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Prince George HR reports 87 new hires, 27 vacancies remain as fall planning begins
Summary
Director of Human Resources Michael Scruggs told the board the division has hired 87 full‑time staff for 2025–26 with 27 positions still open; he described recruitment steps, a planned December job fair, and confirmed 13 hires through the EPI international teacher program.
Michael Scruggs, the division's director of human resources, told the Prince George County School Board on July 14 that the division has hired 87 new full‑time team members for the upcoming school year and remains short about 27 positions.
Scruggs said the hires include a mix of instructional and support roles: "30 secondary teachers," paraprofessionals (10 elementary, 3 secondary) and additional student services and support‑services roles. He said the figure covers general education teachers, learning specialists, English‑language learners teachers, reading and math specialists, librarians and kindergarten positions that were new this year. "We have hired 87 new full time team members," Scruggs said.
The director described recruitment strategies used during the summer, including interviews conducted by principals while technology systems were down, increased job‑board advertising, outreach to local contacts and plans for a December job fair aimed at recruiting upcoming graduates and career changers seeking provisional licensure. Scruggs also said the division is reviewing a stack of recently submitted requisitions and is screening applicants carefully, including reference checks.
Board members asked about incentive pay and international hires. Scruggs confirmed the paraprofessional posting includes a $1,000 stipend listed on the HR page of the district website and noted the district had increased a separate stipend to $4,500 in some positions; he also confirmed the division has hired 13 teachers through the EPI program and explained EPI contract lengths can run up to five years (typically three years with an option to extend two additional years).
Scruggs said the district is down to roughly 27 vacancies (including three elementary and six secondary teacher openings) and that many interviews are scheduled. He noted several support‑service and student‑services positions remain to be filled and said staff will bring additional personnel reports to the board as requisitions are processed.
Next steps: the HR office will continue screening candidates, return with follow‑up personnel recommendations for approval and report back to the board with additional hiring data such as repeat‑applicant information if requested.
