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Board approves higher substitute pay to stabilize pool and reduce teacher fill-ins
Summary
The board approved an increase to daily substitute pay (new starting rate $135/day with step increases after defined thresholds) and a 4% bump to the hourly rate paid when teachers cover colleagues, aiming to stabilize substitute coverage and reduce reliance on teachers'prep-time replacements.
Board members voted to increase substitute pay after a personnel-staff presentation showing instability in the substitute pool and a rise in teachers filling in for colleagues.
Why it matters: more competitive pay is intended to increase the number of qualified substitutes available, reduce the frequency that teachers give up prep or lunch to cover classes, and improve instructional continuity.
Personnel staff (presenter) reviewed recent absence and substitute-fill data.…
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