Posts by Rob Magliano (10)
Recruiting Career Changers into Teaching: A Practical Guide
Career changers are the largest untapped talent pool for teaching. Here is how to design a recruitment and onboarding process that welcomes them.
Building a Community Among Your Substitute Teachers
Substitutes are the most isolated workforce in education. Building community among them improves retention, quality, and job satisfaction with minimal investment.
Substitute Teacher No-Shows: Why They Happen and How to Cut Them in Half
A sub who accepts an assignment and does not show up is worse than an unfilled position. Here is why no-shows happen and what districts can do to reduce them.
Marketing Your District to Teachers: Recruitment Is Branding
Teacher recruitment is a marketing problem. Districts that treat it like one attract more and better candidates. Here is how to build a recruitment brand.
Teacher Compensation Beyond Salary: What Actually Moves the Needle
Salary matters, but it's not the only lever. Districts that get creative with total compensation attract and retain teachers their competitors cannot.
Why Your Best Substitute Teachers Keep Quitting (And How to Stop It)
Recruiting subs is hard. Keeping them is harder. Here's why your most reliable substitutes stop accepting assignments and what to do about it.
How to Recruit Substitute Teachers When Nobody Wants the Job
Your sub pool is shrinking. Your fill rate is dropping. Here are the unconventional recruitment channels that are actually working for districts right now.
How Rural Districts Can Compete for Teaching Talent
Rural districts cannot outspend suburban competitors. But they can out-recruit them by leveraging what makes small communities unique.
How Much Should You Pay Substitute Teachers in 2025?
Substitute pay varies wildly across districts. Here's how to figure out the right rate for your market, and why pay alone won't solve your staffing problem.
How to Improve Your Substitute Teacher Fill Rates
Most districts accept abysmal substitute fill rates as normal. They're not. Here's a field-tested playbook for getting your fill rate above 90% without throwing money at the problem.