Clark County School District hoping retired teachers can help fill 1,000+ teaching vacancies [Video]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The Clark County School District is hoping retired teachers can help fill some of their 1,000-plus teaching vacancies.

According to data from the district, there are 1,316 teacher vacancies as of February of this year. That includes 389 openings for elementary teachers and 303 for special education professionals.

On Thursday, the Board will vote on whether to declare a number of positions as critical labor shortage areas, including bus drivers, elementary school teachers, and secondary math, science and English teachers.

The declaration would allow retired teachers to return to the classrooms to fill vacant positions.

Documents cite a number of reasons for having to declare this shortage, including other districts offering higher salaries or better incentives and high turnover rates. They also list various recruitment efforts, including hiring events and alternative programs including UNLV’s Paraprofessional Pathways program.

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