Substitute teachers in Northern Virginia are demanding higher wages
Substitute teachers in a Northern Virginia ward are asking for higher hourly wages.
ARLINGTON, Va. (FOX 5 DC) – Substitute teachers in a Northern Virginia ward are asking for higher hourly wages.
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A group called Arlington Parents for Education told FOX 5’s Ayesha Khan Thursday that Arlington public school substitutes often make less money an hour than large store clerks or teenagers hired by local soccer organizations to run games.
Her statement went on to say: “Both our students and our teachers need the support of high quality replacement workers, which would encourage higher pay. Currently, APS has many long term and school based extensions. In the meantime, the costs at the administrative level have skyrocketed. ” Students deserve priority in budgeting and recruiting efforts. Teachers and alternates deserve priority in terms of compensation and performance. “
Substitute teachers to Arlington Public Schools are paid $ 15.59 and a school representative who comes to a particular school every day is paid $ 16.45 an hour, or $ 115.12 per day.
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Khan has also looked at a football referee’s pay, and according to Arlington Soccer, a referee pays anywhere from $ 16 to $ 35.
In Loudoun County Public Schools, substitute teachers and librarians are paid $ 16.10 an hour, which is about 51 cents more than what a substitute teacher in Arlington gets.
Substitute teachers at schools in Arlington are demanding higher hourly wages
Substitute teachers in a Northern Virginia ward are asking for higher hourly wages.
We also looked at Fairfax County’s public schools, and according to online public records, substitute teachers are paid $ 14.79, which is comparatively less than the hourly pay of substitute teachers in Arlington and Loudoun counties.
“I think all teachers, whether full-time or substitute, should earn a lot more,” said Juliana Klesius, a parent at Arlington Public Schools.
“Where does it come from? Who makes the decision? So let’s definitely make some changes there.
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“I find it terrible and definitely underestimated and undervalued that teachers are not paid enough,” said Josh Hoppel of Arlington.
Khan reached out to the Fairfax County Public Schools spokespersons about the hourly wages they pay their deputies, but we got no response.
APS spokesman Frank Bellavia said APS is constantly recruiting and hiring replacement teachers and currently has a pool of 602 replacement teachers.
He also said that APS is coordinating with neighboring school departments regarding replacement compensation.