Agency LTS Hired Instead of Qualified Teachers in NJ
I saw it happen many times in the last 2 years in NJ public schools - hiring long term subs (60 credit associate degree, substitute teacher certification only) instead of hiring teachers (CE/CEAS/retired teachers) under the guise the school couldn't find qualified teachers. The schools were hiring unqualified substitute teachers for long term assignments via a temp agency (like ESS) while qualified teachers applicants were passed up. One school did this for their art department - 5 jobs. None of these LTS art teachers had an art background, no CE or CEAS, no qualifications to be an art teacher for more than a day.
One unqualified LTS was assigned 3 months of work in one classroom - until the teachers' union found out about it and had her removed after 20 days. Another sub I worked with didn't even have proper credentials to work in the US - not even a green card.
It's only going to get worse.