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Board sets licensed substitute pay at $236.26 per day for 2026–27
Summary
Citing remoteness and recruitment challenges, the board approved an increase in licensed substitute teacher pay to $236.26 per day for 2026–27.
The Vernonia School District board voted to set licensed substitute teacher pay for the 2026–27 school year at $236.26 per day. Board members cited the district’s remoteness and recent labor market shifts as reasons to offer a competitive rate to attract substitutes to work in the district.
A board member moved to set the rate and another seconded; the motion was carried on a voice vote. A board member noted that substitute availability improved in part because of layoffs in the metropolitan areas and reduced COVID‑era travel concerns, making higher pay feasible and necessary to ensure classrooms are covered.
The district will implement the new rate for licensed substitutes for the upcoming school year as approved by the board.
