By Kelly Education January 24, 2024 The School District of Osceola County (SDOC) educates more than 69,000 students in 60 schools—26 elementary, nine middle, ten high schools, five multi-level and three virtual schools in the heart of Central Florida. With more than 4,000 full-time faculty teachers, the district had always hired its own substitute teachers […]

Substitute teachers are the unsung heroes of education, stepping up to preserve the continuity of learning when full-time educators are unavailable. Yet, the task of recruiting and hiring these crucial players grows more daunting by the day. At Kelly Education, we understand this challenge. As leaders in staffing, we support 10,000 schools across 41 states, […]

By Bill Brancato, Vice President, IT Systems and Digital Strategy for Kelly Education December 19, 2023 There's no doubt that substitute teachers are the heroes who step up to allow learning to continue when teachers are absent. While they cover millions of classrooms each year, many states no longer require them to have an education […]

"I can't imagine a day without Kelly Education, knowing the amount of staff I have and the number of kids I have and trying to make sure there's someone there for those kids every day." -Adam Lane, Former Principal | Haines City High School Filling teacher vacancies has become one of the most significant challenges […]

"I would encourage any of my peers across the region to evaluate the authenticity and partnership that Kelly Education can offer. That's not a commodity today—where a business has an interest in your success and not just their own." —Jennifer Hart, ACPSD, Chief Officer of Human Resources & Administration The Aiken County Public School District […]

Ask any school administrator across the country about their biggest concern each school day and you'll likely hear the same response: keeping my classrooms filled with teachers. The teacher shortage is a crisis that impacts many districts across the country—and finding qualified substitute teachers is just as difficult. One school principal has a pipeline approach […]

It's the struggle most public school administrators across the U.S. fight every day: teacher absenteeism. The National Center for Education Statistics data shows that chronic teacher absenteeism—defined as missing 10% or more of school days—increased by as much as 49% during the 2021-22 school year. In addition to short-term absences, long-term vacancies continue to grow […]