 123 extraordinary years of service. Until then, we are pleased to continue offering our consulting, coaching, and mentoring services through December. For administrative searches, we encourage you to contact Tim Viands at IndySchool.
It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve generations of school leaders, support passionate educators, and witness the lasting impact of great teaching on the lives of students across the South and beyond.
We are profoundly proud of our legacy—more than a century of championing excellence in education and building lasting partnerships rooted in trust, mission, and mutual respect.
To our dedicated staff and school partners: thank you for your unwavering commitment and belief in our work. To the thousands of exceptional educators we've had the privilege to place: you are the living legacy of Southern Teachers—your passion, talent, and integrity have shaped countless classrooms and communities.
As the owner of Southern Teachers, I find this moment deeply bittersweet. To bring this chapter to a close is emotional—but also a moment of enormous pride. I am humbled by what we have built together, and forever grateful to those who made it possible.
For my part, I look forward to retirement with enthusiasm and confidence.
Thank you for being part of this remarkable journey.
With heartfelt thanks and respect,
Carey Goodman
Our mission is to help our member schools offer their students the best possible education and experience by providing search and consulting services delivered with skill, care, and integrity.
Founded in 1902, Southern Teachers is the oldest school recruiter in America. Historically, the two defining characteristics of our work were a focus on teacher placement and a dedication to serving schools in the South. We performed this work with uncompromising integrity and exceptional service.
Moving forward, our work will focus on services that we’ve refined over the last two decades: leadership search/placement and consulting services. With ST Search & Consulting, we will continue to perform our work with the same integrity and devotion to quality that we’ve embraced since 1902.