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Albany HR: about 9% vacancy rate, 50 TA openings and new recruitment steps
Summary
Human resources told the board the district is running roughly 8–10% vacancies overall, with about 50 teaching‑assistant openings (40 special‑education); HR previewed mentorship for TAs, fingerprint coupon grants that cover costs and plans to post a recruiting/retention position by early December.
The district's human‑resources director presented a detailed staffing briefing that described a roughly 9% vacancy rate, persistent teacher and support‑staff vacancies and an especially high shortfall in teaching assistants.
"We have about 50 teaching assistant vacancies — 40 special‑education TAs and 10 general‑ed TAs," the HR presenter told the board, and said that TA vacancies represent…
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