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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it unusual that teachers have to find subs when they or their kids are sick? How do other school districts handle this issue?[/quote]

I taught in 3 other states before teaching in MCPS and never had to do this before.  If you were sick, you called in and the school placed a sub.  It was strange at first with how MCPS handles the sub situation but I do think it holds teachers accountable more and improves communication for what the sub is supposed to do with the students.  Not a big deal.[/quote]

Huh? It's the same process. MCPS teachers put a job in the subsystem (same thing as calling in sick) and subs are notified. If no sub picks it up, admin deals with coverage. It doesn't hold anyone more accountable. It's the same process. [/quote]

I disagree. Calling the main office to state “I will be out sick today.” is not the same as getting out your computer, logging in, entering all of that info. Sure, you could offer your opinion that the latter isn’t onerous, but is factually inaccurate that it is the same. [/quote]
Or, while you are holding your phone, you could click the request a substitute button on the website and enter the job there. And what exactly is “all of that info”? Once you’ve logged in you pick the reason, click say no prearranged sub, and hopefully type few words into the instructions. The amazing thing is you can do this in the middle of the night when you wake up sick, instead of waiting to talk to someone in the office. :roll: [/quote]

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