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Urban Legend: "Fayette County has a teacher shortage..."I saw someone repeat the old adage "Fayette County has a teacher shortage" again today. After a bit of sleuthing, I found the following vacancies metro-wide: Clayton County: 127 teaching vacancies Of the 30 teaching vacancies in Fayette County, five are part-time positions. Additionally, 12 of the 30 vacancies are what I'd call "specialized" teaching positions: Orchestra teacher, Teacher for the Blind, Chorus teacher, Special Ed certified, Band teacher, Art teacher, etc. 2 positions are for Phys Ed. coaches. 2 positions are for "gifted" classes and presumably require a master's degree. That leaves about 9 open positions county-wide for "regular" teachers. Not bad for a county our size! I think Fayette County has done a very nice job handling teaching vacancies. Maybe someday we'll be as "good" as Fulton! (tongue firmly in cheek for you humor-impaired folks) Basmati's blog | login to post comments |