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Board approves personnel schedule; district reports 92% contract return and open positions remain
Summary
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board approved the personnel schedule during its meeting. HR staff reported a 92% contract-return rate, some remaining open teaching positions, and higher retention among related-service providers and counselors.
The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board approved the personnel schedule at its meeting after a staff presentation on hiring and retention.
Human-resources staff told the board the district received a 92% return rate on contracts this year, up from about 87% last year. The presenter said related-service providers returned at about 95% and counselors at about 93%.
The HR presenter said open positions remain: on Monday prior to the meeting there were about 25 general-education positions and roughly a dozen special-education positions still open, though new hire paperwork continued to arrive.
Board members praised the retention numbers and credited a combination of salary increases, working conditions, and benefit decisions. One member highlighted that the district did not pass on significant healthcare cost increases to employees this year and described retention as the result of a package of measures rather than a single factor.
The personnel schedule was moved and seconded and was approved by recorded vote: Shontay Rothschild, Ben Owens, Caroline Lopez, Patty Cutre and Robert Downey voted aye.
Ending: District staff said exit surveys remain under way to provide further detail on why employees stay or leave; staff also noted that some departures reflect normal retirements rather than turnover for other reasons.
