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Shoreline School Board reviews HR report on hiring, substitute coverage and proposed civility policy
Summary
Human Resources presented hiring and substitute-fill data, labor bargaining plans and a proposal to develop a district professionalism/civility policy; the board approved a consent agenda and HR said it will return with timelines and measurable diversity goals before spring.
The Shoreline School Board convened Dec. 17, 2024, approved a consent agenda unanimously and then heard a detailed Human Resources briefing on hiring, substitute coverage, labor relations and a proposed professionalism ("civility") policy.
Executive Director Trina Stirk summarized work the seven-person HR team has completed in the past year and a half, including a move to electronic fingerprinting and digital contract and evaluation management to speed onboarding. "We moved to electronic fingerprinting... we're getting the results quickly," Stirk said, adding that the district has issued over 700 contracts without paper and processed more than 3,000 background checks this year.
Stirk provided staffing metrics the board asked for. As of Dec. 4, she said, "93% of all school-based certificated vacancies" were filled (80 of 82); 96% of classroom teacher positions were filled (48 of 50); and 87% of special-education classroom teacher vacancies were filled (13 of 15). She identified speech-language pathologists and counselor positions among the harder-to-fill…
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