William S. Hackett Middle School is adding six new faculty and staff positions during the current marking period as the City School District of Albany begins to strategically rebuild its staffing and programs.
The new positions at Hackett during the third quarter will include:
- 3 teaching assistants
- 2 hall monitors
- 1 assistant principal
These six positions are among 74.2 that the district is reinstating during the third marking period to support the continued expansion of in-person opportunities for general education students in grades 7-12.
In September, these positions at Hackett were among the 215.6 the district reduced when faced with the possibility of a 20% reduction in state aid due to the COVID-19 economic crisis. The district also is planning to rehire additional faculty and staff for the fourth quarter, which begins April 26, to support the planned hybrid instructional model at the secondary level.
Learn learn more about the district’s instructional planning for grades 7-12.
Veteran administrator April Stokes began Monday in her role as Hackett’s second assistant principal. Stokes previously served as an assistant principal at North Albany Middle School and Edmund J. O’Neal Middle School of Excellence. Before that, she was a school counselor at several district schools.
She joins Principal Michael Paolino and Assistant Principal Lisa House on Hackett’s leadership team.
