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DISTRICT LEADERS CONTINUE TO COMBAT STAFFING SHORTAGES OTHER STORIES TO FOLLOW IN 2022 Cy-Fair ISD had approximately 1,063 vacant positions at the start of the 2021-22 school year, including about 300 teachers, 150 bus drivers and nearly 180 paraprofessionals. According to data from the district, there were about 38% more job openings at the start of this school year than one year earlier. Teacher vacancies have remained consistent throughout the school year with 286 positions open as of Dec. 13, said Chairita Franklin, assistant superintendent of human resources. Additional paraprofessionals, bus drivers, food service workers and custodians are also needed. The district saw a 4% higher substitute ll rate from 2020-21 to 2021-22, but Franklin said there is still a need for substitutes. CFISD has about 549 substitutes working daily, while the average teacher absence and vacancy rate is 812. Franklin said when teacher absences outnumber substitutes, campus principals may use substitutes from other classes on their o periods; send an instructional specialist, interventionist or administrator to cover classes; or split classes at the elementary level. A SHORTAGE OF STAFF When students returned to classes at the start of 2021-22, Cy-Fair ISD had more than 1,000 job openings—a signi cant increase over the previous two years.
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MAP NOT TO SCALE N Several major construction projects are underway in Cy-Fair ISD with completion dates set throughout 2022. Elementary School No. 57 was included in the district’s 2014 bond, and the remaining following projects are part of the $1.76 billion bond program voters approved in May 2019. More than $258 million was dedicated to instructional and support facilities. L O Cy-Fair ISDmakes progress on new, updated facilities fromMay 2019bond 529 TM; © 2021 COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER CO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COURTESY CY FAIR ISD
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RENDERING COURTESY CY FAIR ISD
1 EXHIBIT CENTER RENOVATIONS A nearly 9,000-square-foot addition will bring the facility’s capacity from 600 to 1,593, including stadium-style and oor seating. The expansion also includes more restrooms and meeting space. Estimated completion: April Cost: $8.98 million
3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NO. 57 A new two-story elementary school is under construction on a 16.7-acre tract in the Bridgeland area. The campus will feed into Smith Middle School and Brid- geland High School. Estimated completion: August Cost: $32.6 million
5 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
An 85,000-square-foot facility will serve the district with a 1,500-seat auditorium, a small secondary theater, a dance studio and ne arts support spaces. Estimated completion: December Cost: $51.14 million
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START OF 2019 20
773.5 total vacancies
START OF 2020 21
770 total vacancies
COURTESY CY FAIR ISD
COURTESY CY FAIR ISD
COURTESY CY FAIR ISD
2 BRAUTIGAM CENTER ADDITION A career and technical education expan- sion project is underway at the Brautigam Center. The 12,000-square-foot addition will include labs and shop spaces. This campus serves students ages 16-21 who are catching up on graduation credits or working to graduate in less than four years. Estimated completion: July Cost: $6.64 million
MARK HENRY, ED.D. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Located on the same property as the new Visual & Performing Arts Center, the 220,000-square-foot project features a ve-story o ce tower for district employees as well as a 250-seat board room, a conference center and a video production studio on the rst oor. Estimated completion: November Cost: $58.79 million
4 TRANSPORTATION CENTER NO. 6 Cy-Fair ISD’s sixth transportation center is under construction next to Cypress Woods High School. The project includes a new facility with administrative space, vehicle service space, mechanical and support spaces, covered bus parking, a bus fueling station and a two-story training center. Estimated completion: December Cost: $28.48 million
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1,063.5 total vacancies
SOURCE: CY FAIR ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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