Schools districts across South Dakota are scrambling now to find teachers for the start of school later this summer.

Yankton School Superintendent Dr Wayne Kindle says they are in pretty good shape right now…

 

Kindle says they believe they have one of the top starting wages in the state. He did say applications were behind previous years…

 

Kindle says they still have a few teaching positions to fill…

 

A looming teacher shortage has been a major issue for many districts in the state.