Salem-Keizer Substitute Teachers - EduStaff
Tucked inside of our Salem-Keizer School District budget is a contract to outsource substitute teaching positions through the national company, EduStaff, owned by a billion-dollar corporation. The district is delaying their announcement to the public to work on “messaging”. This means that substitute teachers will no longer be hired as public employees but instead as classified as “temps” and no longer eligible for PERS or any say at bargaining tables with the district.
As substitute teachers we chose our community every single day. We walk into classrooms we’ve never been in, into unknown situations, sometimes with no lesson plans or IEP information at all - but we show up and we make it happen. These mega corporations will not fight for our rights SO WE HAVE TO.
As far as we know, there are four board members who need persuasion to NOT allow this. The others are open or strongly against it.
How can you help?
- Attend the upcoming School Board Meeting on May 12th
- Sign up to submit public testimony
- Contact the school board to let them know your opinions on EduStaff via this form
- Email each individual board member to let them know your rejection for a contract with EduStaff.
harnisch_lisa@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Richardson_Cynthiaann@salkeiz.k12.or.us
parker_jennifer@salkeiz.k12.or.us
chandragiri_satya@salkeiz.k12.or.us
guzmanortiz_karina@salkeiz.k12.or.us
hudson_krissy@salkeiz.k12.or.us
fuller_mel@salkeiz.k12.or.us
TEMPLATE EMAIL - As inspiration for your own words or for copy and paste.
My name is (Your Name), and I am a substitute educator with Salem-Keizer School District. I am writing to express my strong opposition to any decision to outsource substitute teachers through EduStaff.
I am deeply concerned that outsourcing substitute teachers to a national staffing corporation would weaken the relationship between substitutes and administers.
As the second-largest district in Oregon, Salem-Keizer should be leading the way in supporting educators, not handing substitute staffing over to a private corporation whose values do not align with the long-term needs of students, schools, or staff.
I respectfully ask you to reject any partnership with EduStaff.
Sincerely,