Hazleton Area School District staff say district is having difficulty finding bilingual teachers
Summary
A staff member told a meeting transcript that Hazleton Area School District is struggling to recruit bilingual teachers and mentioned paraprofessional roles; the transcript records no formal action or details on numbers or solutions.
A staff member for the Hazleton Area School District said the district is having a very difficult time recruiting bilingual teachers and referenced paraprofessionals during a meeting, according to a meeting transcript.
The comment was brief and no formal motion or vote was recorded in the transcript. The remarks did not specify how many bilingual teachers the district needs, what recruitment steps are planned, or any budgetary or programmatic changes.
“What we were trying to say was on the professional staff, the teachers, the professional staff were having a very difficult time finding bilingual teachers. So on the bi on the paraprofessionals, we we have,” the staff member said in the transcript; the remark trailed off and the speaker did not complete the sentence.
The transcript offers no further detail about proposed solutions, timeline, or whether the district will alter hiring practices or rely more heavily on paraprofessionals. Because the remark was part of discussion only, it does not constitute a formal direction or policy change.
