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Board hears detailed steps to address special-education staffing shortages at Mitchell Elementary and districtwide
Summary
Ann Arbor Public Schools staff told trustees they are using university partnerships, a Grow-Your-Own pathway, higher pay for critical long-term substitutes, outside agency contracts, and formalized internal exit interviews to address special-education shortages; staff said two vacancies remain at Mitchell Elementary.
District staff outlined a multi-pronged response to special-education staffing shortages that trustees and public commenters had raised.
Miss Lewis said district support teams had visited Mitchell Elementary to assess needs, that the district will formalize internal exit interviews to better capture reasons staff transfer within the district, and that administration is partnering with local universities to identify candidates and interns. She described…
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