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Lewisville ISDaddresses substitute shortage BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Lewisville ISD academic calendar includes Dec. 19 winter break start The Lewisville ISD board of trustees approved the district’s 2022-23 academic calendar, which includes 177 instructional days. The approval comes after meetings of a calendar committee and a community survey, according to the district. The committee outlined the options, and the community voted. The calendar approved was favored by 65% of the estimated 18,000 survey respondents.
assists districts with sta ng and lling vacant roles, according to the board agenda. The contract agreement comes after a year of substitute vacancies that the district struggled to ll, which was discussed during a Dec. 6 board workshop. During the 2021-22 school year so far, the district has lled about 57% of requested substitute positions. The rate has dropped more than 30% from the 2018-19 school year when the rate was 87.8%, according to district data. According to the district, the goal with the contract is to increase the district’s rate, resolve pay gaps among campuses and retain control over hiring. Before the contract, vacancies were lled in with other teachers, paraprofessionals or administrators on campus.
SUBSTITUTE FILL RATES The substitute ll rate at LISD is based on the number of substitutes who lled in when they were requested. Budget Actual cost
LEWISVILLE ISD The district entered into a contract with ESS South Central to supply the district with substitute teachers for eight months. The contract will run through August, and it will require annual renewal. It is estimated to cost $6.1 million for a one-year contract, and funds for the services will come from the human resources department budget, according to the Dec. 13 board meet- ing agenda item. Sheila Smith, the district’s chief executive director of employee services, said during the meeting that the district will maintain control on the quality of sta brought into the classroom. “They want to roll out a system that meets our needs,” she said. ESS is an education company that
Fill rate
2021-22
$4M
57.1%*
$1.29M*
DATES TOKNOW
2020-21
$3.91M $4M
SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Feb. 20 Presidents Day March 13-17 Spring break April 7 Good Friday May 24 Last day of school Aug. 10 First day of school Sept. 5 Labor Day Oct. 10 Columbus Day Nov. 21-25 Thanksgiving break Dec. 19 - Jan. 5 Winter break
75.4%
2019-20
$3.5M
86.3%
$3M
2018-19
$4.29M
87.8%
$3.99M
2017-18
$4.08M $4.2M
90.7%
*AS OF THE BOARD MEETING ON DEC. 13 SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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