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William Penn personnel committee reports 11 SPED vacancies, considers social-media recruitment pilot
Summary
The personnel committee reviewed staffing updates including 11 districtwide special-education vacancies, announced two hires, described recent recruiting events, and heard a staff proposal to pilot short social-media 'day-in-the-life' videos to attract candidates.
Tracy Gardner presented personnel updates to the William Penn School District personnel committee on March 24, reporting that "there are 11 sped vacancies district-wide" and describing ongoing recruitment efforts and staffing changes.
Gardner said contractors currently fill the special-education openings while the district continues to seek certified teachers. She told the committee district representatives attended a March 10 Millersville teacher recruitment day, met more than 25 candidates from schools including Elizabethtown, York College, Penn State, Shippensburg and Messiah University, and that Principal Chicano pre-screened four candidates for language vacancies at Penn Wood High School.
The committee heard two staffing announcements: Stephanie Andrew Lovitch was introduced as the new assistant principal at Ardmore Elementary, with more than 10 years of building-principal experience and a master's degree from Gwynedd Mercy, and Christina McKitrick was named payroll supervisor in the business office, replacing Sanji Morrison; Gardner said McKitrick has more than 14 years of payroll and billing experience and holds a bachelor's degree from Georgian Court University.
During the discussion period, a staff member identified as Ms. Tax asked whether contractor positions remain posted on the district's TalentEd hiring portal so permanent applicants can apply. "For the contractor positions, are those still posted on TalentEd?" she asked, seeking clarity about application access for permanent candidates.
Ms. Tax also proposed a recruitment pilot using short, authentic social-media clips. "I'm proposing to the district . . . a low-cost, low-risk pilot to share short, authentic glimpses of our school on social media, TikTok, and Instagram," she said, suggesting content such as "a day in the life of a guidance counselor, a day in the life of a special ed teacher" to show workplace culture while safeguarding student privacy. She said the district could start small, track applicant and engagement metrics, and expand if successful.
A committee member addressed as Ms. Audrey (referred to during the meeting as Madam Vice President) thanked Gardner for the report and said the committee will highlight employee service milestones at the next board meeting. Gardner closed by reminding members the next personnel committee meeting is scheduled for May 21, 2026, and then adjourned the session.
What happens next: the district will continue recruitment at upcoming job fairs (Gardner noted a Delaware County education career fair at the DCIU scheduled the day after the meeting) and may consider Ms. Tax's social-media pilot idea during staff follow-up and hiring-planning discussions. No formal motions or votes were recorded during this meeting.
