Board approves higher substitute pay to address special-education coverage gaps
Trustees approved increased daily rates for guest teachers and classified substitutes — including higher pay for those covering special-education classrooms — to reduce reliance on administrative staff filling in and to stabilize program delivery.
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To address chronic staffing and coverage gaps in special education, the board approved new certificated guest-teacher and classified substitute salary schedules for 2026–27. The changes increase pay for substitutes working in special-education classrooms and raise long-term guest-teacher rates, with the finance subcommittee estimating an upper-bound incremental cost in the tens of thousands.
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