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Recruitment efforts for paraprofessionals
2:12:48
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquired about the DOE's efforts to recruit paraprofessionals. The DOE representative explained their recruitment strategies, including:
- Open survey on their website for interested applicants
- Borough-based job fairs (7 held in the last 2 months)
- Nearly 2,000 new substitute para nominations in process
- Almost 3,000 new substitute paras hired this year
- Ongoing job fairs planned until May
Rita Joseph
2:12:48
In terms of workforce for paraprofessionals, what specific efforts is DOE doing to recruit paraprofessionals?
2:12:55
And if there's, teachers that have been accessed, is there room for them to come back?
2:12:58
And how do we cut the red tape on the hiring process?
UNKNOWN
2:13:17
Thank you, chair.
2:13:20
The for as far as the paraprofessionals go, we are actively recruiting on a daily basis.
2:13:27
We have an open survey on our website, that anyone who has an interest can apply on that site.
2:13:34
We have been holding borrower based job fairs.
2:13:38
We have had 7 in the last 2 months, which have resulted in, 2,000 almost 2,000 new substitute parent nominations.
2:13:49
They are going through the process right now.
2:13:51
We have already hired, this year almost 3,000 new substitute paras.
2:13:59
And we still have about, including the people we just nominated, about another 1,000 after that that are still in process.
2:14:08
So they are going through that process.
2:14:10
We expect them to be, available no later than than mid February.
2:14:17
And we continue we will continue to have these fairs until May.