ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS STILL SHORT ABOUT 100 TEACHERS, ONE MONTH INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR. SPOKESWOMAN JOHANNA KING SAYS, WITH 66-HUNDRED TEACHERS DISTRICT WIDE, THAT’S ACTUALLY NOT TOO BAD.
SHE TELLS 770 KKOB THE TEACHER VACANCY SITUATION IS ALWAYS A BIT FLUID AT APS. SHE SAYS JUST AS THEY FILL SOME VACANCIES, OTHER COME OPEN AS PEOPLE RETIRE OR MOVE ON TO OTHER PROFESSIONS. KING SAYS THAT MEANS APS TEACHING JOBS WILL NEVER BE 100 PERCENT FILLED.
KING SAYS MORE THAN HALF THE OPEN TEACHING POSITIONS ARE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THE DISTRICT IS NOW SHUFFLING TEACHERS AROUND TO SCHOOLS WHERE THE NEED IS THE GREATEST.
