Administrators are a key focus.
Finding qualified substitute teachers is another area in which districts often need help. Nine districts subscribe to the Substitute Finder, run by Regional Personnel Services. Sixty future substitutes attended special training this past year. One of the major tasks for personnel and human resources directors is hiring teachers, aides, psychologists and other staff sponsors an annual teacher fair and coordinates regional recruitment fairs. The latest program to come under the Regional Personnel Services' umbrella is the Finger printing Bureau, the first in the region serving all 18 component districts.