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HR seeks annual travel authorization for teacher recruitment; trustees ask for outcome data on international hires
Summary
Human-resources staff requested an annual travel authorization to continue domestic and international teacher recruitment. Trustees supported ongoing recruitment but asked for detailed outcomes — how many vacancies filled, retention data and evidence of classroom-language fit — and urged development of backup recruitment strategies.
Waukegan CUSD 60 Human Resources staff asked the Operational Services Committee on April 15 for an annual travel authorization to support teacher recruitment at HBCUs, regional job fairs and international recruitment efforts, including recent travel to Spain.
Mister Figueroa explained that recruitment is both local and international and that the district has used international recruitment to fill vacancies the district otherwise struggles to fill. He said recent international travel (Spain) and ongoing HBCU outreach have yielded hires…
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