Right now, Wake County has 206 in-person teacher positions open. County school leaders are working hard to fill them by recruiting from local colleges and by offering hiring bonuses.
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Wake County is reporting 151 general teacher openings with a vacancy rate at 1.5%.
There are 55 special education teacher positions and 130 Virtual Academy teaching positions open.
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Additionally, instructional assistants are also needed. There are 103 regular vacancies and 184 Special Education vacancies.
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Human Resources representatives say those vacancies are still vital.
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They report the pandemic has a hand in the number of vacancies this close to the school year but are confident they can make it up -- if not by Monday, then definitely through the year.
"We're looking at every pipeline that we have available ... we've instituted a hiring bonus for special ed teachers," said HR assistant superintendent AJ Muttillo.