Middle school math and high school business. I'm in Escambia County and we're always crying about needing teachers and the pay's too low. However, when you can find all the teachers you need at the "low" starting pay, then there is no shortage. I will admit that they had to hire teachers who were not certified, but hey, they were minorities. Half the teachers hired last year were black, while 20% or the county is black. Go figure!
So in your area, what percentage of white guys did they hire last year? Look around your school and tell me what percentage of teachers are white guys? Ya, I thought so!
We're in a high minority area, and our teaching staff reflects that, but there were several white guys hired last year. I don't know the exact percentage of the new teachers that would have been, but 100% of the new teachers in my dept were white guys, and I think 50% of the new social studies teachers were. I don't think we had any new math teachers last year.
Where we are, the schools can't hire non-certified teachers if there are certified teachers available. I don't know how your district gets away with it.