Hellen DeBerry

At Orr High School, team leader Hellen DeBerry says she has tried to convince prospects that Orr is turning the corner."I've had to sell the concept of the challenge and the possibility in this school," she says.

She suggests that intervention schools start now to recruit their own teachers by attending job fairs and visiting colleges.

DeBerry has recruited six new teachers this year but suspects she'll have to recruit more by September."In reality, you won't get that staff," she says.

"There's a shortage of good high school administrators," says Hellen DeBerry, who is Orr High's team leader and previously worked as an associate principal at Gage Park High.