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Candidates elevate teacher retention, workplace conditions and recruitment as top priorities
Summary
All three superintendent finalists said teacher and staff wellbeing, recruitment and retention must be addressed to improve student outcomes, proposing improved working conditions, clearer staffing models and targeted professional learning.
Teacher and staff recruitment, retention and working conditions emerged as a central theme at the Waterbury Public Schools superintendent forum, with all three candidates saying a satisfied workforce is foundational to student success.
Why it matters: Candidates argued that without stable staffing and improved working conditions, schools cannot sustain academic gains or expand required services for special…
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