Substitute educators play a vital role in the maintenance and continuity of daily education.
Substitute Educators Day is a result of the National Education Association Representative Assembly's New Business Item 2003-41, which called for an increase appreciation of school substitute employees. These professional educators provide a critical link in the education of public schoolchildren by serving as a bridge to provide continued quality education to children in the temporary absence of regular classroom educators.
Substitute Educators Day seeks to:
- Encourage increased respect for substitute education employees
- Advocate for all school substitutes to receive wage and health benefits for those who work most to all of a full school year
- Receive genuine, continual professional development in the art of substitute teaching
- Provide a reminder for school staff on effective practices to prepare for, welcome, and support substitute educators
Substitute Educators Day is observed on Friday during American Education Week.
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