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HR director reports fewer resignations but continued hard‑to‑fill roles, including speech pathologists
Summary
Human resources reported fewer resignations than the previous year but ongoing shortages for specialized roles (speech/language pathologists) and described targeted staffing changes across elementary, middle and Polytech programs.
The director of human resources (introduced as Mr. Wenthy) briefed the board on hiring activity and vacancy trends. He reported the district is ahead of prior years in recruitment for this time of year and that overall resignations were fewer than last year, but several specialized positions—most notably speech and language pathologists and some behavior‑specialist roles—remain hard to fill.
The HR director described staffing adjustments for the coming year: an added elementary section at Southern Bluffs, reductions at Hamilton North Side and North Woods, and reductions of two teacher positions at the middle school level and two at Polytech tied to enrollment and program changes. He said the district has hired one behavior specialist and continues active recruitment, and noted timing effects that delay some hires until late summer because applicants may be coming from year‑round positions.
