By Katy St. Clair
The Vacaville School Board met in a special session Wednesday to unanimously approve a contract with Cross Country Education to hire teachers and paraprofessionals to assist at every school.
Chris Hulett, assistant superintendent of human resources, told the board that the need for substitute teachers is actually down, but so is the job pool of subs, leaving schools scrambling to cover classes.
The district’s need for paraprofessionals is also at an “emergency” status, with only 53% of those positions filled, he said.