ESS Staffing Contract Highlights
Since 2000, ESS has been dedicated to helping K-12 school districts maintain instructional continuity and student success. As the largest provider of educational personnel and management solutions nationwide, ESS manages over 7 million placements each year through a team of 100,000 substitute and permanent employees, supporting 10 million students across 1,200 partner districts. Each ESS partner benefits from:
- Highly qualified personnel for substitute, permanent, and virtual positions.
- A substantial pool of staff available for daily and long-term vacancies.
- Comprehensive clinical staffing solutions to support student health, wellness, and specialized service needs.
- Significant relief from administrative burdens and day-to-day operations.
- Local management teams for hands-on service and daily accountability.
- District-directed pay rates, program control, and customization.
- Fully integrated, customizable absence management and reporting technologies.
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Contract#:
R10-1105C
Lead Agency:
Region 10 ESC
Current Term:
11.01.2020 – 10.31.2026
Renewable Through:
10.31.2027
Contract Documentation
Who is ESS?
ESS is the leading personnel and management solution exclusively for K-12 school districts. For more than 25 years, we have supported education partners nationwide by providing qualified substitute, paraprofessional, permanent, clinical, and virtual personnel to meet the diverse needs of schools and students.
We handle every aspect of program management, including recruitment, credentialing, scheduling, training, compliance, and payroll, so districts can focus on student success. ESS’ hands-on, locally managed approach ensures personalized support, tailored solutions, and a strong pipeline of trained, qualified professionals.
Districts across the country trust ESS to reduce administrative burdens, improve retention, and maintain instructional and service continuity. Each partnership is backed by a dedicated local support team that provides daily, on-the-ground assistance to administrators and staff. ESS operates with full transparency, open communication, and measurable results that build trust and accountability within every district partnership.
The Advantages of ESS?
ESS eliminates the daily administrative burdens of hiring, credentialing, training, managing, evaluating, placing, disciplining, and retaining skilled substitute and permanent personnel. We fill daily, long-term, permanent, supplementary, last-minute, and virtual assignments with the most highly qualified employee for any position.
Our experienced management team paired with our enhanced absentee management systems enable us to bring school districts’ programs to a new level of efficiency and effectiveness. Experience the advantages of ESS – a true partner in supporting student achievement.
- A local, hands-on management team assigned to your District.
- Community-tailored, year-round recruiting to grow a large pool of available personnel.
- Substitutes, certified teachers, and technologies for your virtual learning needs.
- Screening, hiring, and credentialing to ensure 100% compliance.
- Comprehensive live, online, and ongoing employee training customized to your needs.
- Extensive employee retention through benefit options, incentives, awards, and recognition.
- Streamlined processes with advanced, fully integrated technologies.
- Transparency through robust, customized reporting and touch-base meetings.
Procurement Made Easy
Procurement through RFP is a slow process that demands significant time and resources – time and resources that school administrators desperately need this school year. Fortunately, Equalis Group has already done the work. Through a comprehensive procurement process, Equalis Group has partnered with the best of the nation’s vendors to supply Equalis Group members with quality services they can depend on.
Your District deserves support now, not later. With ESS and Equalis Group, you can get the best K-12 personnel and management program for your schools without the painful procurement process.
Contact ESS
Phone: 877.983.2244
Email: EveryDayCounts@ESS.com
Website: www.ESS.com
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