Should the Washington School District make an effort to recruit minority teachers?

The Washington School Board decided this week to send a hiring team to predominately minority colleges to recruit qualified teachers. The team will have the authority to hire immediately. Currently, more than 30 percent of Washington students are minority, most of them are black. Seven of the district's teachers are minority and one of those is retiring. Board members say it would help students to see more teachers who look like them in the front of the classroom. Some posters commented on the story I wrote that race shouldn't play a role at all. Another poster said the district should be recruiting qualified teachers of all races.
What do you think?