CODE D6
Mandatory[1]
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
Policy
It is the policy of the _______________School District
to employ substitute educators who will meet the minimum qualifications
outlined by Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE) Rule, as
well as the additional requirements established by this policy.
Qualifications
No person will be placed on the qualified substitute list unless that person
has graduated from high school and meets the following additional minimal
requirements:[2]
(List here any locally established additional qualifications for
substitute teachers)
Unlicensed Persons
An unlicensed person may be employed as a substitute teacher for up to 30
consecutive calendar days in the same assignment.[3]
The Superintendent may apply to the Vermont
Standards Board for Professional Educators or its designee for emergency or
provisional licenses as provided in VSBPE Rules 5350 and 5360.
Licensed Educators
A substitute teacher who is licensed but not
appropriately endorsed for the position for which he or she is employed may
fill a position for thirty consecutive calendar days in the same assignment. The
Superintendent may apply to the Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators
or its designee for an additional thirty days for specific substitute teachers,
or for provisional licenses as provided in VSBPE Rule 5350.
Administrative
Responsibilities[4]
A list of qualified substitute teachers, organized by grade level and subject,
will be developed by the Superintendent or his or her designee for all schools
in the District.
The Superintendent or
his or her designee will conduct an orientation session for substitute teachers
each year. Each teacher under contract will compile a packet of information
containing pertinent substitute teacher information as defined by the
Principal.
Substitute teachers
will be paid per diem wages as determined by the Superintendent from year to
year. Distinctions in pay level may be made based on the need for the
substitute teacher to prepare lessons and assess and record student progress,
on the length of service and on the credentials of the substitute teacher.
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16 V.S.A. §558 (Employment of school board members) 16 V.S.A. §251 et seq. (Access to Criminal Records) |
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Personnel: Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Criminal
Records Checks (D1) |
[1]
See Rule 5381 of the Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE). Each
local school board shall adopt a policy establishing employment qualifications
for persons who substitute for educators in their absence. Each policy shall
require at minimum that the substitute has graduated from high school.
[2] Note that the only minimal requirement for substitute teaching that is imposed by VSBPE regulation is that substitute teachers must have graduated from high school. At the option of the school board, additional requirements may be adopted and listed in this policy,
[3] VSBPE Rule 5382
[4] The provisions in this section of this model policy are not required components of a school board policy on substitute teachers. They are intended to suggest subjects that might be included in a board policy on substitute teachers.