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When it comes to employee absences and substitute management, do you know what to expect for the upcoming school year? Understanding historical trends can help you prepare, so let’s take a look at select month-to-month data from the 2018-19 school year, published by the Frontline Research & Learning Institute.

In our 3-part blog series, the Institute is breaking down the latest research report on Growth Metrics for K-12 Human Capital Management. In Part 1, we broke down the key performance indicators for measuring recruiting and hiring.

Today’s school and district leaders are managing school districts in which the needs of an increasingly diverse student population are constantly evolving—and the supply of educators is dwindling. Put simply, these leaders need to serve more student needs with fewer of the key talent resources that make high-quality education possible.

With the first semester of the academic year over, it’s time for a mid-year review. Let’s look at employee absence and substitute activity data from the Frontline Research & Learning Institute and see how the 2018-19 school year is progressing in three key areas.

Following on the heels of the first report, the second report, Repairing the Leak, pointed out an additional bias: hiring for “cultural fit” — an often-ill-defined concept that could be masking unconscious bias in teacher hiring.

The 3rd annual report from the Frontline Research & Learning Institute is now available, featuring insights around employee absences, substitute placement and hiring data in K-12 over the past three years. In addition, it’s the Institute’s first annual report to delve into data around employee absences by district locale and size.

The most recent Monthly Absence Report (June 2018) features some surprising statistics taken from data representing 5,795 public school districts, charter schools, education service agencies and private schools across the country.

Teachers and other educational employees often have to be absent — for illness, jury duty or any number of personal reasons. But do you know how often employees are pulled out of their work for absences driven by your school or district?