While the daily pay for substitute teachers who work in the South Butler County School District was increased by $5 since the last school board meeting, more decisions will come in September.

The board on Wednesday voted to approve a daily pay rate of $100 for teachers filling in for absent full-timers.

Board member George Zacherl at last week's meeting lamented the proposed rate of $95 per day, saying the amount is too low for the college-educated workers.

Superintendent David Foley increased the rate to $100 for last night's voting meeting, and $120 for retired South Butler teachers who serve as subs.

Foley said the Freeport Area, Butler Area and Seneca Valley school districts pay their subs $100 per day.

But Foley advocated for a greater daily wage for the 16 “building substitutes” the district hopes to employ in the upcoming school year.

Building substitutes are subs who are assigned to one of the four South Butler buildings each day to cover teacher absences.

Foley said four building subs worked at each of the district's schools last year, although he is having difficulty finding candidates this year.

The Freeport Area School District pays its building subs a daily rate of $135, Foley said.

He recommends that South Butler offer a higher rate to attract building subs in the district.

So far, the district only has acquired only four building subs with the first day of school just a few weeks away.

Foley said he will bring another vote to the board's September meeting to nail down a higher rate for building subs.

The pay rate would be retroactive to the first day of school, he said.

The board voted unanimously to approve the daily rate of $100 for subs called in each morning.