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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]" oh look at me. I'm better than those dumb esl people so I don't need my transcripts or a recommendation. I'm so SPECIAL."[/quote]

A reference doesn't tell you anything about the quality of the candidate. Hold a Sub day and meet the candidates in person. Put out a call to anyone in the community willing to help. Remember, last year absolutely anyone who could breathe was recruited this way to sit in classrooms while teachers worked from home. Do this again for subs. [b]Maybe FCPS doesn't want Subs so they can have a reason to close again.[/b] [/quote]

They want subs, but not enough to pay to attract people who are actually qualified. They've figured out they can save a bundle of money by volun-telling teachers and support staff to cover during their break and planning times instead of paying subs. That's crappy for the employees but it does work reasonably well for individual schools when there aren't a bunch of people absent. Even better, it allows FCPS to say there's no need to raise sub pay because they have 90% fill rates, leaving out the part about those jobs being covered mostly in house. FCPS and other districts will see in the next few weeks why this has never been a good or sustainable plan.[/quote]

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