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A local employment agency will help Enid Public Schools hire more substitute teachers for the upcoming semester as hiring in-house has proven increasingly difficult.
EPS is set to pay Enid-based TPI Staffing Service Inc. an additional 19% rate to seek and employ daily substitutes, Board of Education members unanimously approved Monday night.
District officials said this surcharge will be added to substitutesâ current reported $80 daily pay if certified. EPS would then pay $95.20 total a day for a teacherâs filled absence.
Through this agreement, district officials said they hope to hire 20 more qualified substitutes by Feb. 1.
TPI also will absorb expenses such as workersâ compensation, Social Security tax and state and federal tax, according to an agreement signed by TPI President Darren Janes. The district also will pay 1.5 times the regular contract rate for each hour over 40 hours a week, and 1.5-2 times on holidays.