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District reports hiring and retention gains; $2 million allocated for behavior supports and recruitment pipelines
Summary
District HR presented staffing data showing 2,684 employees (1,235 teachers), retention efforts including 30 "just-in-time" interventions that retained 28 employees, a $2 million allocation for behavior personnel, expanded 'grow your own' STARS program, and recruitment/mentorship strategies to diversify candidate pools.
A district staffing update to the Cedar Rapids Board of Education outlined current employee counts, turnover drivers, and multiple retention and recruitment initiatives the district is using for the 2025–26 school year.
A staff presenter reported the district employed 2,684 people this school year, including 1,235 teachers and 71 administrators. The presenter said about one-third of staff have fewer than four years of experience and noted one teacher with 52 years of service. He said the staff pool is less racially diverse than the student body: the district’s staff was described as about 85% white while students are about 55% white, with higher proportions of Black, Hispanic and multiracial…
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