School district seeks to support teachers

Several MK8 school teachers have departed this season due to personal reasons and, according to Crook County School District #1 Superintendent Mark Broderson, this is to be expected. Even so, the nationwide teacher shortage epidemic is certainly making itself felt here in the county.

With new teachers particularly, “It’s important they find their first job after they graduate college and many of those teachers will not stay in that place for the rest of their career. Not every teacher we hire will remain in Crook County.” He noted that in his more than 30 years in the field of educati...