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School committee approves $650,000 extension for agency paraprofessionals after months of staffing shortfalls
Summary
The Farver School Committee approved an extension of its contract with Maxim Staffing Services to keep agency paraprofessionals in classrooms through the end of the school year, while several members pushed for longer-term pay and recruitment strategies to reduce reliance on agencies.
The Farver School Committee voted April 29 to continue its contract with Maxim Staffing Services to cover paraprofessional staffing shortages through the end of the 2024–25 school year, approving approximately $650,000 in additional funds to maintain current agency staffing levels.
The committee’s action follows months of high vacancy rates that Superintendent Tracy Curley reported in her hiring update: the district listed 129 total vacancies, including 66 teacher and 53 paraprofessional openings. Curley and special‑education leaders told the committee that middle‑school substantially separate classrooms have been the hardest to staff and that agencies currently supply many of those paraprofessionals.
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