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Kent School District details multi-pronged plan to recruit and retain certificated and classified staff
Summary
Kent School District staff briefed the board Jan. 8 on recruitment and retention efforts, including a $20,000 wellness grant, a micro-learning series, expanded virtual recruiting, and pilot apprenticeship and job‑sharing strategies to fill hard-to-staff positions.
Kent School District staff on Jan. 8 presented a package of recruiting and retention initiatives aimed at addressing ongoing staffing shortages in certificated and classified roles.
The presentation to the Kent School District Board summarized actions already under way — workforce wellness programming tied to Board Policy 5515, new recruiting channels and virtual fairs, use of the Frontline applicant platform and a planned apprenticeship pipeline — and asked the board to continue supporting targeted outreach to hard‑to‑fill positions.
The workforce wellness committee, which Bre Adams identified as a direct implementation vehicle for board policy 5515 (workforce secondary traumatic stress), secured a $20,000 grant from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to fund staff mental‑health learning. “We were awarded a $20,000 grant from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation,” said Bre Adams, Director of Employment Support. Adams described a series of 10 micro‑learning sessions delivered this year through First Choice Health (the district’s employee…
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