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Durham schools report 237 vacancies; district pursuing international teachers and special-education pilots
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Human resources reported 237 current vacancies, including 113 teacher openings, and described recruitment strategies that include partnerships with local universities and a J-1 international teacher pilot for special education supports.
Kim Hager, the district's HR lead, told the board Tuesday that Durham Public Schools had 237 open positions at the time of the meeting and outlined recruitment and hiring efforts aimed at reducing classroom vacancies.
"We have 237 overall vacancies," Hager said. She said 113 of those were teacher vacancies (84 general-education teachers and 29 special-education teachers), with about 30 instructional assistant vacancies and 94 other positions such as occupational therapists, school counselors and media coordinators.
Hager said the…
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