Cobb schools say 98 percent of employees returning for 2022-23

The Cobb County School District said Thursday that 98 percent of current employees in “full-time contracted, certificated” job categories have returned job offers for the 2022-23 academic year.

In a release, the district said that more than 8,000 contracts were sent out to those employees, including teachers, counselors, psychologists, administrators and district-level employees requiring certification.

The district did not break down those numbers by job categories.

The next academic and fiscal year in Cobb schools goes from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

“Our District has some of the smallest turnover of any big district in the country, which, after the last couple years we have been through, is really impressive to see,” Cobb Board of Education chairman David Chastain said in the release.

The district has struggled to fill some positions in other job classifications, especially in staff support positions, such as bus drivers and substitute teachers.

In the current school year, Cobb has twice distributed bonus money to some of what it calls classified employees, including bus drivers and monitors, to improve retention rates.

The district said it is continuing to hire certified, administrative and classified positions for the coming school year, and lists vacancies here.

There also will be a virtual K-12 teacher job fair March 29-31, 2022. More information can be found by clicking here; participants must fill out a formal job application beforehand.

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