Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his budget plan Tuesday, proposing a three-year incentive of up to $2,500 a year for newly certified teachers.The incentive is a tax credit designed to help address complaints from schools board and educators about the growing difficulty in filling critical positions in education.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 talked with the superintendent of South Allegheny School District. He said the governor’s proposal is promising.Fortunately, the school district is fully staffed this year, but he said next year is a different story.“One of the things that keep me awake at night is next year we offered an early retirement, so we are going to have to hire eight new staff members next year, so we are trying to be creative in our thought process on how that works and how we go about that,” South Allegheny School District Superintendent David McDonald said.McDonald said hiring has become so challenging that the district now advertises positions earlier than usual, and he works with local colleges and universities to recruit.“It used to be for a lot of districts, you were competitive and you were trying to find the best teacher that you can find, and you have people lining up to interview, now in some cases for some unique certifications, you are simply trying to find a body,” McDonald said.The School of Education at Duquesne University has seen a decline in enrollment; a trend that is popping up across the country.“I think that has a lot to do with the experience in schools during COVID, and it also has been a 30-year attack on classrooms and a lot put on classroom teachers and buildings and building leaders,” Duquesne University’s School of Education Dean, Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett.The U.S. Secretary of Education also weighed on the staffing shortage.“We have to make sure that they're being paid competitively, that we're respecting their professionalism and the agency that they bring to the table, and that they have good working conditions and opportunities to grow,” U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona said.Shapiro’s budget creates a three-year tax incentive of up to $2500 per year for newly certified teachers. It would apply to new certifications issued starting in 2023.“I am thrilled to hear that the governor is going to invest in education in general and incentivize young people into going into the classrooms, like I said, teaching is honorable work, it’s important work, none of us would be here without teachers who have impacted our lives… it is something to say that we value teachers and that’s what we need to hear more of,” Generett said.Shapiro said the tax credit is also for anyone who has a license and decides to move to Pennsylvania for work.