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Sioux Falls School District reports 134 teachers hired for fall 2025; district seeks about 250 substitute teachers
Summary
At a board meeting, district staff presented a fall 2025 staffing update showing 134 teachers hired, one classroom position still open, 103 resignations since last year, and about 105 support-staff hires with roughly 90 vacancies remaining; the district said it needs roughly 250 substitute teachers by late fall and described recruitment programs.
District staff presented a fall 2025 staffing update to the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Board of Education, reporting 134 teacher hires so far for the upcoming year and continued recruitment needs for support staff and substitutes.
The presenter said the district began the review with 130 hires when the slide deck was prepared and had increased that to 134 by the time of the meeting. The district reported that prior years averaged about 156 new teachers, that roughly half of this year's teacher hires are new to the profession, that the cohort's average experience is about 4.7 years, and that slightly more than one-third hold master's degrees. The presenter said 56 employees who worked in…
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