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Beloit board presses HR on classroom vacancies, substitute shortfalls and staffing coordinator
Summary
Board members flagged hundreds of unfilled positions and day-to-day substitute gaps, calling for targeted action in elementary 'hot spots' and a dedicated staffing coordinator to improve recruitment and retention.
Board members at the Beloit School District’s Nov. 4 meeting pressed HR leaders for a faster, targeted approach to persistent classroom vacancies and a shortage of substitutes that they said is stretching teachers and disrupting students.
The board’s discussion followed a presentation of a staffing plan current as of Oct. 23, 2025. HR leader Missus Almendarez said the district is ‘‘continuously hiring’’ and described recruitment and retention work, but acknowledged that vacancies remain. ‘‘We are working with the building administration to address how those gaps can be covered,’’ she said. ‘‘We will be upping a lot of [effort] with the filling of the staffing coordinator position.’’
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