Salem-Keizer Public Schools outsource substitute teachers to private staffing firm

Salem-Keizer Public Schools will no longer directly employ their substitute teachers and staff, the district’s executive team, led by Superintendent Andrea Castañeda, decided. Starting this fall, the approximately 1,200 people who fill in for teachers, instructional assistants, custodians and other school staff members will be employed by the national, private staffing firm, Edustaff. 

The district sees the move as a necessary attempt to address staffing shortages, but some substitutes feel that this decision comes at…