A FL-SAC member says his sister has been a full time permanent substitute in Michigan for several years. She has Masters in teaching and received regular salary and benefits. She would go each day to the same school and fill in as needed and assigned. As a result she was very familiar with the staff, teachers, and students and the students knew that when Ms. Miner was teaching they were not going to miss a beat in advancing their education. 

Is there any relationship between paying substitutes only $6.29 per hour for a 6 hour day and the fact that the personnel office has problems sometimes staffing the needs? The same question could be asked regarding substitute teachers.  Substitute teacher salaries in Manatee County start at $53.70 per day and top out at $80.56 per day. All substitute pay is without any benefits. So if you have two (2) Ph.d's in physics and a Nobel prize, you will get $80.56 for your day of teaching in Manatee County. 

Here is a SAC with a plan to solve a problem through their SIP: 
      PLAN #1 - Osceola High School staff will develop a training curriculum for substitute teachers that will address questions and procedures pertaining to classroom behavioral problems and teaching techniques. Training will be on familiarization with the Osceola High School facility, faculty, parking, sign-in procedures, lunch procedures, specific student problem direction, different emergency procedures, equipment problems, and communication with classroom teacher. All subs will be provided with a map and tour of the facility. All subs should report to one specific Administrator and Dean. This would help the Administrator assess which substitute teachers are functioning acceptably in the classroom and improve their knowledge of continuing or developing problems facing the substitute teacher. 
      PLAN #2 - The School Advisory Council will agree to reimburse the fees required by the district for TB tests, fingerprinting, background checks and other expenses incurred in becoming a new substitute teacher. Currently it takes two full days to recover expense of application to the district. The new substitute will sign an agreement to work a minimum of ten days at Osceola High School during the 2000/2001 school year. This will provide Osceola High School administration with a pool of trained and qualified substitute teachers...
    The School Advisory Committee will provide "Super Sub Scholarships" to new substitute teachers, with the requirement that they agree to work a minimum of ten days during the 2000/2001 school year. 
      EVALUATION - Survey of substitute teachers after completing the training. Faculty survey at the end of the 2000/2001 school year. Possible full time hire of exceptional substitute teachers. 
(My Note: What an excellent plan!)