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Venus ISD reviews substitute management options amid improving fill rates
Summary
District staff reviewed substitute staffing options (ESS, Kelly Education, Swing Education), noting recent improvements in fill rates (from ~37% to ~56%) and tradeoffs between higher fill rates and vendor markups; no contract decision was made.
Venus ISD staff reported to trustees on substitute management options, comparing the district’s current partner ESS with alternative vendors including Kelly Education and Swing Education. The update was informational; board members discussed pay rates, markups, fill rates and whether to pursue a new contract or bring substitute management in-house.
Speaker Martinez (presenter) said the district currently pays ESS roughly $106 per substitute per day as a bundled cost and that other…
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