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Tagg Education

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great supplemental income and partner schools to choose from. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Schools that change the assignment to covering two classes after the sub arrives thinking they have one assignment.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I like the company culture because it is friendly and accommodating of subs. Great way to work with great teachers and students while helping the community during a teacher shortage.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It depends on the school. You could cover 4-5 classes. One school has a student Barista that brings the sub a cup of coffee or tea as ordered which is nice. Sub Appreciation day at one school gave the substitute a flower and card that a group of students brought to the classroom.

I have subbed for multiple different third party platforms and this one is by far the worst. They hire pretty much everyone who has a heartbeat. No interview, no phone call or anything.  I never even spoke directly with another human during the hiring process. 
Most jobs pay around minimum wage and some even pay less.  If you are simply trying to gain experience while pursuing a teaching degree then sure this could be a good fit.  
The absolute worst part is that they distribute assignments on a "first come first serve" basis.  Basically, they send out a text to 100+ different subs and the first to respond gets the job which does not even leave you enough time to read the text.  Sometimes I will respond in less than 5 seconds and still unable to get the assignment.  

I do not recommend this sub company because it is poorly managed. There is no training whatsoever. If there is any scheduling problem due to their bad technology, it will always be your fault. If there are any complaints from the school (no matter untrue), it will always be your fault. More so, the pay is below minimum wage with no benefits. They put you in the worst schools as the best ones get their subs from District Pools. I would recommend subbing directly with schools or the district as you will be get paid significantly more and treated more like a professional instead of an uber driver.

Great as a side job. Teaching requests are sent to everyone in the sub pool at the same time so whoever replies first gets the job. Sometimes the system is slow so you can't reply fast enough and the job is taken by them. You have to reply instantly, even a 2 second delay means the job is already taken so you don't have consistency. Sometimes you'll get an 8hour work day offer for $100 other times you'll get a half day work day offer for $55 or $100. It's nice that you don't need the 3 year sub authorization and don't have to apply to each and every school or district.

Getting jobs can be difficult at times and there is no support from management if something goes wrong at the school. Some kids get crazy! And the faculty acts like you are the problem! They used to let us review the schools but that information wasn't available to other subs, now they just took the feature away. Some schools post jobs for $11/hr, that's less than minimum wage! Good job if you're in a bind but definitely wouldn't recommend it to others. 

Independent contracting to schools around Colorado Springs, CO. Flexibility is great--you can accept or pass on jobs as you like. Once you accept a job though, it's better to keep it or you might be banned from the platform for too many cancellations. Schools will send requests via phone or text to replace teachers that will be out; sometimes its well in advance but most of the time its the night before or at 5-6am that morning. The pay is okay.

The TAGG system for delivering constant sub jobs is one that all schools should model after. TAGG has opened up more opportunities for people interested in subbing and expanding the opportunity to make teaching a career. 

Tagg Education is a website that partners up with schools looking for substitute teachers.  Tagg pre-screens you, but it is really quick and easy and only requires and ID and a background check.  It is nice that you can pick and choose which schools you want to receive job offers for and you can even choose by distance where you want to work.  I subbed almost 50 days this school year using Tagg.

I just moved to this state and was able to start working immediately. Subbing is fun. Some grades are easier to manage than others. Canceling jobs is a big deal because you can only cancel three times before you’re removed. Other than that I highly recommend subbing if you want to make your own schedule! No benefits however. But you can definitely land a Full time job after getting your foot in!

If you are going to do TAGG, do it any where but Fort Collins, they only have two schools in the area that use it, and the pay is misleading. You aren't given much instruction when you take a job, and it's not worth the hassle. 

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