Dealing with a possible lack of substitutes

Dealing with a possible lack of substitutes

Uncertainty about the future, money, and everything else has ruled this pandemic.

But now, people are feeling the uncertainty about schools.

INCOME, JOBS AND THE FUTURE.NOW THERE'S UNCERTANTY ABOUTSCHOOLS.WHETHER TEACHERS ARE WORKINGFROM HOME OR NOT - THERE'SALWAYS A CHANCE THEY MAY GETSICK.SCRIPPS REPORTER DAN GROSSMANLOOKS AT A GROWING CONCERNNATIONWIDE - ARE THERE ENOUGHSUBSTITUTE TEACHERS TO HELPWHEN SCHOOL STARTS?AS A MOTHER OF 4 KATHRYNBARRETT HAS FOUND HERSELF AT ACROSSROADS 5:36 MOM "THERE'SJUST A LOT OF UNKNOWN RIGHTNOW FOR SUBSTITUTES" ONE THATPITS HER LOVE FOR HER CAREER ASI KNOW A LOT OF SUBS SAY IT'SNOT WORTH IT TO GO BACK- WEMAKE JUST ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE."RIGHT NOW IT IS A CROSSROADSBEING NAVIGATED BY COUNTLESSSUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NATIONWIDEAS THEY TRY TO GETBACK INTO THE CLASSROOM- AND ITHAS THE POTENTIAL TO WORSEN APROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GROWINGSINCE WELL BEFORE THE PANDEMIC13:20 "IT'S A MATHEMATICALCERTAINTY THAT WE'LL BE OPENINGUPSCHOOLS WITHOUT ENOUGHTEACHERS." NICOLA SOARES(SUAREZ PRONUNCIATION) ISPRESIDENT OF KELLY EDUCATION- ASUBSTITUTE TEACHERRECRUITING FIRM.IN THE MID-2000'S- THE GROUPSAYS 10 PERCENT OF INCOMINGCOLLEGE FRESHMEN WERE PURSUINGA DEGREE IN EDUCATION.TODAY- THAT NUMBER HAD DROPPEDBY MORE THAN HALF- TO 4 AND AHALF PERCENT.ADD IN THE FACT THAT MANYSUBSTITUTE TEACHERS ARE OLDERRETIREES- THEY MIGHT CHOOSE NOTTO COME BACK BECAUSE OF THEHEALTH RISKS.IT'S ONE OF MANY REASONS WHYKELLY EDUCATION ESTIMATESTEACHER VACANCYRATES WILL INCREASE BY 50% ANDTHE NEED FOR SUBS WILL RISE BYMORE THAN 70%.7:52 EXPERT "WE'VE BEEN WORKINGAROUND THE CLOCK ANTICIPATINGWHAT THAT DEMAND WAS GOING TOBE.AND I THINK EVERY SINGLE SCHOOLDISTRICT ISGOING TO REQUIRE SUBSTITUTETEACHERS" TO INCENTIVIZE SUBS-STATES HAVE ADJUSTED.IN IOWA THE GOVERNOR SUSPENDEDTHE LIMIT ON HOW LONG A SUB