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Chester‑Upland HR: staffing gains in hiring, but high staff absences and contract talks pose budget and operational risks
Summary
Human resources reported recruitment gains and reduced midyear resignations at high‑turnover schools, while also presenting data showing widespread employee absences and ongoing contract negotiations with professional staff that could affect the budget.
Human resources leaders in the Chester‑Upland School District reported recruitment and retention progress for the 2024–25 school year but warned that high staff absences and pending contract negotiations create operational and budgetary uncertainty.
Dr. Pless, the district’s HR presenter, told the receivers advisory council on May 22 that the HR team recruited 36 professional staff members during the year; 21 of those recruits were appropriately certified and the district reduced emergency‑certified staff to 15. The district also reported a large drop in midyear resignations at two historically high‑turnover schools—Chester High School and Edgemont Scholars Academy—declining from more than 25 midyear…
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