Number:

405

Section:

Professional Employees

Title:

Employment of Substitute Professional Employees

Date Adopted:

July 9, 1979

Date Revised:

November 29, 2005


Purpose
Qualified and competent substitute teachers and other professional employees shall be employed in accordance with these guidelines.

Authority
The Board shall approve annually the names of potential substitute teachers and other substitute professional employees and the positions in which they may substitute.

  1. except that additional names may be added to the list of substitute teachers by the Board during the school year, an
  2. except that the utilization of substitutes prior to approval by the Board is authorized when their use is required to maintain continuity in the educational program. Retroactive approval shall be recommended to the Board at the next regular meeting.
    Substitutes shall be:
                   a. entitled to reimbursement and benefits consistent with administrative guidelines.
  3. Such approval shall normally be given to those candidates for employment recommended by the Superintendent.
  4. All applications for employment shall be referred to the Director of Human Resources.
  5. Any employee's misstatement of fact pertaining to qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered by this Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.

Delegation of Responsibility
The Superintendent or designee shall develop procedures for the recruitment, screening, recommendation and assignment of substitute employment, and shall report such assignments to the Board periodically, develop methods of evaluating substitute teachers, and recommend the retention on the Board's approved substitute list of only those substitutes who have performed their duties satisfactorily.

  1. Other than emergency conditions, only those candidates shall be recommended for employment who are available and qualified to perform the duties of the position.
  2. The administration shall seek candidates for employment who possess the following attributes:
  3. a. good moral character,
    b. appreciation of children,
    c. physical qualifications appropriate to the job, and
    d. emotional and mental maturity and stability.
  4. No person shall be employed who is related to any member of the Board, as defined in statute, unless such a person receives the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the Board other than the member related to the applicant.
  5. The administration shall seek such recommendations from former employers and others as may be of assistance in assessing the candidate's qualifications. Such records shall be retained confidentially and for official use only.