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Board approves ESS substitute-staffing agreement; vendor to provide substitutes and vet district pool
Summary
The School City of East Chicago board approved a contract with ESS to supply substitutes through June 30, 2026. The agreement makes substitute employees ESS employees, allows a 90‑day reliance period on the district’s pool, permits termination with 30 days’ notice and contains no automatic renewal.
Board legal counsel and administration described the contract approved by trustees as an outsourcing arrangement for substitute staffing. Under the agreement, ESS would employ and pay substitute staff assigned to district schools; the district will provide a list of names from its existing substitute pool that ESS will rely upon initially and then vet during a 90‑day onboarding period.
Mister Snow, district legal counsel, summarized the deal: “The substitute staff are…
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