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A staff member said, “I would say we are a solid dozen teachers short,” and identified shortages primarily in reading, math, science and chemistry. The same speaker said the district recently filled two middle-school math positions within days and reported that it currently has all MSD (moderate with severe disabilities) positions filled.

The district also said it secured a teacher with visual-impairment certification and deaf/hard-of-hearing certification to support students with complex needs. Staff noted some hires will arrive later in the year: “We have some new grads that are gonna join us in December,” a staff member said.

On certification and degree requirements, a staff response clarified that teachers are required to hold at least a bachelor’s degree; past requirements that encouraged pursuit of a master’s degree over a multi-year timeline were described as discretionary for current hiring and advancement. “You just have to have the bachelor's, and go from there,” a staff member said when asked whether a master's was required now.

District leaders credited creative recruitment strategies and internal coordination with transportation and staffing teams for recent fills and said they will continue to recruit and onboard candidates through the fall and into December.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting July 31, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District staff said in the superintendent report that the district is short about a dozen teachers in core subjects but has recently filled two middle-school math positions, all MSD positions, and hired a visually impaired teacher with deaf/hard-of-hearing certification; new graduates are expected to start in December.","taxTitle","Shelby County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",38462,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6147608,"Shelby County rolls out career-discovery lab pilot at MCM using 17 modules; middle-school rotation planned",543,1426000,1969000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5520516-18696d559ff0c59e87267c2bb4c7b966&start=1426&end=1969","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5520516-18696d559ff0c59e87267c2bb4c7b966/thumbnail_1426000.jpg","/articles/6147608/Kentucky/Shelby-County-rolls-out-career-discovery-lab-pilot-at-MCM-using-17-modules-middle-school-rotation-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6147608-05eab1b5863b78bdc5c347666088f76f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514095&Signature=SLiSExxrMq~wBCbMHhriOClM1M8H-A1rXSWu1XEJgLL418XUt-NOK2~z~P0f5fDjcVqfLz9g-92~6a8PXY9x~INy8sx86nkzWJHPGwPmA5gRgwAGfGCIZuxEFo-c4gCHeoJIiaQ03~-J63x7-wJ4BTvqdbdaNoApCegfythUQoqNtOqakolHet0iGrSSTg~sAQddHhW5Yikey0ela13nBIrqawTiVm28DnR0vXHQSy2f7ABqY5E59US8AHTXMpYvlwGjxYs-ahz9Tw5CEjVP~V2ig6i0RtQWg5wiXXPZMXAnHIONcndtkhKlrHl-Ff560~BI0IROYGgHxXTEoqf5rA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shelby County Schools told the board it has purchased 17 career-discovery modules and is piloting the program at MCM so middle-school students can rotate through hands-on modules that simulate real-world careers.

Program staff said they spent three days in training on the modules and that students will perform activities ranging from health-science and dental tasks to engine repair and other technical modules. “Shelby County has purchased these 17 modules, and you need to focus on, learning those modules. And that's what we did. Like, for 3 days, we spent time doing activities that our students are going to get to do,” the program staff member said.

The MCM offering will be part of the essential-arts rotation. The teacher leading the program said classes are on an A/D schedule with roughly nine-week rotations; each student in a rotation is expected to experience multiple modules in a semester and the district's goal is to rotate most sixth- through eighth-grade students through the course over time. The district also identified MCM as a pilot site for fourth- and fifth-grade career discovery because another school, Patterson, already has a fourth- and fifth-grade program.

Board members and staff praised the equipment as authentic. One participant noted that some of the tools and engines in the lab are the same types used at local colleges and medical labs.

Staff described this as “phase 1” of the program and said the district expects to expand and refine it in future semesters. The district credited Dr. Hicks, Miss Tingle and others for help standing up the labs and named Jessica Phillips as the classroom instructor who will teach the modules at MCM.","District staff described a newly purchased set of 17 career-discovery modules to be used at MCM as part of essential-arts rotations; the pilot aims to give middle-school students exposure to health, dental, engineering and technical skills.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6147613,"District says most school construction near completion; retainage release tied to small outstanding work",133,1140000,1273000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5520516-18696d559ff0c59e87267c2bb4c7b966&start=1140&end=1273","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5520516-18696d559ff0c59e87267c2bb4c7b966/thumbnail_1140000.jpg","/articles/6147613/Kentucky/District-says-most-school-construction-near-completion-retainage-release-tied-to-small-outstanding-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6147613-f675e42594699a47286cd98e900e2328/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514095&Signature=cHwI~J3WY0bsd30Ld8~hQoDDX8BsFa~kjHjEWgmoWMzEdXZv~vNZhEAe281Gw-RcbeXVmr6QPrw6Y9kpTmAMrXTB8GvdBHlh1tgRQkRW7yYOaX5Pxv80hyPee3F1l3JMvdbNs1KWzVzym3Td60LE1jnodyo3U1OTM3GneILxou43ysEM-14zz~iKwApYv0Q8fXcofRX0X6rJ5o5IobB26yQOT4hOobfS7nfcPdQ1eBbHNSpT9NIv5trhvngkY~tf0kzTKub1Bhde4M0o1QJ~-q-a9T9wgI2ayaJgvSZ88bDBzQMZf2wIOu5JM8yH8aGm7QhhuDvJkUH55HGV--mjVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Facilities staff told the board the district is at “major completion” on multiple projects and is preparing to release retainage for most contractors, but about five contractors still have outstanding items that the district described as detail or trim pieces.

A staff member who spoke about the projects said the team completed a three-hour walkthrough with the architect and contractor and “there's about 5 contractors with outstanding work.” The staff member said the outstanding items are not major structural components but detail work, and the district expects contractors to provide a timely plan of action. “If they can't get a timely resolution, and then a plan of action in place here within the next 30 days on the remaining items, we are gonna authorize the work to be completed and we're gonna go ahead and deduct from the remaining retainage,” the staff member said.

Superintendent remarks during the same report noted project updates at several schools: Heritage remains under construction; Simpsonville will receive a new secure vestibule and interior work but instruction should not be interrupted; Collins baseball/softball and bleacher projects are progressing; a roof project at Shelby County High School was delayed by summer rain and should be wrapped up within weeks.

Staff also raised small design issues affecting finish details, such as trash-bin placement and gates at the football facility that the group described as a design flaw to be fixed.

The board did not vote on these contract actions during the report; staff described next steps as either accepting contractors' corrective plans or authorizing other available contractors to complete the punch-list work and deduct costs from retainage if necessary.","Facilities staff reported near-complete status on multiple school construction projects; retainage on most contractors will be released if remaining detail work is finished or will be used to pay other contractors to finish within 30 days.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6147617,"Shelby County Schools plans double bus runs, urges parents to use StopFinder as driver shortage persists",271,735000,1006000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5520516-18696d559ff0c59e87267c2bb4c7b966&start=735&end=1006","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5520516-18696d559ff0c59e87267c2bb4c7b966/thumbnail_735000.jpg","/articles/6147617/Kentucky/Shelby-County-Schools-plans-double-bus-runs-urges-parents-to-use-StopFinder-as-driver-shortage-persists","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6147617-a5d481592753b6748f9e446041eee30e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514095&Signature=jaJIY26YHZGssu~j7RBb7DXLO8eEQkDwW~nRZqwWMUPgSejikEoPn-yjGIcyqEwL~95IlxSJiF7K9Dtu~i9zVnCWSn42y0-~dTG5RToiy2BvTxL55plbwlhEA8g~QU6KhMyi4dz-wh56bIbsGGIzt3NHr75WI42s8EZi0QZUSy8DYynbKCMCAb2TM7AF149BdYsu5Ro2yXnKixq9W6vR5aog436jssaF-1a8k99nHteV6ePuqET3MdCEoWkJkkKnjNyLKAnbb85NVUZjACQcIT2fSs4EixR83~xKG5Y7B4o~SpGHy5dXc912Cp4Q9gRTrml1aw~68Xjhbuj7Gl3yVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shelby County Schools announced in its July 2025 superintendent report that the district expects morning and afternoon “double runs” on some routes this fall because of a bus driver shortage and is urging families to use a real-time routing app and expect possible schedule adjustments.

Manny Stone, transportation staff, told the board, “we are gonna get those kids to and from school safely,” and said the district absorbed four routes over the summer and currently plans 14 double runs for AM and PM schedules. Stone said the district has 49 full-time drivers, four driver trainers, two substitute drivers, two mechanics and four applicants “in the pipeline.”

Superintendent said the district has increased pay and the board provided incentives to recruit retired drivers back. “We have upped the pay. Our board of education has been magnificent in giving some incentives for retired, bus drivers to come back,” the superintendent said during the report.

To notify families of route changes, the district is promoting StopFinder (the Skyliner app). Stone said, “It actually is going very well. We have 1,292 active subscribers on StopFinder.” He described features that send push notifications and geo-alerts when buses approach a stop.

District staff warned that exact arrival times likely will change once routes run with students in place. Stone said adjustments will be made after the first three days of school and staff will reassess stops and times then. He told the board the district plans to send notes home with students and make phone calls for families who cannot use the app: “we send notes on with the parent with the students, and we'll make those phone calls and let those parents know that that time has changed.”

Stone said the district was covered for the first three days of school but needs additional drivers to dissolve double runs and return to single-route assignments. The superintendent and staff emphasized safety as the top priority while they continue recruiting.

Parents and guardians should expect some route and time changes in the first days of school; the district will use StopFinder, printed notices and direct phone calls to communicate updates.","Superintendent and transportation staff said in the July 2025 superintendent report that the district faces a shortage of bus drivers, temporarily requiring 14 double runs and adjustments to routes; the district is using the StopFinder/Skyliner app and printed notices to notify families.","actionData","errors"]

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District reports teacher shortages in core subjects but says key special-education and math posts filled

Shelby County rolls out career-discovery lab pilot at MCM using 17 modules; middle-school rotation planned

District says most school construction near completion; retainage release tied to small outstanding work

Shelby County Schools plans double bus runs, urges parents to use StopFinder as driver shortage persists