Staffing Strategies
Discover how school and district leaders can approach planning for teacher absences as part of a broad staffing strategy to promote teacher retention and wellbeing.
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What’s new at Swing: March product updates
2 minute listen Spring break wasn’t the only thing in full swing in the month of March! The product team here at Swing Education has been busy building new features and enhancements to improve your Swing experience. While the headlining…
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How can schools use roving substitute teachers?
Even though unexpected teacher absences are a regular part of running a school, they can be challenging for administrators to manage. When a teacher calls out sick, admins often have less than two hours to find a substitute teacher for…
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Meet the sub pool that keeps learning on track
Substitute teaching is changing: schools and districts need more subs than ever before and substitute teachers are looking for more flexibility and freedom in their teaching schedule. To ensure classroom coverage where and when it’s needed most, districts are experimenting…
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4 tips to handle last minute absences
Last minute teacher absences can be a scramble, especially when knowing that every passing hour decreases your chances of filling the gap. Our research shows the optimal window to post substitute teacher job openings is five or more days before…
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Everything you need to know about the Swing Schools app
Managing substitute teachers efficiently is a crucial aspect of ensuring smooth day to day operations. To directly address and simplify the challenges faced by school admins, we are launching our Swing Schools app (on both iOS and Android), a modern…
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How to fund substitute teachers after the ESSER cliff
COVID-19 introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds that provided crucial help for schools during the first year of the pandemic. With the largest of three rounds of ESSER funding running out this current school year, districts…
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