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Board discusses staffing shortages, recruiting and retention strategies as district prepares for summer hiring
Summary
Personnel director Harry Snyder and district leaders told the board many current vacancies are covered by contracted professionals and staffing firms. The district plans targeted summer recruitment, enhanced onboarding, stay interviews and exit‑interview analysis to improve retention.
Middletown — The board received an update Tuesday on staffing levels, retention efforts and recruiting plans as the district prepares for summer hiring.
Harry Snyder (personnel) told the board that most current vacancies are being covered by contracted providers or ESS to maintain services while the district recruits. He said one ongoing district‑covered vacancy is a multilingual/MLL teacher position being handled on an interim basis by internal staff.
Snyder and Superintendent Vasquez Matos…
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