CC 26-005 Special Education Substitute Staffing Service

SCOPE OF SERVICE The Bridgeton Board of Education is seeking to appoint a firm who will be responsible for providing substitute special education teachers, instructional aides and 1:1 aide to fill positions on an as-needed basis at the request of the district. The selected firm will be required to meet with the Human Resource Manager to ascertain the district’s specific requirements. Below is a list of the 2025-2026 district staff statistics. Position Number of Staff Special Education Teachers 65 -Including ASL SPED Teachers Instructional Aides 120 Child Study Team Members 5 -including Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, Psychologist, and social workers The is an alternative contract to fill Special Education positions that cannot be filled by our primary Substitute Staffing contract. Monolingual and Bilingual services needed. Substitute Staffing are needed to fulfill IEP obligations. Company shall be able to track attendance district wide, whether or not a substitute is required. Agency must demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed software. The district utilizes Frontline Absentee Management as its Attendance Tracking System district wide. The proposed software must integrate with the district’s current system. District staff shall have the capability of reporting absences online or over the phone in a secure technological environment. If the district operates on an alternate summer schedule, the contractor will be notified by the Human Resource office. The district is not responsible for any billing over the specified hours. Any additional time must be authorized by the district. The district reserves the right to seek substitute staffing from an alternative Contractor or to hire a substitute on its own, if the agency is not able to fill the districts requests. Teachers and aides shall report 15 minutes before school starts and remain 30 minutes after school. Teachers must be NJ- Certified