AKRON SCHOOL PERSONNEL 

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, ONE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A MASSIVE PERSONNEL PROBLEM
SCHOOL STARTS IN AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK, AND RIGHT NOW THE DISTRICT IS SCRAMBLING TO FILL MORE THAN 150 EDUCATOR POSITIONS. THE VACANCIES INCLUDE 94 TEACHERS, 52 PARA-PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND EIGHT SECRETARY OPENINGS. THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY PLAN TO BRING IN RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES THROUGH TEACH FOR AMERICA, AS WELL AS TAPPING A PARTNERSHIP WITH STARK STATE COLLEGE TO HELP PARA-PROFESSIONALS BECOME CERTIFIED TEACHERS.