Human Resources Committee recommends raise for substitute teachers, shortens long-term threshold

The School District of Wauzeka-Steuben Human Resources Committee reached consensus on Dec. 15, 2025, to recommend approval of updated substitute teacher pay rates, effective Jan. 5, 2025. The minutes record an increase in the daily substitute rate from $120 per day to $150 per day and a change to long-term substitute pay to the beginning teacher rate of $249.96 per day after 10 days rather than after 30 days under Board Policy 534.

"The committee reached consensus to recommend approval of proposed substitute teacher pay rates, effective January 5, 2025, as follows: Current Daily Rate: $120 per day Proposed Daily Rate: $150 per day Current Long-Term Substitute Rate (Board Policy 534): Beginning teacher rate ($249.96 per day) after 30 days Proposed Long-Term Substitute Rate: Beginning teacher rate ($249.96 per day) after 10 days," the committee minutes state. The record does not name a mover or seconder for the recommendation; it records the committee's consensus as the outcome.

The minutes list District Administrator Dan Olson and board members Nikki Asleson and Jessie Bird as present along with administrators Jeff Mara, Tiffany Dums and Kevin Kilburg. The change to the long-term substitute threshold references Board Policy 534; the minutes do not include discussion of budget sources or an implementation timeline beyond the stated effective date. The committee's action is recorded as a recommendation (consensus) rather than a final board adoption.

No further detail about next procedural steps or a scheduled board vote appears in the minutes; the meeting record shows the session adjourned at 6:15 p.m.