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Salem HR reports 143 new hires since July, outlines retention and diversity gaps
Summary
HR director Jill Conrad told the School Committee the district has hired 143 people since July but still faces a gap between student demographics and teacher demographics (about 62% students of color vs. ~14% teachers of color); the district plans apprenticeship pathways and data-system improvements.
The School Committee on Jan. 5 heard an HR update from Jill Conrad, Salem Public Schools’ executive director of human resources, detailing hiring, retention and diversity data and the district’s plans to expand pipelines into teaching.
Conrad said the district has hired 143 new staff members since July 1, most of them teachers and paraprofessionals, and that the number of new hires this year is roughly 20 fewer than last year. She described HR’s expanding responsibilities — from background checks and badges to coordinating student-teacher placements — and stressed the importance of robust data systems to track staffing.
On retention,…
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