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Cypress School District details summer hiring push, introduces dozens of new staff
Summary
Human-resources staff told the board the district ran job fairs and online outreach over the summer and filled multiple certificated and classified openings; staff introduced new hires by name and site and said HR will continue boosting substitute pools for the 2025–26 year.
Tracy Moore, who led the district human-resources presentation, told the Cypress School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 14 that HR ramped up recruitment this summer through virtual and in-person job fairs and online postings and has been working "nonstop" to get staff in place for the 2025–26 school year.
Moore said the district uses EdJoin, Indeed and ZipRecruiter and partners with universities for student-teacher placements. On one outreach event, a job fair hosted by Anaheim Workforce Connection on Aug. 7, the district encountered about 700 job seekers and identified multiple candidates for paraeducator and substitute roles.
The HR presentation included position-by-position counts: for elementary certificated openings the district reported 14 positions, 65 applicants, 33 interviews and 14 hires; for the TOSA student-support role there was one opening, two applicants, two interviews and one hire. Moore said the district still aims to bolster its substitute pool and several classified openings remain (SEG 122-149, SEG 151-161).
Staff introduced new hires by name and site so trustees and the public could meet them: examples included Cherie Avalos (paraeducator, Arnold), Irene Chang (first grade teacher, Landell), Daniel Frey (coordinator, special education), Eric Ramirez (school psychologist, Fessels) and others. Moore noted additional hires not present at the meeting and asked for a round of applause for the new staff (SEG 166-211).
The board recessed briefly after the HR report; trustees thanked HR for its work and welcomed the new employees.
The district posted that it will continue onboarding and orientation activities and will report on outstanding classified vacancies and substitute recruitment in subsequent communications.
