Visiting Teacher Update

Over the past couple of months, SDEA member leaders have been speaking with District leadership about the impact of the visiting teacher shortage on educators and classrooms across the district. Thank you to those who have provided information about people they know who are having trouble navigating the application process. I have forwarded that information to Supt. Jackson and other District leaders. HR is following up with those who have shared concerns about the process.  If you have knowledge of someone who is having trouble with the application process, please complete this form.

To address the visiting teacher shortage in another way, our Union has proposed that the District increase VT pay in the hopes of recruiting more VTs. The District has federal COVID relief funds to pay for the cost of this increase. The proposal specifically goes towards increasing the rate of pay for long-term and day-to-day substitutes like last school year. The goal is to have these rates in place by the start of January 2022. We will keep you updated on the District’s response.