Trustees approve increase to substitute pay structure, including long‑term rates

Plainview ISD trustees approved changes to the district’s substitute pay plan intended to make substitute positions more competitive and to reflect new state classifications for uncertified teaching residents. Administration described increases to day rates for short-term substitutes, a long-term rate for a full-year substitute (examples given in discussion: $160/day for high-school-diploma long-term subs and $175/day for those with an associate degree or higher), and a proposed increase for paraprofessional substitute pay.