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 at
March 11, 2021
School Board members for District 205 on Monday approved the bid documents for the third phase of the high school renovation work.
The third phase of the renovation includes the high school auditorium redesign as well as the new addition of the band and choral space.
“So everything from the back wall of the auditorium, which you presented earlier, to the west is being bid in Phase Three,” said Brian Archibald with Legat Architects at the meeting. “In addition to that, you’re bidding the corridor connection and the band and choir addition in the front of the building.”
Lee Marbach with Russell Construction told the board that they were targeting a winter completion time, meaning space could be available to students by the start of the spring semester.