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OPS reports improved staffing and asks board to approve staffing adjustments; board approves motion
Summary
District HR and leadership reported improved hiring and retention — more teachers and paraprofessionals, a rise in substitutes and about 75% of classrooms now between 20–24 students — and the board approved proposed staffing adjustments.
The Omaha Public Schools Board on Feb. 3 approved proposed staffing adjustments after district human resources and central office leaders reported measurable improvements in hiring and retention.
What the district presented: Assistant superintendent / HR leadership described multiple factors the district credits for progress: higher wages approved in recent budgets, active recruiting partnerships with local universities, “grow your own” programs that move paraprofessionals into teaching roles, expanded substitute…
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