Pearland ISD reaches out to PTA parents for substitute teaching work, a move called ‘original’ and ‘beneficial’!

Pearland, Texas (KTRK) – Heather Anderson has five children at Pearland ISD, and she noticed something unusual this past school year. “I know of situations where they couldn’t find submarines and had to spread the kids from this class into multiple classes, so they could get the education they deserve for the day,” Anderson said. Pearland ISD isn’t the only area in Texas that has problems when it comes to finding replacement teachers, according to Ziv Capo, president of the Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. Capo said…

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Pearland ISD reaches out to PTA parents for substitute teaching work despite published numbers of stable staffing!

Pearland, Texas (KTRK) – For the first time in the region’s history, Pearland ISD is reaching out to PTA members to find out if they want to be alternative teachers. And while district ABC13 says its surrogate numbers are currently standard, a letter sent to parents at the end of last month suggests otherwise. The video above is from ABC13 Houston’s Streaming 24/7. This is a district-wide initiative, but in an email from Jamison Middle School PTA to parents, the campus said there was a problem with the shortage of…

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