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School boards are working to finalize their rosters of teachers and support staff in anticipation of a series of August openings, with Fort Providence's Deh Gah Elementary and Secondary school's fall semester already underway.

As part of an experiment towards making the school year more compatible with the traditional 黑料吃瓜网 freeze-thaw lifestyle, the school started its year on Aug. 14.

In fact, a majority of NWT schools are are welcoming back students before September. In total, 32 schools are opening classrooms in August this year, compared to 22 waiting until September.

A GNWT spokesperson said the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) is monitoring hiring, but the process of recruiting is handled by school boards.

"The department keeps an eye on hiring numbers and trends, however, firm numbers typically are not available until later in August, as many schools are in various stages of staff hiring throughout the summer and schools in the NWT open at different times depending on the community and local school calendars," said ECE communications manager Agata Gutkowska. "It is common for education bodies to have some positions unfilled at this point in the school year."

Many school boards report their recruitment efforts are proceeding as planned.

Beaufort Delta District Education Council assistant superintendent Krista Cudmore told 黑料吃瓜网 that the district had eight teaching vacancies left to fill, which she said was slightly higher than normal.

All of the school boards that responded to inquiries indicated they were confident they would have vacant jobs filled in time for the first bell.

"We do not anticipate any positions opening before the end of the month," said South Slave District Education Council superintendent Dr. Souhail Soujah. "Currently we have three positions open: trades teacher, Grade 2-3 and a math interventionist.

"We interviewed for one today [Aug. 12] and the other two will hopefully be filled in the upcoming weeks. (Our vacancy numbers are) lower than usual. In the past, we have had as high a number as seven or eight teachers," he added. "Our division is fortunate that our vacancy numbers are low in comparison to other rural areas because of our proximity to larger regional centres."

School boards are also working to ensure schools are staffed with adequate numbers of teaching assistants. Some were experimenting with staffing pools so support staff can move into various roles, as needed.

"In terms of teacher hiring, the SDEC currently has three teacher vacancies to fill for our five schools," said Sahtu District Education Council superintendent Lorraine Kuer. "We are hopeful to fill those positions soon.

"In terms of student support assistants or other school personnel, we have a pool of relief workers on strength who will be offered positions as those arise in the month of September and early part of the new school year," Kuer said.

She added that SDEC got an early start on hiring by beginning its recruitment in January.

The start and end dates for the 2025-26 school year, according to the Northwest Territories Teacher's Association, are found below. Note that all schools provide a minimum of 945 instructional hours and a minimum of 192 teacher work days.

Source: Department of Education and SDEC superintendent Lorraine Kuer