Survey: 89 percent of responding school districts in the region have hiring difficulties
A shortage of full-time and substitute teachers reported throughout Illinois is worse in the west central region than anywhere else in the state, according to a new survey.
A majority of the 591 school districts who responded to the 2020 Illinois Educator Shortage Study, released Monday by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, said they had a problem finding teachers, and most believe their situation is getting worse.
Statewide, 77 percent of the responding districts indicated at least a “minor” problem with teacher shortages. In the west central region, which stretches from Sangamon to Pike to Mercer to Woodford counties, 88 percent of responding districts reported a teacher shortage. That percentage is the highest among the survey’s seven regions.
West central Illinois schools report worst teacher, substitute shortages in state
Raymon Troncoso
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD A shortage of full-time and substitute teachers reported throughout Illinois is worse in the west central region than anywhere else in the state, according to a new survey.
A majority of the 591 school districts who responded to the 2020 Illinois Educator Shortage Study, released Monday by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, said they had a problem finding teachers, and most believe their situation is getting worse.
Statewide, 77 percent of the responding districts indicated at least a “minor” problem with teacher shortages. In the west central region, which stretches from Sangamon to Pike to Mercer to Woodford counties, 88 percent of responding districts reported a teacher shortage. That percentage is the highest among the survey’s seven regions.
Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com
Mar 3, 2021 10:59 AM
(The Center Square) â Illinois schools were plagued with teacher shortages in 2020 due to new state-mandated personnel requirements and a general hesitance by educators to re-enter classrooms.
The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools released its fifth-annual Illinois Educator Shortage Study, showing the COVID-19 pandemic had thrown many districtsâ educational plans into tailspins.
Most notably, the survey found 938 teaching positions are either unfilled or filled with someone not qualified for the position, affecting nearly one-in-five of the districts that responded. Staffing shortages had become so severe that more than 250 classes were canceled and 200 were moved online because school administrators could not find educators willing to teach them.
State s teacher shortage bad, but worse in this region. Here s why
Raymon Troncosco, Capitol News Illinois
March 3, 2021
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More than half of the state’s school districts – especially those in rural areas – said the location of their schools negatively impacted their ability to recruit new teachers.Fat Camera | Getty Images
A shortage of full-time and substitute teachers reported throughout Illinois is worse in west-central Illinois than anywhere else in the state, according to a new survey.
A majority of the 591 school districts that responded to the 2020 Illinois Educator Shortage Study, released by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, said they had a problem finding teachers and most believe their situation is getting worse.
Belleville News-Democrat
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new survey of Illinois school districts shows most are continuing to have trouble filling open teaching positions with qualified teachers and even more are having difficulty hiring substitute teachers.
It’s a problem that has existed in the state for many years and one that experts attribute to a variety of factors, such as low pay and the difficulty in attracting new teachers to work in certain parts of the state.
The survey has been conducted each of the past four years by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools. Regional superintendents are in charge of supervising schools in the state’s 38 educational regions and operating regional offices of education. They also act as a kind of conduit of information and support between the Illinois State Board of Education and the state’s 853 local school districts.