Privatizing GR subs is shot down
Source: By Dave Murray, The Grand Rapids Press (MI), Tuesday, April 18, 2006
GRAND RAPIDS -- A plan to privatize substitute teachers was rejected after Board of Education members said they did not have assurances that companies owned by minorities had a chance to bid on the contract. ...... Administrators said the district would save $250,000 to $300,000 a year because it could avoid paying into the state retirement system since the substitutes technically would be private employees. ...... Board members said they objected for a variety of reasons, including that the savings weren't enough to offset losing control of their substitute teachers.