“In Valdosta, the local chamber of commerce has helped solicit… volunteers, and about 35 people have come forward to donate their time, subject to a criminal background checks.”
Why can’t more jurisdictions try that? With metro-Atlanta counties averaging $8 million annual budgets for substitute wages, why not take a small portion of that money and hire a full-time volunteer coordinator for each school district?
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“In Valdosta, the local chamber of commerce has helped solicit… volunteers, and about 35 people have come forward to donate their time, subject to a criminal background checks.”
Why can’t more jurisdictions try that? With metro-Atlanta counties averaging $8 million annual budgets for substitute wages, why not take a small portion of that money and hire a full-time volunteer coordinator for each school district?
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