San Antonio ISD offering $200 a day to substitute teachers, holding job fairs this week

[TexasTowelie]

If that's the case, it may be worth noting that the San Antonio Independent School District is hosting a job fair on Wednesday to recruit substitute teachers.

SAISD is now offering revised pay rates as high as $200 a day for those with a bachelor’s degree and a wish to teach in an area of “critical need,” including English, Math and History for 6th grade and above.

For those certified to teach in Texas, the SAISD is holding a job fair on Thursday, with job opportunities at all grade levels.

SAISD is holding the back-to-back fairs in response to the ongoing national teacher shortage, exacerbated by resignations and the retirement of teachers that increased during pandemic. Currently, SAISD is offering the highest pay for substitute teachers in Bexar county, according to the district.

Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/san-antonio-isd-now-offering-200-a-day-to-substitute-teachers-holding-job-fairs-this-week/Content?oid=27890558

I wonder if the full-time teachers make $200 a day?

[ZZenith]

1. Is $50,000 a year supposed to be some princely sum?

For a job that requires a college degree?

[TexasTowelie]

2. Minimum starting salary in 2020-2021 for a teacher in Texas is $33,660.

It looks like our legislators consider $50K to be a princely sum.

Earning $200 per day for 175 days equates to $35,000 a year, so it is possible to make more as a substitute rather than as a full-time teacher. Of course the full time teacher has benefits like sick leave, health insurance, and a pension plan.