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Human resources reports high retention, 80 new summer hires and continued Grow Your Own programs

Indian Prairie CUSD 204 Board of Education · October 7, 2025
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The district HR director reported a 94.7% overall retention rate, 80 new educator hires over the summer and expansion of Grow Your Own teacher pipelines across middle and high schools.

Indian Prairie CUSD 204 human-resources leaders told the board on Oct. 6 that retention remains high and that recruitment efforts focused on Grow Your Own programming and early hiring produced an 80-person new-hire cohort.

"We're proud to provide examples of how our team has delivered on objectives 1, 2 and 3 of priority 2 of the strategic plan," said Carrie Beth Harry, the district HR presenter, summarizing work to recruit and retain staff and to build a stronger staff culture. Harry told the board the district hired 80 new educators…

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