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District outlines retirements and recruitment steps in HR strategic-plan update
Summary
Dr. Murphy told the board that 13 certified staff and 10 support staff plan to retire this year; the district described recruiting efforts, interview procedures and plans to balance experience across departments.
At the board's March meeting, the district presented a human-resources update tied to the strategic plan that emphasized an upcoming wave of retirements and active recruiting efforts.
Dr. Murphy said 13 teachers and administrators have elected to retire at the end of the year and 10 support staff also plan to retire; she reported the teachers retiring average about 29 years of service and support staff average roughly 20 years. The presentation noted departments with particular retiree concentrations — for example, five expected retirements in social science for the class of 2027 and five science-department retirements anticipated in 2028 — and said the district is monitoring discipline-specific staffing challenges, particularly in areas like science where subjects are specialized.
Dr. Murphy described the district's hiring procedures: prescreening, committee interviews with staff, students and parents, and debriefing with district administrators before finalists meet with the superintendent. She gave examples of recent search outcomes, including a principal search that used multiple committees and a technology-director search with more than 30 applicants narrowed to six candidates for interviews.
On recruitment outreach, Dr. Murphy recounted attending multiple job fairs (including two at Illinois State University and one at Tinley Park), which yielded CTE and PE candidates as well as student-teacher partnerships the district plans to use for future hiring. A board member asked about mentoring and retention supports for early-career teachers; Dr. Murphy said mentoring is concentrated in the first two years and department chairs and associate principals also provide coaching resources.
The presentation closed with a reminder that administration will present an FY26 budget amendment and a five-year financial forecast at the April meeting to reflect these personnel and operational changes.
