Purchasing Cooperative of America

ESS

 

Awarded Contracts

  • PCA OD-423-25 Substitute Teachers & Other Temporary Personnel Including Virtual Classrooms & Offices
    • Contract Dates: June 11, 2025 – June 10, 2030
  • PCA OD-310-20 Substitutes and Other Temporary Personnel, Including Virtual Classrooms and Offices
    • Contract Dates: May 5, 2020– May 4, 2026

Contacts:

Ron Glisk
PH:  610-247-6666
Email:  RGlisk@ESS.com

 

Jennifer Mangan
PH:  215-510-1334
Email:  JMangan@ESS.com

 

Members put "PCA OD-423-25 Subs/Temps" OR "PCA OD-310-20 Subs/Temps" on your Purchase Order.

 

Through our several company entities, we will be able to service any member district no matter its location across the country. ESS entities will be able to service PCA member districts nationwide.

 

ESS consists of the following entities:     
ESS Northeast, LLC
ESS Southeast, LLC
ESS South Central, LLC
ESS Midwest, Inc.
ESS West, LLC
ESS Support Services, LLC
Enriched Schools
Proximity Learning, Inc.
PSI Associates, LLC
Academic Staffing, Inc.

 

ESS - is the leading personnel and management solution exclusively for K-12 school districts. The company provides a comprehensive program that streamlines administrative operations, improves technology performance, and places high-quality substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, support staff, and clinicians in districts nationwide. This full-service program provides districts more resources and stronger classroom support, ultimately improving student achievement and promoting educational equity.

The company is known for the personalized, modern, and innovative solutions it creates for its district partners. Whether it’s targeted multimedia recruitment campaigns that bring in quality staff in record numbers; face-to-face training that is personal, hands-on, and invaluable to long-term professional development; school-based therapy, behavioral, and health services that support special education programs and promote student wellness; or real-time, live instruction taught by state-certified teachers in the classroom via web-conference technology, ESS uses its 25 years of experience exclusively serving educational institutions to creates profound and unique value for its district partners.

A few advantages of our partnership:

  • A program that provides the highest quality substitutes, paraprofessionals, and support staff from your community
  • Virtual classes to connect students to certified instructors through interactive, live instruction
  • Licensed therapists and health professionals supporting student care and IEP compliance
  • A dedicated local management team supporting your district daily
  • In-person, onsite training focusing on classroom management, teaching strategies, and special education
  • Web-based substitute placement and absence management system
  • Immediate, non-stop community recruiting tailored to your district
  • Employee benefits – incentives, bonus programs, awards, health benefits, 401(k)
  • Administrative relief associated with reviewing resumes, onboarding new hires, credentials, training, employee dispatching, managing and supporting employees, payroll processing, and tracking and analyzing absence data