Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Forney ISD/ESS partnership increases substitute fill rate to 62%; district, contractor aim for larger pool
Summary
ESS reported higher substitute fill rates and ongoing recruitment efforts; the district and ESS outlined recruitment events, onboarding metrics and a central hiring team to speed hires.
ESS (Education Management and Staffing Solutions), the district's substitute staffing partner, told the Forney ISD board that substitute-fill rates have risen since the partnership began in August and that the contractor and district have set a multi-step plan to grow the substitute pool.
An ESS representative reported, "Now a few months in with ESS, we're at 62%," and said the vendor has onboarded about 190 new substitutes for Forney ISD since August and has 271…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
