Oklahoma City Public Schools Looking To Hire Dozens Of Teachers

Oklahoma Metropolis Public Colleges is seeking to rent dozens of classroom academics and quite a few different positions inside the district. 

OKCPS held a job truthful Tuesday afternoon at the Clara Luper Heart for Instructional Providers. 

“The district is seeking to rent 77 licensed positions, together with 44 classroom academics,” stated Amber Muse, director of staffing at OKCPS.  

The district has an enrollment of greater than 33,000 college students. 

“We now have elevated our scholar inhabitants so a number of the extra positions that we’re searching for is as a result of now we have so many youngsters really come again to the district,” stated Muse. “Due to, , the return from COVID and issues like that, our classroom sizes are literally smaller, which is why we’re searching for academics. That approach, we are able to maintain our scholar inhabitants smaller within the lecture rooms with issues occurring. Additionally, with the semester coming to an finish, folks retire, folks change profession paths or get promoted.” 

Filling instructing positions is a precedence throughout Oklahoma. In accordance with an annual survey by the Oklahoma State College Board Affiliation (OSSBA), there have been 1,019 instructing vacancies when this college yr started. That was the very best quantity within the survey’s nine-year historical past. 

“As of this week, we’re now at 4,100 emergency trainer certificates. That is a document,” stated Shawn Hime, government director, of the OSSBA. 

Himes stated the OSSBA is working with districts to seek out options to handle the trainer scarcity, corresponding to sharing finest practices on recruitment and retention. 

“Some college districts have mortgage incentives with native banks. They’ve free day take care of academics’ youngsters. They’ve free memberships or low-cost memberships to native health golf equipment,” Himes defined. 

In the meantime, OKCPS is providing a wide range of its personal incentives to draw candidates. 

“Our beginning pay, at the moment proper now, is without doubt one of the highest. It is $42,000,” stated Muse. “Along with that, we pay 7% into trainer’s retirement, the $615.90 per 30 days for well being advantages. But in addition, now we have a number of skilled improvement that we pay for.” 

Individuals who couldn’t attend Tuesday’s job truthful can apply for positions on-line by clicking right here. As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been 249 licensed and non-certified positions listed.