My recruiter was a bit misleading about the non-compete cause , although Sunbelt acknowledged this was "unfortunate" they did nothing about it. His exact words were "It's no big deal....happens all the time." No big deal is a very large fee exceeding $18,000 for the district if they want to keep you.
If you are placed by Sunbelt, be aware that you cannot work for your placement for a year following the end of the contract without the school district paying a LARGE fee.....like nearly 40% of your annual salary. They won't waive it, no matter what. I performed excellent, nearly every teacher I worked with wrote to HR of the district asking them to keep me.....my principal wanted to keep me, my HR department wanted to keep me. I was told the ONLY reason I was not hired for the job was the HUGE fee they would have to pay. My district simply couldn't afford it. I tried to engage Sunbelt multiple times on it, the VP refused to speak with me at all, and they basically didn't care about me, the students I was bonded with or advancing my career.