Schools See Lack of Substitute Teachers

Schools See Lack of Substitute Teachers

FOR THE REST OFTHE YEAR.MEANWHILE...THREECLASSES OFSTUDENTS AT A KUNAELEMENTARYSCHOOL MUSTQUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS.... AFTERSEVERAL STAFFMEMBERS TESTPOSITIVE FORCOVID-19.HUBBARDELEMENTARY IS NOWOPERATING IN AREMOTE LEARNINGMODEL.AND AS JESSICATAYLOR REPORTS...PART OF THEREASON IS A LACK OFSUBSTITUTETEACHERS.THREE STAFFMEMBERS FROMHUBABRDELEMENTARYSCHOOL TESTPOSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS ANDONE IS INQUARANTINE AFTEREXPOSURE."IT'S A VERY SMALLSCHOOL, IT SERVESKIDS K-3 SO THATWAS A SIGNIFICANTIMPACT TO THESTAFF"THE KUNA SCHOOLDISTRICT ALSO CITESLACK OFSUBSTITUTES.WESTFALL SAYSTHERE ARE 30 SUBSFOR THE ENTIREKUNA SCHOOLDISTRICT..

BUTTHEY'RE LOOKNGFOR MORE.... AS AREMANY DISTRICTSACROSS THE STATE."BEFORE THEPANDEMIC WE KNEWWE HAD A SUBSHORTAGE, AND THEPANDEMIC HASEXACERBATED THEPROBLEM" -MCINELLY.MCINELLY SAYS SOMEOPTED OUT OFSUBBING THIS YEARBECAUSE OF HEALTHCONCERNS ANDTHEY SAID THEYWOULD NOT JOINBACK UNTIL THEYFELT THE REOPENINGPLANS WERE SAFE."I REACHED BACKOUT TO THOSE SUBSAND THEY ARE STILLNOT SUBBINGBECAUSE OF THECONCERNS OF THEPANDEMIC"LIKELY THE BIGGESTFACTOR FOR THELACK OF SUBS IS THEPAY.

SUBSTITUTETEACHERS TYPICALLYMAKE LESS THANONE HUNDREDDOLLARS A DAY."SUB PAY AROUNDTHE STATE IS FARBELOW WHAT THEYCOULD MAKETHE STATE IS FARBELOW WHAT THEYCOULD MAKEWORKING FOR, LET'SSAY, AMAZON,"THE KUNA SCHOOLDISTRICT CURRENTLYHAS AN INCENTIVE TOTRY AND GET MORESUBS TO THEDISTRICT ANDALLOCATES SUBS TOWHERE THEY'RENEEDED MOST."WHEN WE KNOW OFSIGNIFICANTABSENCES, DO WEPUT OURSUBSTITUTERESOURCES THEREOR ARE WE MAYBEABLE TO LOOK ATTHAT SCHOOL, HAVEIT GO IN REMOTELEARNING AND THENSTILL HAVE SUBSAVAILABLE FOR THEABSENCES IN OTHERPLACES IN THEDISTRICT"JESSICATAYLOR...IDAHONEWS 6.THE DISTRICT ISEXTENDING REMOTELEARNING FORANOTHER WEEK...WHICH MEANSSTUDENTS WILL STAYREMOTE UNTIL ATLEAST NOVEMBERNINTH.WE'LL CONTINUE TOUPDATE THIS STORYON OUR WEBSIT