Facing a shortage of subs amid the latest Covid-19 surge, schools are looking to other employees—and to churches and parent groups—to find teachers
, largely due to staff shortages driven by Covid-19 infections. Teachers who are in class feel the added stress with so many colleagues out and too few subs available to pick up the slack, said National Education Association President Becky Pringle.
Hoping to ease the substitute crunch, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed an order Tuesday making it easier for retired teachers to fill in. That same day California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order reducing barriers to hiring substitutes. In late December, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to allow school secretaries and others to work as subs.
In September, Osceola County raised hourly substitute pay to between $11 and $15, up from a range of $9.50 to $12. The district has done outreach with churches, 55-and-over communities and parent groups, without much success, Dr. Pace said. She said the district tries to avoid giving substitutes more than one class at a time. But middle and high-schoolers have been grouped in the gym or auditorium, overseen by administrators or teachers during their planning period. Students are expected to do assignments, she said.
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