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Board approves recommendation to contract with Kelly Services and Delta T for substitute and paraprofessional staffing
Summary
After reviewing five responses to an RFQ, the Bridge board approved a district recommendation to use Kelly Services and Delta T at matched billing rates, lock rates for up to five years and assign vendors to specific buildings to ensure daily substitute coverage.
The Bridge Board of Education approved a staff recommendation June 17 to contract with two vendors, Kelly Services and Delta T, to supply substitute teachers and paraprofessionals under a shared, matched-rate approach.
Staff told the board they received five responses to the RFQ; after review they recommended two low bidders—Kelly and Delta T—agree to a matched billing rate so the district would use a consistent rate across providers. "Kelly has agreed not to raise their rates for the next five years," a staff presenter said during discussion. Staff projected recurring savings from the negotiated rates and estimated a first-year savings figure in the low hundreds of thousands (staff cited an aggregate savings estimate of roughly $215,000).
Under the recommended model, the district will assign vendors to buildings so principals receive a set number of "building substitutes" each day (an example discussed: providing 10 Kelly subs each morning to a large high school so the principal has predictable coverage). Staff said agencies will provide required training (for example, CPI) at the agency's cost and would participate in district training sessions. Board members pressed for clarity on whether the district was assigning individual substitute employees to a building or assigning the vendor's service to a building; staff clarified that the vendor supplies substitutes, and principals will manage daily assignments and can request replacements if a substitute is not acceptable.
Several board members asked about whether special-education paraprofessional qualifications and responsibilities (including diapering or personal-care tasks) were covered under vendor obligations; staff responded that the contract will require training for paras to the level the district specifies. The motion to approve the district's recommended staffing service providers was made, seconded and approved by the board.
