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OPS staffing improves to near pre‑pandemic levels; specialty positions remain a challenge, district expands pipelines
Summary
Chief Talent Officer reported the district met its 95% fill‑rate goal for most years and currently shows about 97% secondary and 98% elementary filled by Aug. 1; gaps persist in math, science and special education, and OPS is expanding pipelines (student‑teacher stipends, Teacher Scholars Academy, university partnerships).
Dr. Nero, chief talent officer, updated the board on the staffing goal: to fill 95 percent of teaching positions with highly qualified candidates by Aug. 1 each year. He said the district met the goal in most years except August 2023 when secondary staffing slipped below 95 percent.
“Right now we’re at about 97% for secondary and 98% for elementary,” Dr. Nero said. He cautioned…
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