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Human resources highlights special‑education residency program as pipeline strategy; district reports ongoing hiring progress
Summary
HR staff described a $248,000 budgeted special‑education residency apprenticeship, current cohorts and recruitment strategies; the district reported ongoing hires and roughly 50 vacancies remaining at the time of the hearing.
Mister Dan Swartz, presenting the human resources portion of the FY2026 budget, said the division’s operating budget will increase largely because of the continuation and expansion of a special‑education residency apprenticeship that staff budgeted at $248,000.
Swartz said the residency program — approved by the board last year — aims to develop homegrown special‑education teachers. He reported that the first…
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