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Board hears plan for interim German instruction as district searches for teacher
Summary
With a German teacher vacancy and few certified local candidates, the district proposed transitioning incoming seventh-graders to Spanish or another elective and offering German 8–12 through a live asynchronous virtual partner; a curriculum committee will report back by December 2026.
The Stoughton Area School District presented a temporary plan to maintain German language instruction amid a teacher shortage while a curriculum committee develops longer-term recommendations.
Kate, a district world-language lead, told the board that a German teacher resigned in April and that recruitment has yielded no applicants for next year. Kate said only a very small number of certified German teachers completed training statewide last year, leaving a shallow candidate pool.
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