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Duluth schools cite persistent special-education vacancies; district taps apprenticeship program to build pipeline
Summary
The HR Business Services Committee heard that 17 special-education teacher positions remain open; staff said many roles are filled by out-of-field placements that are reposted each April. The district is partnering with the University of Minnesota Duluth Next Gen apprenticeship to convert paraprofessionals into SPED teachers.
Amber Sadowski, chair of the HR Business Services Committee for Duluth Public Schools, opened the April 13 meeting by flagging a concentrated set of open positions in special education and asking district staff for an explanation.
Steve, a district HR staff member, told the committee that many special-education roles are filled through out-of-field placements that are routinely nonrenewed and reposted each year, producing an April surge in available SPED positions.…
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