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Special-education director reports no applicants for openings as district eyes staffing scenarios
Summary
The district's special-education director reported having no applicants for open special-education teacher and aide positions and said the district is developing contingency staffing scenarios that may include reassignments or contracting services; the board asked staff to refine options for budget and personnel review.
The Siren School District’s special-education director reported July 29 that no applicants have applied for the district’s open special-education teacher positions and that there are similarly few applicants for aide positions.
On the staffing update the director (S7) said they are mapping two or three staffing scenarios and hope to present options to the budget and personnel committee. Possible approaches discussed included internal staff reassignments or contracting outside services, though the director said they would prefer not to contract for virtual services because classroom supervision would still be required.
Board members and administrators noted potential referrals and community outreach but agreed more time is needed to see if candidates appear in the coming weeks. The board asked the director to bring fleshed-out scenarios to the budget and personnel committee for decision-making on staffing and budget impacts.
No formal action was taken at the meeting beyond requesting options and potential budget implications to be considered by the committee.
