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Highlands County lays out plan to boost teacher recruitment and retention
Summary
District HR director presented Goal 3 strategies to raise in-field teacher certification and retain staff, citing progress to 89% in-field certified teachers, 25 current instructional vacancies and retention programs including tuition reimbursement and grow-your-own pathways.
Carla Ball, director of human resources for Highlands County Schools, told the school board that the district is working to recruit, build and retain “a high quality staff” and outlined targets and programs aimed at strengthening staffing across the district.
Ball said the district’s target is to increase the percentage of positions filled with in-field certified teachers from 81% in 2022–23 to 90% by the 2026–27 school year. She reported that the district rose from 81% (2022–23) to 82% (2023–24) and finished the 2024–25 school year at 89% in-field certified teachers. At the end of the 2024–25 year the district reported 32 long-term substitute positions and, as of June 24, 25…
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