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Guthrie School Board Approves One-Year Agreement with ESS to Increase Substitute Fill Rates
Summary
After discussion about training, background checks and cost, the board voted to approve a one-year contract with ESS South Central LLC to supply substitute teachers and handle substitute payroll and onboarding for 2025–26.
GUTHRIE, Okla. — The Guthrie Public Schools Board of Education on May 12 approved a one-year contract with ESS South Central LLC to place substitute teachers, handle payroll and recruit substitutes, a change the administration said is intended to improve the district’s substitute fill rate.
Administration presentation: Superintendent Dr. Simpson described the district’s difficulty maintaining substitute coverage, occasionally falling to 50% or lower, and recommended the ESS agreement as a one-year trial. He said ESS would recruit beginning early in the summer,…
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