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Board approves superintendent's personnel recommendations; district reports dozens of classroom vacancies
Summary
The board approved a package of personnel actions including resignations, new hires, athletic supplements and supplemental lists; staff said the district currently has 37 overall vacancies, 33 of them in classrooms, and is contracting with Kelly Education Services for long-term substitutes in special-education self-contained classrooms.
The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education on July 22 approved the superintendent's personnel recommendations and a supplemental personnel list that included resignations, new hires, reassignments and athletic supplements.
At the meeting the superintendent's personnel report listed six resignations, two declinations, four new certified hires, eight new classified hires, four reassignments, three summer-learning academy appointments, four part-time extended-day tutors and a range of athletic supplements across several schools. The supplemental list added additional hires and athletic supplements, including contracted coaches and volunteer coaches and a Special Olympics coordinator.
Presenting the item, an administrator said the packet included multiple pages of supplements and that page 2 was being distributed for review. On the supplemental list the board accepted item number 59 for separate consideration; the board approved that supplemental item after a voice vote that recorded one abstention and one opposing vote and the item was approved.
Board members asked for clarification about item types listed as "volunteer" and whether volunteer coaches were paid; staff answered they were not paid. Members also asked about entries listed as "job abandonment," and staff said those entries mean the person never started and the district attempted contact.
Superintendent's staff said the district is working with Kelly Education Services to place long-term substitute teachers in self-contained special-education classrooms to reduce time-to-fill vacancies. "We can turn around if somebody leaves in 1 of these positions, then, we can fill that position within a couple days," staff said.
Board members were told the district has 37 vacancies overall and 33 classroom vacancies; staff said they are prioritizing filling classroom positions.
A motion to approve the superintendent's recommendations and the supplemental list passed by voice vote. The board requested follow-up information and the one-page checklist requested earlier to assist oversight of implementation and vacancy reductions.
