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Districts report improved staffing rates but caution over EC teacher assistants and special-education vacancies
Summary
Both school systems said overall certified staffing rates are high (one district cited 98%+), but districts flagged hard-to-fill positions — early childhood, EC teacher assistants and certain secondary math postings — and described tactics like stipends, retired-teacher recruitment and lead-teacher models to cover vacancies.
School leaders told county commissioners they have largely filled certified positions for the opening of the school year but continue to contend with hard-to-fill roles in special education, early-childhood classrooms and certain secondary subjects.
Orange County Schools Deputy Superintendent Ashana Harris reported the district was ‘‘98% staff’’ across certified and classified positions as of the start of school and said retention remains a top priority. ‘‘Retention is the new recruitment,’’ Harris said.
Districts singled out specific gaps…
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