'I would suggest you find out more about it before you criticize it.' The superintendent didn't speak about teachers without certifications on Tuesday, but he did defend the district's plan to convert libraries.
He did not specifically address the plan to hire people without teaching certificates, but he did talk about the recent shortage of teachers and teachers who have left the district.
The focus of Tuesday's meeting was to tell parents about the changes coming to HISD since the state took over the district, including plans to improve struggling schools.Despite the fact that more than 2,000 teachers and 14 principals have left HISD over the last two years, Miles said the school year will start with fewer vacancies than in years past. He said the perception of the district not being fully-staffed is wrong.
"Despite the warnings of mass exodus, we won't be able to fill the schools -- we have. We are also well below last year's vacancy list of 644. That was the school year, last year, started with 644 teacher vacancies. Well, it's not that this year. It is going to be much lower than that," Miles said. Filling the teacher gap is one of the reasons why the district now plans to hire people without certificates to teach.
During the meeting, he was also asked about HISD's controversial plan to turn libraries at some campuses into "Team Centers."
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