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Superintendent warns of teacher shortages after district loses five special-education teachers
Summary
The superintendent reported the district lost five special-education teachers since spring, noted a nationwide shortage in certain certifications, and said roughly 19.5% of the district's students are classified as special education.
The superintendent told the board the district has lost five special-education teachers since spring, including three who took positions in other districts over the summer and a fifth loss confirmed that day. He described special education as a particularly hard-to-fill area and said districts nationwide are seeing shortages in special education, math, foreign language and technology positions.
"We've lost 5 special education teachers since the spring," the superintendent said, adding that roughly "just a little under 20%, I think. 19 and 0.5" of the student population is classified as special education. He said the district may need to consider incentives or contract discussions to recruit and retain staff in the most challenging certification areas.
Board members were warned that, without sufficient hires, the district could face difficulty meeting mandated special-education services and that the issue remains unresolved at the state level.
