The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt a declaration of need for fully qualified educators, a routine annual filing required when a district anticipates hiring teachers on emergency permits.

Director Eastman told trustees the declaration estimates how many teaching positions the district may need to staff with emergency credentials next year, based on recent hiring trends and anticipated growth areas such as transitional kindergarten and special education. The document will be filed with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) so the district can issue emergency permits if it cannot recruit fully credentialed teachers.

The board moved and seconded the recommendation and approved the declaration unanimously.

Clarifying details: Eastman said the estimate is based on prior-year hiring and projections for classroom growth; the declaration lists the credential areas and estimated counts but those line-item numbers were not read into the public record during the meeting.

Speakers: Director Eastman presented the item; trustees voted to adopt the declaration.

Ending: Adoption allows the district to proceed with standard hiring flexibility should fully credentialed candidates be unavailable in specified credential areas.