After reading the two articles KBTX did, and comparing it what the Madisonville Paper wrote today (seriously, Madison County produces one newspaper and it is published one day per week) the line about "some of the positions have already been filled" is total bs.
Some folks already employed within the district moved around and one in particular got a nice promotion. Betcha can guess her last name.
They essentially haven't "filled" diddly squat. They literally just lost their English, Math, and Science dept for the ENTIRE HS/8th grade level all in one night.
When I was there, I was given a stipend for being the Head of the Dept I worked in. The Dept included myself, and one other girl who was fresh out of college too. The difference being, I actually had my teaching cert and she had yet to pass the test, so they gave it to me.
Losing teachers is bad, but you don't "lose teachers" at NZ. You lose entire departments.
They could potentially be looking for those positions, along with at least two aides, a nurse, a secretary, and 2 other HS Teachers if my prediction is right.