Thursday, October 21, 1999
Schools give job security to subs
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
TRENTON — Jeff Adams looks forward to coming to Edgewood Middle School each day. He seldom knows which classroom he will be teaching in or even which grade. But the 26-year-old Edgewood High School graduate has found his niche.
His new job allows him the flexibility he needs to coach football and wrestling in the Franklin schools, and the security to go back to school next spring to get his teaching certificate.
Mr. Adams is one of 10 permanent substitute teachers hired by the Edgewood Board of Education this week. Two were hired by the Madison Schools last week.
It is a growing trend among districts in Greater Cincinnati that are finding it difficult to find substitute teachers.
Besides Edgewood, Cincinnati, Mount Healthy, Princeton and Forest Hills public schools all employ permanent substitute teachers. The pay and benefits vary from district to district.
In Edgewood, substitutes are guaranteed 160 days of work each year, said assistant superintendent Tom York. They receive $75 per day plus benefits. Two are assigned to each school. Two more permanent subs will be hired early next year.
“The greatest benefit (to school administrators) is reducing the day-to-day stress of knowing you're going to have a guidance counselor or administrator in the classroom because there aren't enough substitute teachers,” Mr. York said.
The permanent substitute teachers will be considered for teaching positions as they open, Mr. York said. “They can consider this a long-term interview where they will be observed and watched. It's a good way to get their foot in the door.”
The benefits lured Mr. Adams into becoming a permanent sub. “I found I like working with kids and being here,” he said.
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