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North DeKalb Teacher Vacancy Report

Posted on June 24, 2016 by | 8 comments
School Teacher Vacancies Starting Salary*
Atlanta 278 $44,312
Clayton 300 $40,962
Cobb 200 $41,330
DeKalb 372.5 $42,500
Fulton 292 $41,916
Gwinnett 264 $41,028
*The current starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree

How many teacher positions are vacant at your high school?
Marlon Walker with the AJC is reporting 2,000 teacher vacancies in Metro Atlanta for the upcoming school year as of June 2016.
On Tuesday, the board approved 3% raises for all teachers (The 3rd raise in 12 months) as well as a $500 retention bonus and up to a $3000 signing bonus for new teachers.

12.5 Teachers Reportedly Needed in Region 1 High Schools
The latest DeKalb Teacher/Principal Vacancy Report from the county reports 12.5 high school teacher vacancies in Region 1.


Rebekah Morris

Rebekah Morris, who taught English for four years in Gwinnett County Public Schools, blogs as Georgian Educator and currently teaches in the DeKalb County School System at Cross Keys High School, recently commented

“I know that 8 teachers in the English department alone left the county and/or profession this year, yet there is somehow only 11 reported teacher vacancies in Region 1 (which is where Cross Keys is located). I know we have hired 2 new English teachers already, but I just have a hard time believing that 11 is the total number of vacancies that we have. Close to 10 teachers at Cross Keys retired this year, leaving even more vacancies. Any information on this?”


Stan Jester

I asked Leo Brown, Chief Human Capital Officer, a couple of questions about the teacher vacancies in Region 1.
Question: In the “Posted Teacher Vacancy Report”, is there a difference between the number of “Posted” vacancies and actual vacancies?


Leo Brown

Leo Brown: The posted teacher vacancy report reflects open teaching positions, for which principals are actively recruiting. Actual vacancies are budgeted positions that are not posted due to various reasons (low demand, potential low class size, etc.). Unposted teacher vacancies resulted in the “sweep”, where we were able to redirect financial resources back toward instruction.
Question: Can we get a breakdown of the teacher vacancies by Job Title and High School for Dunwoody HS, Cross Keys HS and Chamblee HS (Region 1)?
Leo Brown:

Region 1 Teacher Vacancies
School Teacher Vacancy
CHAMBLEE HIGH Teacher, Business Ed-Comp. HS 1
Teacher, Science – HS 2
Teacher, Mathematics – HS 3
Teacher, English – HS 4
Teacher, Interrelated 5
Teacher, Spanish High School 6
Teacher, ESOL – Part Time 7
Teacher, P/T German HS 8
Teacher, Interrelated 9
CROSS KEYS HIGH Teacher, English – HS 10
Teacher, History HS 11
Teacher, English – HS 12
Teacher, Reading Specialist HS 13
Teacher, Music – Band HS 14
DUNWOODY HIGH Teacher, Mathematics – HS 15
Teacher, Interrelated 16
Teacher, World Geography 17

Teacher Vacancy Report from 06/06/2016 Human Capital Report

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DeKalb Teacher/Principal Vacancy Report

Posted on June 15, 2016 by | 7 comments

Across the 5 DeKalb Schools Regions, as of June 6, there are 391 teacher vacancies. The school district will employ 3 recruitment strategies over the Summer to fill these vacancies.
Job Fair – The school district will host a certified teacher fair to recruit effective teachers during the month of July to assist with remaining vacancies throughout the school district.
Substitutes as Teachers – Current substitute teachers interested in becoming teachers will be provided the tools and information necessary to become a certified teacher.
Qualified Applicants List – In the past principals and hiring managers were given the list of qualified applicants who applied for that job. Moving forward, Principals will be provided with a list of all qualified applicants that have completed a DeKalb County School District teacher application whether they applied for that particular job in PATS or not.

Principal Vacancy Report

Region School Current Principal Reason for Vacancy Status
1 New Briarcliff/Druid Hills ES TBD New School Candidates Interviewing
1 Chamblee MS Jose DeJesus Resignation Candidates Interviewing
1 Kingsley ES Brent McBride Resignation Recruitment in Progress
2 Fernbank ES Jason Marshall Resignation Recruitment in Progress
2 Lakeside HS Robert Williams Sub Supply Reassignment Candidates Interviewing
4 Martin Luther King, Jr HS Andrew Tatum/Vivian Terry Sub Sup-ply Reassignment Recruitment in Progress

Current starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree in Georgia’s seven largest school districts:
1. Atlanta $44,312
2. DeKalb $42,500
3. Fulton $41,916
4. Cobb $41,330
5. Gwinnett $41,028
6. Clayton $40,962
7. Forsyth $40,790
Source: Gwinnett County Public Schools
Teacher vacancies across metro Atlanta as of June 2016:
Atlanta 278
Clayton 300
Cobb 200
DeKalb 372.5
Fulton 292
Gwinnett 264
The DeKalb County School District is holding a summer job fair for certified teachers on June 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at district headquarters, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd. in Stone Mountain. Interested teachers should bring multiple copies of their resume, transcript and content assessment scores.

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