Three local universities in collaboration with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a teacher training program. Winston-Salem State University, Wake Forest University, Salem College, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools make up a collaborative project called Winston-Salem Teachers for Equity, Achievement, Community & Humanity (WS-TEACH). With this grant, WS-TEACH will begin recruiting teachers for elementary, secondary, and special education this fall.
There are 271 teacher vacancies in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district. Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Leslie Alexander says that’s about 70 more vacancies than last year. Alexander gave a breakdown of the open positions during a Board of Education meeting on June 28. Of the 271 vacancies, 94 are in elementary classrooms. Roughly 96 are in middle school classrooms and about 75 vacancies are for high school classrooms. There are also six openings in non-traditional classrooms.