Mathenia has a degree but is not certified. He has been a sub since 1984 and loves working with students. At one time, he was a permanent sub but eventually returned to daily subbing. Daily subs do not have permanent classroom assignments. You do everything a teacher does, but when it comes time for the pay adjustment, there's so much red tape.
Some universities require permanent subs to quit their jobs in order to student teach.
And they are not reimbursed for tuition. You could go to McDonald's and have tuition reimbursement. There's just no incentive for subs. A problem from within Before Lister can hope to see results from recruiting efforts, many in the district say he will have to fix a human resources department that is often described as its own worst enemy. An efficiency study commissioned by Burnley and released April 5 gave a scathing critique of the department, saying its practices are disorganized and confusing.