SCHOOL HOUSE Paducah ISD has purchased and is renovating two houses, including this one, to rent to new teacher hires this fall semester. Given the region’s housing shortage, the district has determined that providing a residence should be an incentive to recruit and retain teachers. | COURTESY PHOTO
In today’s Caprock Courier, Paducah ISD is publishing a request for proposals for contractors to renovate two residences for the school district.
According to Gary Waitman, superintendent of the district, PISD purchased these houses to “recruit and retain high quality teachers.”
Waitman said that a number of educators who have roots or spouses or family in Paducah are hitting retirement age, and the…
