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The Dec. 31 expiration of paid sick leave and family and medical leave policies that were part of federal COVID-19 relief laws has left school districts and their employees scrambling, with some districts voluntarily extending the benefits while others are requiring teachers and other workers to dip into their own accumulated leave if they are sick or need to quarantine.
“It’s a stressor,” said Anne Thomas-Abbott, a teacher and dean of an “upper house” health sciences program at Fulton High School in Knoxville, Tenn. “If you have to quarantine for 10 days, that is a big chunk of your sick leave.”
Marana schools offering pay increase for certified substitute teachers The temporary increases in pay will be funded by the MUSD Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. (Source: Live 5/File) By KOLD News 13 Staff | February 19, 2021 at 7:06 PM MST - Updated February 19 at 7:08 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Marana Unified School District is offering a temporary pay increase for Certified Substitute Teachers through the 2020-21 academic year.
On Feb. 11, The MUSD Governing Board unanimously approved a recommendation to raise the pay for substitute teachers to $140/day, and $165/day for long-term commitments.
The district says the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the number of substitute teachers willing to work in classrooms, while increasing the need for substitutes- as teachers who are exposed to COVID-19 must quarantine or isolate.
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ESCANABA The Escanaba School Board has reconfirmed its current Extended COVID-19 Learning plan. The plan determines how the district will provide education to students, through in-person, streaming or hybrid education models. Having an ECOL is required in order to receive state aid for the 2020-2021 school year.
At its monthly meetings, the board reviews the the past month’s plan and either reconfirms the plan going forward or makes changes to it, as necessary. The current plan makes full time in-person instruction available to every student, while also streaming every class every day for students who prefer to continue learning remotely. Superintendent Coby Fletcher said due to low COVID-19 rates and high attendance rates (over 98%), he does not recommend any changes to the ECOL at this time. He believes the additional attendance guidelines recently set forth by the district have contributed to the high attendance rate.