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ESS account manager says substitute hires up and district spending on temps down; board asks cost‑benefit analysis
Summary
ESS presented a mid‑year report showing higher substitute staffing, improved fill rates and $400,000 lower spending compared with the prior year; board members raised concerns about pay, payroll partners and long‑term costs and asked the superintendent for a cost‑benefit analysis of ESS services.
ESS account manager Rose Quinion James told the Central Consolidated Schools Board on Jan. 21 that the company has hired 88 new substitute workers since July 1 and currently lists more than 200 substitutes available for the district.
Rose said the district’s overall absences have declined this year and ESS has filled long‑term positions, noting that 183 long‑term roles were staffed in the previous six months and that the district spent about $400,000 less on ESS substitution during the first half of the school year than the prior year. She described initiatives to…
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