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Superintendent says MCOE is partnering on workforce housing for educators after CSBA conference
Summary
County Superintendent Steve M. Tietjen reported attending the Dec. 4–7 CSBA conference and said Merced County Office of Education has partnered with VST to provide workforce housing and financial assistance for eligible educators.
County Superintendent Steve M. Tietjen reported to the board that he attended the California School Boards Association annual conference Dec. 4–7, 2024, and participated in workshops on workforce development.
According to the meeting minutes, Tietjen said MCOE has partnered with an organization identified in the minutes as "VST" to provide affordable housing for educators, and that the plan is to help with financing for staff who fall under income caps. The minutes note this as part of workforce-development discussions and district-level strategies to retain and support employees.
The minutes do not provide additional detail about VST's full name, funding amounts, timelines, or the number of staff expected to qualify; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
