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Manatee School Board approves ESS substitute contract after debate over background checks
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to approve piggybacking Duval County’s ESS substitute-teacher contract (estimated $5.225M annually). Debate focused on a recent arrest of a substitute, limits of Florida’s ACA background-check system for misdemeanors and calls for legislative changes or a short-term re-bid.
The School Board of Manatee County approved use of Duval County Public Schools contract No. 0824DB to secure substitute-teacher services from ESS, with the district estimating annual costs of about $5,225,000 and funding from multiple sources. The vote was 5-0 after extended discussion about hiring practices and background checks.
Superintendent Breslin presented the recommendation and said the contract lets the district continue access to a large substitute pool used locally for roughly five years. Board members and public commenters questioned how an individual hired through ESS had been arrested in another county and whether that…
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