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District reports substitute fill rate stable at about 79.6% after new vendor contract
Summary
After contracting with EDUStaff on July 1, 2024, the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District reports a 79.6% substitute fill rate through November, down slightly from 80% last year but with more absences to cover; the district described staffing, permanent-sub FTE and building disparities.
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District reported that substitute coverage has remained roughly steady this fall after the district contracted with EDUStaff on July 1, 2024.
Director Barb Buffington and talent recruitment and retention specialist Sherry Smith told the Board of Education the district’s new vendor, EDUStaff, provides an on-site district services manager and a larger substitute pool. District figures show EDUStaff currently employs 247 substitutes for the district — 161 carried over from the former provider, Teachers on Call, and 86 new hires — producing an average fill rate of 79.6% for September through November. That compares with an average near 80% at the same point in the 2023–24 school year.
The presenters provided several comparative data points: as of Nov. 26 the district had 2,582 absences covered by substitutes this school year versus 2,315 at…
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