Agenda - 06-07-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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13 1 Michael Sharp said that teachers have been asked to perform a monumental task. He 2 said that when thinking about the teachers that have chosen to leave the profession, they have 3 to think about that not only has it been overwhelming, but the added attention of public scrutiny 4 has increased. He said that there is a domino effect that when teachers resign, remaining 5 teachers still have to make sure that all that work gets done, which exacerbates the problem. He 6 said that in retaining, they need to maintain competitiveness, but also need to be fully staffed 7 across the board. He said that they need to look at whaty their true needs are. He said that they 8 want to make sure that Orange County remains the premier destination for teachers and 9 families moving to the area for the best schools. He said CHCCS is also in partnership with 10 HBCUs like NC Central, and are working on the TA to Teacher program. He said that this will 11 improve diversity hires as well. He said they are doing more support of student-teachers, 12 including networking for them so they can look for job opportunities here. He said they are trying 13 to identify talent in the high schools and Grow Your Own sort of programs within that. He said 14 that these will make an impact on recruitment, but retention will need assistance from the 15 budget. 16 Will Atherton thanked the commissioners and Sportsplex for free Sportsplex 17 memberships and said he has heard positive feedback from teachers. 18 Commissioner McKee asked if 2/3 of the EC teachers have left. 19 Michael Sharp said he was using that as an example. 20 Commissioner McKee asked what percentage of teachers left last year in each school 21 system. 22 Rani Dasi said it continues to change, but CHCCS can report back with that data. She 23 said that is a tough question and they are seeing the impacts of other districts that are offering 24 $6,000 hiring bonuses. 25 Commissioner McKee said he would have thought the data would be ready since it is a 26 big deal. 27 Commissioner Fowler said she spoke to the the CHCCS SNAC Chair recently and there 28 were 24 vacancies for EC and 60 for general education in CHCCS. She said there were also EC 29 TA vacancies. 30 Commissioner McKee said that information is helpful. He said knowing the percentages 31 helps him quanitify the need. He said he would like to know the percentages that have left the 32 schools in the last year. 33 Rani Dasi said she wasn't prepared for details today, but will provide them at the budget 34 presentation. 35 Carrie Doyle said in 19-20 there was a 19% attrition rate, and 20-21 that was reduced to 36 12.5%. She referenced the below images: