Wow! Problems in education (hiring division) already starting [View all]

[Lifelong Protester]

I am an administrator in a small Western WI district, as some of you know, and we share some specialist teachers with neighboring districts (good plan, keep the kids central to their hometown, then have the teachers move between district; better than consolidation IMHO).

Anyhoo, the neighboring district has an elementary teacher job open. They received TEN applicants. 10. Last time I hired an elem teacher (2 years ago) I had over 100 applicants. Maybe 150.

It used to be that an administrator would groan when they had to post an elementary teacher job, ONLY because we'd be going through hundreds of apps. Not anymore.

I thought it would take longer for the pool to 'dry up'. But I don't think so now. We are having to hire a couple of shared teachers, and all positions are bringing in scant applications.


Wow.