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Music retailer offers help recruiting orchestra teacher after district cites staffing challenges
Summary
Brad Shaw of Eckroth Music told the board his company will help recruit for a persistent orchestra vacancy after district staff said the grade span for orchestra was reduced mainly because they could not find qualified applicants for an open position.
During public comment at the Bismarck School Board meeting, Brad Shaw, director of sales and marketing at Eckroth Music, told the board his company would help locate qualified orchestra teachers after the district explained a temporary reduction in the grade span for orchestra.
The superintendent had explained earlier that the decision to reduce the grade span in which orchestra is offered was ‘‘less about the finances of the district and more about our inability to find qualified applicants’’ for a position that has been open intermittently for two years; the district reported two applicants for the current one-year leave replacement and said interviews were scheduled.
Brad Shaw thanked the board for engaging with the community and said Eckroth Music was ‘‘committed to helping find a qualified teacher for this vacancy’’ and would use its regional network to assist recruiting efforts.
The board did not take immediate action on program restoration; staff said they were continuing the hiring process and interviewing candidates this week.
What’s next: the district will complete interviews for the one-year vacancy and the company offered to continue recruitment support.
