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FILL RATES Substitute Lewisville ISD hired a third-party company, ESS, to manage the need for substitutes in the district.
Total substitutes requested Total substitutes received
Fill Rates
2016-17
89.0%
39,179
44,041
2017-18
90.7%
52,420
57,772
2018-19
87.8%
51,251
58,366
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2019-20
86.3%
37,785
43,779
2020-21
75.4%
36,518
48,450
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2021-22*
In January, the district closed as COVID-19 cases surged and not enough teachers and substitutes were available.
57.1%*
11,252
19,477
*MOST RECENT SCHOOL YEAR DATA IS FROM DECEMBER 2021 SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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will now impact a fourth school year,” Rapp said. “In addition to the demands placed on teachers through- out COVID[-19], they continue to experience increased demands resulting from legislation mandat- ing changes to tutoring and required training in reading academies.” Substitute shortages While lling teaching positions is a priority for the district, sta shortages in local schools go beyond teachers and can also be seen among substitutes. LISD saw a drop in substitute ll rates during a December board meet- ing. For example, the district lled 57% of requested substitute posi- tions during the 2021-22 school year, as of December, which is the most recent data available. The rate has dropped nearly 30% from the 2018- 19 school year when the ll rate was 87.8%, according to district data. As a result, the board hired ESS, a third-party company, to hire and maintain the district’s substitutes in December. ESS is an education company that assists districts with sta ng and lling vacant roles, according to the district. “The shortage of substitutes state- wide has increased the amount of classes that teachers may have to cover in addition to their regular assignments, resulting in long work days and minimal breaks in their schedule,” Rapp said. “Teachers who were hailed as heroes when the
pandemic started are now increas- ingly nding themselves being mis- treated or targets of frustration.” Addressing shortages The district saw a number of administrators also leaving their posi- tions. For example, the district’s for- mer Superintendent Kevin Rogers announced his retirement in Novem- ber. Rogers served as superintendent since 2015. Among other top leaders who are new this school year are the district’s chief nancial o cer, chief of schools, chief of middle schools, executive director of nance and chief of ele- mentary schools. About 10 out of the district’s 70 cam- puses will also see new principals at the start of the new school year. To help build a stronger pool of candidates, LISD awarded 11 para- professionals $124,500 worth of grants to help fund their education and complete their teaching certi - cations in May. “This grant helps so much. It’s going to help me focus on my school and my daughter because I’ve been working two jobs,” recipient Sarahi Reyes said in a district news release. “This is going to alleviate a lot of stress that I’ve had and motivate me to nish school and become a teacher at LISD.”
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