THERE ARE STILL MORE THAN 100 TEACHING POSITIONS TO FILL AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT, IN THE MEANTIME, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE STATE’S LARGEST DISTRICT IS PULLING EMPLOYEES FROM OTHER AREAS TO FILL THE GAP AND HEAD CLASSROOMS. THAT INCLUDES ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, LIBRARIANS, ABOUT A DOZEN CENTRAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY TOUGH TO FILL. THOSE INCLUDE SPECIAL ED AND BILINGUAL ED TEACHERS AND HIGH SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.
THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TELLS THE JOURNAL THE UPSIDE FOR NOW IS THAT TEACHER LICENSE RENEWALS ARE ON THE RISE AND ENTRY LEVEL ATTRITION IS DOWN.
