Sub Pool Best Practices
Best practices for finding and supporting substitute teachers, including how to improve your fill-rate and and increasing the quality and breadth of your sub pool.
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How to maintain your substitute pool over the summer
After spending the school year nurturing your sub pool, it’s important to figure out how to best maintain those efforts once classes are out of session for the summer. While the demand for substitute teachers typically decreases over the summer…
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How to create a substitute ecosystem
From schools, to districts, to staffing agencies, the impact from the substitute teacher shortage is widespread. With everyone scrambling to find the best way to cover teacher absences, we’re here to guide you through the process of building an ecosystem…
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eBook Roundup: Great resources about substitute teaching
As we reach the end of the year, it’s important to reflect on the highs and lows, what we’ve accomplished, and what we can improve on next year. These principles apply just as much to our personal lives as they…
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The benefits of outsourcing your substitute pool
Schools should consider these 6 qualities when evaluating substitute teacher staffing agencies.
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The anatomy of a successful substitute request
When your full-time teachers take leave, whether planned or unplanned, it’s crucial to fill their spots with qualified and knowledgeable substitute teachers. Swing makes it easy to find such subs, but in order to secure classroom coverage, there are steps…
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5 tips to keep quality subs coming back to your school district
Whether for short stints or as long-term replacements, substitute teachers play a vital role in the teaching system. Over the course of their K-12 career, students will spend over 140 days with a substitute teacher. Despite the urgent need for…
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