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Sub contract changes, SRC livetweets

    by Kristen Graham
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It's been another newsy day for the Philadelphia School District.

Earlier, officials announced that they were amending - not cancelling - a contract with Source4Teachers, the firm awarded a two-year, $34 million contract this spring to handle substitute-teaching services. The New Jersey company's performance has been subpar - at its high point recently, it filled just 30 percent of short- and long-term classroom openings.

Superintendent William R. Hite said the district would take back part of the work, handling long-term sub services itself. But Source4Teachers will keep staffing short-term vacancies.

A Source4Teachers official is expected to address the School Reform Commission at its monthly voting meeting Thursday night. The SRC has a full agenda, with charter renewals and one nonrenewal to consider, and a whopping 71 people signed up to speak.

I'll be livetweeting. Follow along below: