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SMCPS reports 50 new teachers, targeted vacancies and registration reminders ahead of Aug. 20 school opening
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Smith told the board the district hired 50 new teachers this year (the smallest cohort in over a decade), highlighted persistent vacancy categories and urged families to register students before the Aug. 20 school opening; the board approved the agenda and consent items by voice vote.
Superintendent Dr. Smith told the Saint Mary's County Board of Education on Aug. 13 that Saint Mary's County Public Schools hired 50 new teachers for the 2025–26 school year, including four new counselors and six new nurses, and that the district continues active recruiting to fill persistent vacancies ahead of school opening on Aug. 20.
Dr. Smith described the 50 new teachers as the smallest incoming cohort in more than a decade and said 42 of the new hires were internal promotions while two were external hires. He also listed ongoing vacancies that the district is actively interviewing to fill: remaining elementary education openings, a JROTC instructor at Great Mills High School, a…
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