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After six months with ESS, Powhatan schools report improved substitute fill rates and reduced HR burden
Summary
The district said its ESS substitute contract has increased the substitute pool (about 102 substitutes on file, ~85 active), improved fill rates to roughly 91% on average, provided training and background checks, and shifted administrative processing burden off HR.
Powhatan County Public Schools staff reported on the district’s first six months under a substitute staffing contract with ESS. The contractor took over substitute recruitment, onboarding, training and payroll for substitutes starting in July; district staff said ESS has expanded the available pool and improved daily fill rates.
ESS retained about 48 of the district’s previous substitutes and recruited additional candidates; presenters said ESS maintains roughly…
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