Agenda Item
b. Kelly Education Staffing Service agreement (TIPS Contract 230703)
Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Tasha Davis Mills, Chief Human Resources Officer, Division of Human Resources
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education (“the Board”) approve the contract with Kelly Education Services to provide substitute teacher hiring and placement services for the DeKalb County School District.
Details: DeKalb County School District is transitioning substitute teacher hiring and placement to Kelly Education Services to improve efficiency, increase fill rates, and enhance recruitment efforts. This partnership will streamline operations, reduce administrative burdens, and provide better support for substitutes. Our goal is to ensure schools have reliable, high-quality substitute coverage.
DeKalb County School District currently has an existing agreement with Kelly Services through TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System), a nationally recognized purchasing cooperative. As a result, this contract did not require a separate competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
Financial impact: Budgeted expenses to be used from substitute funds. See exhibet A
Contact: Mrs. Tasha Davis Mills, Chief Human Resources Officer, Division of Human Resources 678-676-0005
Effective: Upon board approval.
EXHIBIT A
PRICING FOR KELLY EDUCATION
This Pricing Exhibit A is incorporated and made part of the Agreement for Educational Staffing between Kelly Services, Inc. and
DeKalb County School District, dated , 2025. The pricing in Exhibit A is confidential and proprietary to Kelly and is effective
as of , 2025.
1. Types of Assignments; Pricing
The Assigned Employees will be assigned to the following positions and at the following rates:
Position Pay Rate* Pay Type Markup Bill Rate
Substitute Teacher - Non-Certified $ 22.00 Hourly 1.270 $ 27.94
Substitute Teacher - Certified $ 25.00 Hourly 1.270 $ 31.75
Substitute Teacher - Long-Term - Certified $ 28.13 Hourly 1.270 $ 35.73
Substitute Paraprofessional $ 16.00 Hourly 1.270 $ 20.32
Substitute Paraprofessional - Special Education $ 16.00 Hourly 1.285 $ 20.56
Substitute Non-Instructional - Clerical $ 16.00 Hourly 1.270 $ 20.32
Substitute Non-Instructional - Custodian $ 16.00 Hourly 1.285 $ 20.56
Substitute Non-Instructional - Food Service $ 15.00 Hourly 1.285 $ 19.28
Substitute Non-Instructional - Bus Monitor $ 15.00 Hourly 1.270 $ 19.05
*Hourly pay rates as approved by the DeKalb County Board of Education for the 2025-2026 School Year. The
same hourly pay rates will be paid to all Kelly Education substitute employees. Full workday = 7.5 hours.
A signed Job Description is required for each position listed.
2. Pricing for Hiring a Kelly Assigned Employee
Customer agrees to pay a placement fee upon hiring the Kelly Assigned Employee to work in full- or part-time position of
employment with the Customer. The placement fee is based on days worked. The fee schedule is set forth below.
After 30 days worked Fee Waived
Kelly will not charge Customer a placement fee for transition of Customer recruited or transitioned employees.
3. Pricing for Hiring a Direct Hire Candidate
If the Customer hires a candidate referred to it by Kelly for direct hire by Customer, the Customer agrees to pay a direct
placement fee of $5,850. A Direct Hire is defined as a person who has not been in the employ of Kelly or the school/district
prior to being hired by the school/district to fill a targeted open position.
4. Short Notice Cancellation.
If a Kelly Assigned Employee has shown up for a Customer assignment on time, and Customer cancels the assignment
without timely notice, due to reasons not related to the employee’s performance, if Kelly is required to pay such Assigned
Employee “show up time”, Kelly will invoice Customer for such time up to four (4) hours.
KELLY SERVICES, INC. DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By: _________________________________________ By: _________________________________________
Name: ______________________________________ Name: _______________________________________
Title: ________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________ Date: ________________________________________
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