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EMS ISD pilots monthly teacher attendance incentive to cut substitute costs
Summary
Board heard a proposal for a monthly teacher attendance incentive pilot that would repay unspent substitute dollars to eligible classroom teachers; administrators will return in September with firm program language.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD leaders proposed an experimental monthly incentive to reduce teacher absences and lower substitute spending, telling the board the pilot could redirect unused substitute funds to eligible classroom teachers.
Human Resources Assistant Dr. Chaney Kern and Chief Human Resources officer or presenter described a pilot the district will consider in September targeting teachers whose positions require daily substitutes. The district reported roughly 22,600 teacher absence days during 2024–25, of which…
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