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North Allegheny reports near‑full staffing, adds supervisory roles and school police classification
Summary
At the Sept. 11 North Allegheny School Board work session, district staff reported near‑full teacher staffing on day‑three counts, added administrative positions (from 37 to 40), and created a separate classification line for school police officers; two professional vacancies were named (Franklin and Ingvar elementaries).
The North Allegheny School District reported substantial summer hiring and a near‑full workforce for the 2024–25 school year at the board’s Sept. 11 work session. Dr. Hyland opened the human‑resources presentation and handed the report to Tracy, who said the district uses "day 3" enrollment data as its staffing baseline.
Tracy summarized classification changes and full‑time‑equivalent (FTE) counts, saying administrative positions increased from 37 to 40 following board‑approved reorganizations that added supervisory roles for special education and gifted education as well as a coordinator position. She said the district’s professional staff‑to‑student ratio is "about 1 to 12," a figure Tracy compared with peer districts in the region.
The presenter said the district has few professional vacancies at the start of the year—two openings at Franklin Elementary and Ingvar Elementary—and noted that some in‑year increases reflect internal transfers and conversion of long‑term substitute appointments into contracts when enrollment stabilizes.
Tracy also detailed recruiting initiatives and recent hires: eight North Allegheny graduates and six prior student teachers were hired this year, and the district reported an uptick in hires holding master’s degrees. She said the district added a separate category for school police officers in personnel classifications and noted that the team believes the new classification contributes to families’ sense of safety.
On staffing needs, Tracy listed openings and training options for applicants: special‑education assistant positions (full time), student service assistant positions (part time), custodial and maintenance roles, bus driver positions (with district training available), mechanics and day‑to‑day substitute opportunities. A guest‑substitute training session was announced for Sept. 26 at the Ponce Room in the Barrow Center; Tracy invited interested applicants to contact her office.
Board members asked about food‑service staffing; Tracy pointed to Metz Culinary Management, the district’s food‑service contractor, and gave a contact for applicants. The HR presenter said the district will continue to use action planning and the balanced scorecard to track personnel priorities.
The district said a set of HR voting items—resignations, retirements, appointments, wage/status changes, leaves of absence, honoraria and supplemental contracts including a K–8 math coach position—will appear on the next voting agenda.
