Does Hillsborough County Public Schools Have Enough Staff for a “Safe” Reopening?

 

The brick and mortar option becomes available to Hillsborough County Public Schools on Monday. Does Hillsborough County Public Schools have enough staff for a “safe” reopening?

 

If you review the consent agenda of the Hillsborough County School Board meetings, the personnel actions that are approved by the Board are public records. We are not going to tell you the answer. We will simply provide the receipts of the public records to form your own analysis.

 

Here’s a highlight of the approved personnel actions since March 31, 2020:

 

March 31, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt

Personnel Actions Processed from February 17, 2020 – March 1, 2020

 

New Hires: 23
Rehire: 8
Job Changes: 17
Transfers: 16
Status Changes: 34
Leave of Absence: 38
Return from Leave of Absence: 15
Separations: 32

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from February 17, 2020 – March 1, 2020

 

New Hires: 40
Rehire: 14
Job Changes: 47
Transfers: 53
Status Changes: 120
Leave of Absence: 22
Return from Leave of Absence: 7
Separations: 53

 

 

April 28, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from March 2, 2020 – April 5, 2020

 

New Hires: 27
Rehire: 7
Job Changes: 13
Transfers: 42
Status Changes: 13
Leave of Absence: 68
Return from Leave of Absence: 61
Separations: 96

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from March 2, 2020 – April 5, 2020

 

New Hires: 69
Rehire: 19
Job Changes: 73
Transfers: 102
Status Changes: 98
Leave of Absence: 30
Return from Leave of Absence: 26
Separations: 136

 

 

May 12, 2020 Board Meeting – No documents found

 

 

June 9, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from April 13, 2020 – May 17, 2020

 

New Hires: 317
Rehire: 55
Job Changes: 8
Transfers: 0
Status Changes: 17
Leave of Absence: 53
Return from Leave of Absence: 52
Separations: 39

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from April 13, 2020 – May 17, 2020

 

New Hires: 4
Rehire: 6
Job Changes: 12
Transfers: 20
Status Changes: 61
Leave of Absence: 1,076
Return from Leave of Absence: 56
Separations: 116

 

 

June 23, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from May 18, 2020 – May 24, 2020

 

New Hires: 85
Rehire: 20
Job Changes: 3
Transfers: 0
Status Changes: 2
Leave of Absence: 7
Return from Leave of Absence: 10
Separations: 8

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from May 18, 2020 – May 24, 2020

 

New Hires: 2
Rehire: 1
Job Changes: 2
Transfers: 7
Status Changes: 261
Leave of Absence: 37
Return from Leave of Absence: 6
Separations: 14

 

 

July 7, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from May 25, 2020 – June 7, 2020

 

New Hires: 71
Rehire: 17
Job Changes: 5
Transfers: 2
Status Changes: 2
Leave of Absence: 8
Return from Leave of Absence: 8
Separations: 126

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from May 25, 2020 – June 7, 2020

 

New Hires: 1
Rehire: 2
Job Changes: 8
Transfers: 8
Status Changes: 33
Leave of Absence: 19
Return from Leave of Absence: 17
Separations: 65

 

 

July 28, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from June 8, 2020 – June 28, 2020

 

New Hires: 94
Rehire: 21
Job Changes: 6
Transfers: 5
Status Changes: 7
Leave of Absence: 5
Return from Leave of Absence: 6
Separations: 69

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from June 8, 2020 – June 28, 2020

 

New Hires: 40
Rehire: 9
Job Changes: 16
Transfers: 9
Status Changes: 50
Leave of Absence: 255
Return from Leave of Absence: 45
Separations: 61

 

 

August 25, 2020 Board Meeting

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt

Personnel Actions Processed from June 29, 2020 – July 19, 2020

 

New Hires: 123
Rehire: 44
Job Changes: 1,054
Transfers: 1,521
Status Changes: 461
Leave of Absence: 98
Return from Leave of Absence: 65
Separations: 398

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt 

Personnel Actions Processed from June 29, 2020 – July 19, 2020

 

New Hires: 43
Rehire: 15
Job Changes: 79
Transfers: 393
Status Changes: 60
Leave of Absence: 94
Return from Leave of Absence: 26
Separations: 128

 

 

Public Records Requested by Teaching for the Culture

 

Instruction Personnel Actions – Receipt

Personnel Actions Processed from July 20, 2020 – August 12, 2020

 

New Hires: 87
Rehire: 28
Job Changes: 298
Transfers: 249
Status Changes: 292
Leave of Absence: 204
Return from Leave of Absence: 66
Separations: 260

 

Instructional Support Personnel Actions – Receipt

Personnel Actions Processed from July 20, 2020 – August 12, 2020

 

New Hires: 40
Rehire: 16
Job Changes: 69
Transfers: 181
Status Changes: 102
Leave of Absence: 236
Return from Leave of Absence: 42
Separations: 316

 

The teacher shortage is real and about to get much worse. The support staff shortage is real and about to get much worse. COVID-19 is expected to create an economic slowdown and shortfalls in tax revenue. How long can our local public school systems go without sufficient staff and funding?

 

Thank you to our frontline workers doing the best they can to make things happen. Please say a special prayer to our educators and support staff. We are not prepared for Monday!

 

We would ask Hillsborough County Public Schools for a comment, but they were untruthful during our last request. People lie. Receipts don’t!