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Leah Chase school reports 59 positions and nearly all vacancies filled ahead of 2026–27
Summary
A district presenter said Leah Chase School’s staffing model lists 59 positions across leadership, instructional, non‑instructional and operations teams; three of four recent vacancies are reported filled, with a music teacher position pending an offer.
Yaticia Dukes provided the Orleans Parish School Board personnel committee with a staffing and vacancy update for Leah Chase School as the district prepares for the 2026–27 school year.
Dukes said the school staffing model includes 59 total positions: four in academic leadership, 39 on the instructional team, seven non‑instructional roles, and nine in school operations and support. She reported that, as of last week, the school had four vacancies; three were now filled and one remains open — the music teacher position, which is pending an offer. “So the school staffing model that you see includes 59 total positions across 4 key areas,” Dukes said during her presentation.
Dukes told the committee that special‑education staffing remains fluid and varies with student enrollment and support needs. She also presented an executive leadership organizational chart that the district said aligns responsibilities across executive leaders to ensure accountability and coordinated support for schools. The presenter said staffing numbers are real‑time and may change as hiring continues.
Board members asked follow‑up questions about specific reclassifications and how responsibilities from eliminated roles would be reassigned. The superintendent offered to provide additional detail and a public presentation if the board wants a verbatim crosswalk and line‑by‑line accounting of recent staffing changes.
