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Interim deputy superintendent: teacher separations fall to lowest 15-year level; recruiting and ‘grow your own’ efforts continue

5561010 · August 11, 2025
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Interim Deputy Superintendent Drew Tone reported a drop in teacher separations and outlined recruiting and retention efforts, including apprenticeship and transition-to-teach programs.

Interim Deputy Superintendent Drew Tone told the Garden City Board of Education that teacher separations and overall staff turnover have decreased substantially compared with recent years, and he credited building-level leadership and local recruiting for gains in retention.

"Last year, we had 39 teacher separations," Drew Tone said during his staff update, adding that two recent resignations raised the count to 41. He said total separations districtwide were 53, the lowest in the district’s available 15-year…

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