They hide books and videos. It's a daily struggle. It depends on the class. You usually have one or two really helpful students, but you never know whether the good students or bad students will prevail that day. As subs clock more and more hours, the job can become increasingly frustrating, some say.
Pay is a sticky issue in some districts.
While happy that a pay hike is in the works, some Fairfield-Suisun teachers say subs deserve more. I do appreciate that at least they don't want to be lower than Vacaville, but we can do better. Substitutes receive no benefits or retirement pay and do not belong to teachers unions, but in Fairfield-Suisun they are at the heart of the only contract issue as yet unresolved. Teachers want the right to refuse the district's requirement that they relinquish their preparation periods when the administration fails to track down substitutes for their colleagues. Every time there is no substitute, five teachers lose their prep time.