Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
District hears proposal to raise substitute pay to improve fill rates
Summary
Kelly Education proposed increasing daily substitute and paraprofessional pay to close the district's gap with neighboring counties, saying higher rates improve fill rates, reduce combined classes and lower turnover. Board members asked about certification levels, long-term costs and impacts on permanent staff pay.
Kelly Education presented a pay-increase proposal to the Sumter School District Board of Trustees on May 5, urging the board to raise daily substitute teacher pay from $80 to $95 and increase paraprofessional and custodial substitute hourly rates to better match neighboring districts.
Kelly Education representative Desiree Chase detailed district and regional comparisons, saying Sumter's current daily teacher substitute rate equates to about $10.67 per hour and that "subs are paid, quite low compared to a lot of the local area jobs." Chase said the firm proposes raising the noncertified daily teacher rate to $95 (about $12.67/hour), paraprofessional subs to $12.15/hour and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
