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Case study · Retention & continuity

Every special-education teacher we placed stayed.

For First Philadelphia, FocusedEDU didn't just fill the hardest SPED roles fast — the educators stuck, giving students unbroken support.

School
First Philadelphia Public Charter School
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Partner since
2021
First Philadelphia Public Charter School
100%
Retention of placed educators
100%
SPED-teacher roles filled
2 wks
From request to filled
2021
Partner since

Client-attested outcomes from this FocusedEDU engagement; individual results vary.

The challenge

What they were up against.

First Philadelphia needed its most difficult roles filled — certified special-education teachers, paraprofessionals, substitutes, and one-on-one aides — the positions where a vacancy lands directly on the students who can least afford it.

A limited local talent pool and traditional recruiting methods weren't keeping up.

What we did

How FocusedEDU delivered.

Working directly with the school's leadership, we built a customized recruiting plan and a dedicated pipeline, consistently presenting multiple qualified candidates per position so the school could choose the right fit.

We owned the advertising, interviewing, credentialing, and screening end to end — and stayed focused on the special-education roles where continuity matters most.

The results

  • 100% retention — every certified special-education teacher we placed stayed, giving students unbroken support
  • 100% of open SPED-teacher roles filled, each one within two weeks of the request
  • Multiple vetted candidates presented per opening
  • A partnership that's held since 2021

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