Substitute teacher urges pay increase; committee to research costs
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Summary
At the Feb. 9 meeting a substitute teacher, Richard Aaron, said daily subs’ pay has not increased in four years and asked the committee to raise rates. Committee members acknowledged the request and asked staff to research cost thresholds and options.
Richard Aaron, a substitute teacher who said he has worked in Scituate schools for four years, used the public-comment period Feb. 9 to urge higher daily pay for substitutes.
"As subs we're not getting paying getting paid a dime more than it was 4 years ago," Richard Aaron said, describing his work primarily at the high school and saying he would continue the work but that a pay increase would be "appreciated." The committee and students in the room offered verbal thanks and recognition of his contribution.
A committee member (identified in the transcript as Dr. Roth) acknowledged the request and told Aaron the district had recently corrected paraprofessional and substitute-nurse salaries and that daily substitutes are "next on the list" for review. The member said they would gather cost thresholds and additional research for consideration in the coming budget cycle.
Why it matters: substitute pay affects classroom continuity and the ability of the district to secure experienced people to cover absences. Committee commitment to study the issue signals it may be considered during budget or policy updates but no change was adopted at the meeting.
What’s next: staff will return with cost information and options; any change would require committee action and funding in a future budget.
