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Superintendent: district nearly fully staffed for fall; summer construction and meals continuing
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Smith reported that classroom vacancies are low, HR is active with recruiting and onboarding, summer facility projects (HVAC, roofs, paving) are underway and the district has served about 51,000 summer meals in June.
In the superintendent’s report Wednesday, Dr. Smith told the board the district is in “very good shape” for staffing heading into the new school year and highlighted ongoing summer facility work.
Dr. Smith thanked the board for recent contract negotiations that she said helped make the system competitive in hiring. She listed openings the district still needs to fill—one kindergarten teacher, five elementary teachers, several secondary content teachers, media specialists, an art teacher and an ESOL teacher—but said overall classroom vacancies are far lower than in recent years. She noted some specialized positions (school psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists) remain hard to fill.
On facilities, Dr. Smith reviewed summer projects at Green Holly Elementary (HVAC and roof), Leonardtown High School (paving and a cooling tower), the tech center parking lot and Piney Point Elementary (HVAC). She said the district moved modular units purchased during COVID to a new virtual academy learning space behind Leonardtown High School.
Dr. Smith also reported the district delivered about 51,000 meals in June and was averaging roughly 5,000 meals per week across multiple summer sites; staff said additional summer weeks and school opening dates in August were on the calendar.
She emphasized HR’s clearance processes—background checks and verification of prior employers—are required by law and can slow start dates, and she encouraged interested applicants to use the district employment page (www.smcps.org).
