Alice ISD launches hiring push for teachers, leaders, student support roles
From math to social work, Alice ISD is trying to fill key roles ahead of next school year, aiming to keep class sizes, coaching and support services steady at Alice High.
Alice ISD is widening its hiring net at a time when each open classroom, coaching assignment and support post can ripple through Alice High School and the rest of the district. At Alice High, the historic campus at 1 Coyote Trail that dates to 1887, about 1,290 students were enrolled in the 2024-2025 school year, making staffing decisions a daily issue for families across Jim Wells County.
The district’s job portal shows openings in several hard-to-fill areas, including math, English, social studies and science teacher pools, an agricultural science teacher, and a core content 7-12 teacher who also coaches volleyball. Alice ISD is also looking for a high school social worker, along with additional staff for William Adams Middle School and the elementary campuses. That mix points to a broader staffing effort, not just a single vacancy, with needs tied to instruction, extracurricular programs and student support.
Alice ISD’s own human resources goal says the district wants to build a highly effective workforce through strategic recruitment, professional learning, mentoring and organizational support to retain effective teachers, principals and other instructional staff. The public HR page directs applicants to the district’s job opportunities page, and it tells internal applicants to submit a letter of interest and a resume. Questions go to Lynette Rivadeneyra, the executive director of human resources, at 361-664-0981, extension 1081. The district also has a publicly posted 2025-2026 compensation plan.
The hiring push lands in a county where schools carry outsized weight. Jim Wells County had a population of 38,891 in the 2020 census and an estimated 38,886 residents on July 1, 2024; 79.8% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, and 27.0% are under 18. In that setting, a shortage in a subject like math can quickly become a local education problem, not just a personnel issue. State teacher-shortage materials for 2024-2025 list secondary mathematics as a continuing shortage area in Texas, matching the kind of opening Alice ISD is now advertising.
For Alice, the stakes are practical and immediate. Filling these jobs now will help determine class sizes, which courses can run, how much coaching support is available and whether students get the academic and social support they need when school opens next year.
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