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Berkeley County schools report low general-education vacancies; superintendent cites summer reading progress and facility reuse
Summary
At its July 21 meeting the Berkeley County Board of Education heard Superintendent Dr. Dixon report the district's lowest certified general-education vacancies since before the pandemic, ongoing special-education shortages, preliminary summer reading outcomes and plans to repurpose the former J.K. Gourdine Elementary building.
At the July 21 meeting of the Berkeley County Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Dixon told the board that “certified general education vacancies are at the lowest since before the pandemic,” reporting nine high-school, six middle-school and two elementary openings districtwide.
Dr. Dixon said the district remains focused on filling critical special-education positions and gave specific vacancy counts: 17 elementary, 10.5 at middle school and 11.5 at the high-school level. “We remain committed to fully staffing all classrooms and continue to focus on filling our critical special education positions,” he said.
The superintendent also…
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