79 Identify reasons for high absence rate among teachers and develop incentives to improve attendance. A steering committee traced high teacher absenteeism to chronic personal or family illnesses. As part of the district's Campus Incentive Program, attendance is now an evaluation category. Additional activities designed to reduce absenteeism are also being considered, but have not been funded. 80 Expand the substitute teacher pool and improve the quality of substitutes.
Staff also plan a classroom-based substitute training program.
Two hours of special education training have been added to bring total training for new substitutes to eight hours. 81 Update job descriptions to fit current job requirements and standardize the format. JAQs are being used as job descriptions pending the implementation of software that will take the JAQ data and convert it to formal job descriptions at a greatly reduced cost. 82 Develop specifications for personnel data needs and outsource employee record keeping. The elimination of positions is a guarantee within the implementation contract.