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Board approves one-year contract with ESS for substitute staffing amid cost concerns
Summary
The board approved a one-year contract with ESS Southeast to place substitute staff; board members raised concerns about the roughly $300,000 additional annual cost and effects on mentor funding and local staffing.
GASTONIA, N.C. — The Gaston County Board of Education approved a one-year contract with ESS Southeast LLC to provide substitute staff placement services at the May 19 meeting, but several board members highlighted cost and program concerns during discussion.
The contract—presented as a one-year initial commitment—will make substitutes contracted employees of the provider and eligible for benefits, the board was told. Proponents said the…
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