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Board discusses adding half-time trades instructor at middle school amid teacher shortages
Summary
Board members discussed adding a half-time shop/trades instructor at the middle school to meet student demand for electives and address difficulty hiring qualified trades teachers; the board directed posting for candidates and discussed Carl Perkins funding as a possible partial source.
Board members and administrators discussed a plan to add a half-time trades instructor at the middle school to restore shop and technical electives that have been reduced by staffing shortages.
Administrators said the district has had trouble hiring qualified teachers for construction trades, welding and woodworking, and that student demand for those…
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