By Ryan Alterna
August 12, 2022
By Harold C. Ford
“Teachers are walking away.”
— Joyce Ellis McNeal, president, Flint Board of Education
The central issue at a four-hour Flint Board of Education (FBOE) Committee of the Whole meeting Aug. 10 was the “critical” shortage of candidates to fill vacant staff positions in the district — primarily teachers.
Flint officials said more than 40 positions are currently unfilled by qualified, full-time staff. Joyce Ellis-McNeal, FBOE president, stated 47 positions were vacant.
Karen Christian, United Teachers of Flint president, in a statement provided to East Village Magazine, said: “The United Teachers of Flint … are very concerned about the critical shortage of teachers in Flint Community Schools (FCS). Our children deserve to have certified, and highly qualified, teachers instructing them every day. … These staffing shortages adversely affect student achievement, especially our students that need extra support in and out of the classroom.” ...
Flint - The city of Flint (click here) is switching to its backup water source after a major breach to the water supply for Metro Detroit.
The breach affected at 120-inch diameter feed to the Great Lakes Water Authority near its intake facility in Port Huron on Saturday morning. Flint draws 95% of its water from the Metro Detroit system.
Twenty-three communities covering nearly 1 million residents in the Detroit area are under a boil water advisory as a result of the breach.
The city of Flint was included in the boil water advisory, according to the Great Lakes Water Authority. However, Flint was removed from the advisory around 12:30 p.m. Saturday....
Water Quality Reports (click here)
The derelict school board hasn't even tried to recruit teachers otherwise the vacancies would be filed already. New talent recruitment of a private sector company needs to be voted into place to handle the staffing shortages in Flint, Michigan. This is not good for children already too traumatized by the neglect of government to date.
By Harold C. Ford
“Teachers are walking away.”
— Joyce Ellis McNeal, president, Flint Board of Education
The central issue at a four-hour Flint Board of Education (FBOE) Committee of the Whole meeting Aug. 10 was the “critical” shortage of candidates to fill vacant staff positions in the district — primarily teachers.
Flint officials said more than 40 positions are currently unfilled by qualified, full-time staff. Joyce Ellis-McNeal, FBOE president, stated 47 positions were vacant.
Karen Christian, United Teachers of Flint president, in a statement provided to East Village Magazine, said: “The United Teachers of Flint … are very concerned about the critical shortage of teachers in Flint Community Schools (FCS). Our children deserve to have certified, and highly qualified, teachers instructing them every day. … These staffing shortages adversely affect student achievement, especially our students that need extra support in and out of the classroom.” ...
