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High-school math teacher shortage raised in public comment; teacher urges district to post for certified coverage

Ball Chatham CUSD 5 Board Meeting · February 26, 2026
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Summary

A Glenwood High School math teacher told the board three of 12 math teachers are out and no certified replacements have been posted; she said roughly 360 students lack certified math instruction and urged the district to post leave-of-absence positions so certified teachers can be hired.

Christie Dubasic, a math teacher at Glenwood High School with 13 years in the district, used the public comment period to urge the school board to address what she described as a significant shortage of certified math teachers at the high school.

"In the math department right now, we have 12 teachers. Three of those teachers, which…

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