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Lots more teachers, lots more students for Gainesville, Hall school year
Both systems growing with new students, faculty to begin fall year
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Amanda Teasley gets her kindergarten classroom ready Thursday with the help of Olandria Mayweather, Lauren Teasley and Kayla Jackson at New Holland Core Knowledge Academy in Gainesville. Teasley had to move her classroom into the what was formerly the art room due to a shortage of classroom space. - photo by Erin O. Smith
As a new school year begins this week, Hall County and Gainesville systems have more students and more teachers. Gainesville enrollment is increasing at nearly every grade level, and the district has added about 28 positions, most at Gainesville High School and New Holland Knowledge Academy. All of the new positions are expected to cost the district about $1.8 million in fiscal year 2017.