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Personnel committee reviews staffing shortages, recruitment plans for Frederick County schools
Summary
At a Sept. 8 personnel committee meeting, staff reported continued shortages of special education instructional assistants and support staff, reviewed retention data showing higher turnover after five years, and outlined recruitment steps including a virtual career expo Dec. 9 and increased substitute onboarding.
On Sept. 8, 2025, the Frederick County School Board Personnel Committee received a staffing and recruitment briefing from division human-resources staff that highlighted persistent vacancies in special education instructional assistants, progress on substitute hiring, and planned recruitment events.
Miss Campbell, presenting the staffing update, said teacher vacancies by content remain concentrated in elementary special education and that support-staff openings are led by instructional assistant roles. A staff presenter said, "11 of those 17 are special instructional…
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