GARRETT â The Garrett-Keyser-Butler school board Monday approved a compensation package for administrative and non-certified employees for the next year.
The measure includes 2% increases for administrative employees including the superintendent, high school and middle school principals and assistant principals, elementary principal and high school athletic director; a 1.5% increase for the elementary assistant principal; and a 6.76% hike for the Career Development Program director. Non-certified employees will see an estimated across-the-board 3% increase.
A recommendation to increase daily pay for substitute teachers was also approved, from $75 to $85 for non-certified, from $80 to $85 for certified and from $85 to $90 for retired teachers. The increase will begin with the 2021-2022 school year.
Purdue student teachers may sub
Local campus follows West Lafayette s lead
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Schools have new motivation to welcome Purdue University Fort Wayne student teachers in their classrooms.
The aspiring educators can now fill in for their supervising teacher as a paid substitute, the university announced this week.
The School of Education changed its policy after Purdue University in West Lafayette made a similar update, the regional campus said.
Substitute teachers have been a limited resource as districts have faced pandemic-related staffing shortages. Districts including Fort Wayne Community Schools and Southwest Allen County Schools have implemented temporary shifts to remote learning as a solution.