Substitute pay

[Anonymous]

Why is FCPS substitute pay so low? I was thinking of doing it but I don't feel like its worth the hassle at $18.50 an hour, especially of you have a college degree. It seems really low.

[Anonymous]

They lowered a few years ago to balance the budget. They used to pay more for former teachers and stopped that too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is FCPS substitute pay so low? I was thinking of doing it but I don't feel like its worth the hassle at $18.50 an hour, especially of you have a college degree. It seems really low.

Thus the sub shortage…

[Anonymous]

Should be giving extra for combat pay at many schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They lowered a few years ago to balance the budget. They used to pay more for former teachers and stopped that too.

They dropped the rate a few years ago, but retired FCPS teachers still get a higher rate than other subs. They didn’t stop doing that.

[Anonymous]

They raised sub pay two years ago. It’s something like $19/hour which seems like a lot especially given the flexibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They lowered a few years ago to balance the budget. They used to pay more for former teachers and stopped that too.

They dropped the rate a few years ago, but retired FCPS teachers still get a higher rate than other subs. They didn’t stop doing that.

NP: Yes but it used to be significantly more for retired teachers and now it’s only trivially more. I lost the majority of my dependable subs when that happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should be giving extra for combat pay at many schools.

accurate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They raised sub pay two years ago. It’s something like $19/hour which seems like a lot especially given the flexibility.

It doesn't seem like enough for the nonsense they will deal with.

[Anonymous]

$19 hour isn't much. You can get paid that much at Starbucks or Target.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$19 hour isn't much. You can get paid that much at Starbucks or Target.

Maybe, but are they flexible to where you wouldn’t have to work evenings or weekends? I wonder if it is easy to get time off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$19 hour isn't much. You can get paid that much at Starbucks or Target.

Maybe, but are they flexible to where you wouldn’t have to work evenings or weekends? I wonder if it is easy to get time off.

As a sub, just don’t accept jobs when you want to be off. I suspect it is not too hard to get a day of from Target or Starbucks here and there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They lowered a few years ago to balance the budget. They used to pay more for former teachers and stopped that too.

They dropped the rate a few years ago, but retired FCPS teachers still get a higher rate than other subs. They didn’t stop doing that.

NP: Yes but it used to be significantly more for retired teachers and now it’s only trivially more. I lost the majority of my dependable subs when that happened.

I know they increased pay for retirees at that time too but it sounds like it didn’t get as high as it used to be.

[Anonymous]

I get 18 at a preschool with all the holidays paid off.
And is extremely flexible -( without pay.)which also helps a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They raised sub pay two years ago. It’s something like $19/hour which seems like a lot especially given the flexibility.

Hahahaha. YOU try being a sub. $19 an hour is terribly LOW when you have to do it and find out how hard it is. Subbing should be paid $30 an hour to start, and licensed teachers should be paid $40. And then incentives should be offered on top of that for hard to staff schools, sped, etc. A school without subs might as well shut down for the day. You cannot operate a school without competent subs.