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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My SAHM friend who used to teach before kids thought she would start subbing this fall and maybe work one or two days/week. She subs exclusively at two elementary schools in our area and says she could work just at those schools every single day if she wanted to. [/quote]

Yes, because she is a rare breed. Once a good sub is in the building everyone gets wind of it and people contact them directly. Those aren't the subs picking jobs up from the system. The issue is that they're often booked far in advance so they're not always available. They're also less likely to take a long term sub job because they lose flexibility and their responsibilities increase by an exorbitant amount for very little pay increase. It's just not worth it to them when they can pick and choose jobs. [/quote]

NP. I'm a sub in FCPS and am in the same position as the SAHM friend (former teacher, thought subbing would be a rather infrequent gig). The other PP is exactly right. I'm not kidding when I say I could work every single day. I think the pay is horrible for the amount of responsibiity but I genuinely like the work and our financial situation is good enough that I just put everything I make into a 403(b)--one "perk" the county offers is that subs can contribute to those, although there's no employer match. I would be very hesitant to take a long-term job unless it was in a classroom I already knew very well.

The school board did a study on the sub situation last year and the results were very telling. The county needs to reevaluate their approach. [/quote]

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