Case Study: Marana Unified School District reduces teacher vacancies by 67% with SchoolMint

Marana Unified School District Reducing Teacher Vacancies by 67%

Marana Unified School District faced a severe staff recruitment shortage, with too few applicants for too many open roles. On the first day of the 2023–2024 school year, 15 positions were still vacant, and the district was relying on contracted teachers to cover critical needs in special education and high school content areas.

In early 2024, Marana Unified School District partnered with SchoolMint for teacher recruitment to assess the candidate experience and improve outreach to both active and passive job seekers. SchoolMint helped the district streamline its hiring process and run targeted digital ads, and the results included a 67% reduction in vacancies, with only five unfilled positions at the start of the 2024–2025 school year, plus fewer contracted teachers, more applicants, and less strain on existing staff.

Marana Unified School District

Denise Linsalata

Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources