The Paterson public school district has hired 149 teachers since authorizing $7,500 signing bonuses to new hires last fall, officials said.
However, school officials still need to fill a high number of staffing vacancies in New Jersey’s third-largest city, days after the district reached a tentative, 5-year contract agreement with the Paterson teachers’ union.
There were 152 unfilled teaching jobs as of last Thursday, according to district spokesperson Paul Brubaker. The district is still offering the $7,500 hiring bonuses.
