SACS considers pay boost for subs
Other districts have done so to alleviate shortage
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
A school district that s seen its substitute teacher pool shrink dramatically because of the pandemic is looking to boost those employees pay.
But leaders of Southwest Allen County Schools acknowledge the $5 boost to the daily rate might not expand the roster of subs.
“I m not sure how much more we re going to attract,” said LuAnn Erickson, human resources director. “I think people want to be at Southwest, they want to be subs here, and everybody s struggling with finding enough subs.”
Erickson brought the proposal to the school board last week, months after Fort Wayne Community Schools and East Allen County Schools raised compensation for their substitute teachers.