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Special-education staff and parents cite substitute shortage and explore resident substitute option
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Parents and Department of Special Education leadership discussed shortages of substitute teachers and paraprofessionals in specialized programs, pay differentials that deter substitutes and a possible resident-substitute model to stabilize staffing.
Parents and department leaders discussed substitute staffing shortages in specialized programs during the meeting. Katie E., speaking for Department of Special Education leadership, told the committee, "we do have a substitute shortage within special education." She said the district is pursuing multiple responses, including a possible resident-substitute model and examining pay differentials between paraprofessional and teacher substitute pay.
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