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A Comprehensive Solution for Scheduling and Managing Substitute Teachers Sub-IT™ combines telecom technology, web application access, and database technology to make placing substitute teachers simpler and more effective. Our substitute staffing service offerings, each designed to support a specific industry, share the same flexible technology framework and core software, with separate industry-specific databases for skill sets/certifications/capabilities and personnel. Central Xchange measures and sets the standard for success by enabling our clients to efficiently place the most qualified substitutes available into the workplace. The result is a better experience for teachers, substitutes, and students. The Challenge of Substitute Placement Every day a high percentage of teachers in K-12 school districts across the U.S. call in sick or take personal days. Normally 10%-- and often as high as 18%-- of the faculty does NOT show up for work. Most call in and leave detailed voice mails which must be checked, with a growing list of names added to the daily absence list. Then school staff Sub-Callers start making outbound phone calls one by one to their standing list of regular substitute teachers, lining up any substitutes they can find to fill the vacancies that day. Given normal time constraints and related pressures, these Sub-Callers can’t spend a lot of time matching each substitute’s qualifications to that day’s classroom vacancies. The school ends up with whoever they can get, just to get through the day. In many cases, this approach produces major classroom discipline problems and little if any actual learning. Getting the information into the school district’s payroll system, complete with valid reason codes for each absence, can also be a nightmare, especially if absent staff members forget weeks or months later about what time they called or which absence reason they gave to the school. Sample Client Testimonial "Every morning I had to take about 20 teachers' phone calls at my house as I was shaving, tying my tie, or trying to get out the door-- telling me they were not coming in that day, and WHY in graphic detail. Then maybe I'd get another 10 or so calls like that AFTER I got to my office. Now I can actually focus more on the students instead of dealing with teachers' excuses and stories for the first three hours of every day, 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. This is a much more positive way to start my day!” - Kevin Burns, Vice Principal Nottingham High School (Syracuse City School District) |
