From the classroom to the lunch room to the bus motorists and beyond, schools all over the nation are facing a lack of skilled staff to teach trainees, provide related services, transportation children with IEPs, and serve meals. It will take longer than a single school year.

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This school year started with enthusiasm for teachers and students who were able to return to in-person learning after 18 months of remote direction. Even with masks and other health educators, procedures and trainees were happy to be back on campus. From the class to the lunch room to the bus drivers and beyond, schools all over the country are facing a scarcity of skilled staff to teach trainees, supply related services, transportation kids with IEPs, and serve meals.

This school year began with enthusiasm for trainees and educators who had the ability to go back to in-person knowing after 18 months of remote guideline. Even with masks and other health procedures, educators and trainees were pleased to be back on school. We have actually all discovered so much during these COVID years– resilience, imagination, decision, psychological well being and the value of instructors.

Recent months saw school closings begin again since of new virus versions sweeping the country. Schools are still being substantially impacted by lacks of instructors and personnel due to the virus. There are simply not enough people on onsite to teach, engage, or help trainees reconnect socially and emotionally.

Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor for Education Partnerships, Lexia LearningKerri Larkin is a former teacher and administrator for DC Public Schools. She presently functions as a Senior Education Advisor for Education Partnerships for Lexia Learning.