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[quote=Anonymous]I think there are multiple reasons that teachers are quitting. The reasons at the moment need to be secondary to figuring out how to fill positions.

As of right now, there are 523 open teacher positions and 102 additional para positions.

That means that if those positions were evenly distributed, EVERY single school would be short-staffed by 3 people. Three people is a problem. Staffing allocations are not made with excesses in mind- each person has a role to play so being down 3 people makes additional work for others. On top of that, we know there are no substitutes so when a teacher/para is out, the other teachers again are scrambling to cover positions.

To further exacerbate the problem, the shortages are not evenly distributed so sme schools (and the teachers at the schools) are much harder hit than others.

The question becomes what is the way to get new teachers in. That is what the BOE needs to figure out. If it's money, offer them more money. If it's benefits, offer them more benefits. But our kids deserve fully staffed schools![/quote]

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