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HR outlines staffing chart and recruiting efforts as trustees ask about backfill risks
Summary
Human Resources Director Cindy presented a seven-page staffing breakdown by building and described active recruiting at regional job fairs and changes to screening processes; board members questioned the district's ability to backfill specialized positions such as special education and math if many experienced staff accept voluntary separation.
Cindy, the district's human resources lead, presented a staffing landscape that enumerates employees by building and position and described recruiting efforts at regional job fairs (Bowling Green, Toledo, Wayne State and others) to fill vacancies. She said the district has had success finding some candidates through teacher pipelines and paraprofessional-to-teacher pathways but still lists two open special-education positions; she also noted the district hired roughly 128 people during a recent hiring surge and has worked to change protocols to surface background or disqualifying issues earlier in the applicant flow via fingerprinting and iChat checks.
Board members pressed Cindy and administration about the feasibility of backfilling specialized roles if the severance incentive sees high uptake. Trustees stressed that replacing experienced teachers, especially in math and special education, poses risks to student outcomes. Cindy offered to distribute the staffing chart to board members and to provide further details to inform deliberations. The administration said staffing charts and additional operational data would be provided in follow-up to support any decisions about voluntary separation or program reconfiguration.
