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Board approves temporary increase to substitute teaching assistant pay
Summary
The Johnsburg Central School District board voted to raise the substitute teaching assistant rate to $17.14 for the remainder of the school year, citing staffing shortages; the board agreed to re-evaluate the rate in July amid concerns about sustainability.
The Johnsburg Central School District Board of Education on a voice vote approved a temporary increase in the substitute teaching assistant rate to $17.14 for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year.
Irwin Morris moved the change, and Sarah seconded the motion. Board members and business office staff said the district has struggled to recruit substitutes for teaching assistants and that a higher rate would bring the district closer to neighboring districts’ pay. The board discussed sample daily equivalents (presenters described roughly $120 per day in examples) and compared area rates before agreeing to act now and revisit the rate during negotiations in July.
Business-office representatives told the board that several nearby districts are negotiating or already pay higher rates; some districts cited by members included Minerva and Indian Lake but the transcript shows those comparatives are in flux. Board members emphasized the need to set a rate the district can sustain going forward and said the increase is for the remainder of this school year only, with the possibility of further adjustment after July negotiations.
The motion carried by voice vote; a detailed roll-call tally was not specified in the meeting record.
