Galesburg School District 205 is upping the substitute teacher pay in the district going into the 2021/22 school year.
The Board of Education on Monday approved the pay raise to $150 a day for subs. After working 10 days in the same assignment, their pay jumps again to almost $217 a day.
Assistant Superintendent For Finance and Operation Jennifer Hamm told the board that the hope is to get more subs for the district.
“We’re hoping that by substantially increasing the substitute daily rate, which is still less than the daily per diem of a starting teacher, that we will be able to attract substitutes — not only from this area, but that additional money will encourage people to potentially come here and drive a substantial difference to be able to sub for us.”
Superintendent Dr. John Asplund told the board that all area school districts pay $100 except for Monmouth-Roseville, which pays $110 and eventually increases to $130.
Also getting a pay raise are workers at school athletic events. The board approved a wage increase in the hourly amount to $15-an-hour.
Hamm told the board that the pay raises were last done in 2016.
“We haven’t increased those rates since 2016/17. They were based on $12-an-hour so that we could get a jump on the $15-an-hour minimum. And then also, we’re experiencing the same things with athletic workers as we are in other areas finding it difficult at times to find athletic workers. We’re hoping to encourage people to want to come out and work our events.”
In the last few years, there have been shortages in hiring in different areas.
The board approved the pay raise which also takes effect for the 2021/22 school year.
