3120.04 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUBSTITUTE AND PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

The School Board of Gadsden County

Bylaws & Policies

3120.04 - EMPLOYMENT OF SUBSTITUTE AND PART-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

When it becomes necessary to employ instructional personnel on a temporary basis, such employment is on a limited-time basis for the purpose of filling a vacancy for which a regular employee cannot be found, or to perform some task of a temporary nature. This employment shall end at the close of the school term, at the end of the fiscal year, or at the time when the temporary task is completed.

A.	Substitute Teachers

	The School Board authorizes the employment of substitute teachers in accordance with State law. The employment of substitute teachers shall be in accordance with a planned program developed by the District.

	Each school principal is authorized to employ a substitute teacher when an instructional staff member is unable to perform assigned duties. The principal shall obtain substitute teachers from the approved list published by the Human Resource Office.

	Applicants who seek employment as substitute teachers shall meet the following minimum qualifications and provide the appropriate materials as required by the Human Resource Office:

	1.	hold a high school diploma or equivalent;

	2.	be at least eighteen (18) years of age;

	3.	submit a complete set of fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency or properly trained District personnel and the appropriate processing fee to obtain a records check by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);

	4.	submit to a drug/alcohol screening; and

	5.	complete an orientation/training program and other training required by Florida law.

	The Human Resource Office shall approve applicants as substitute teachers provided their qualifications are found to be satisfactory. Applicants shall not be eligible for substitute teaching until approved.

	In the absence of a regular teacher, a substitute teacher shall be employed under the following conditions:

	1.	Absences of regular teachers shall be filled by highly qualified substitute teachers whenever possible.

	2.	All substitute teachers shall observe the same hours and perform the same duties as regular teachers. Substitutes may be excused by the principal from instructional meetings.

	3.	Each substitute teacher shall conduct classes according to lesson plans and schedules prepared by the teacher who is absent.

	4.	Each substitute shall leave for the returning teacher a summary of the work covered and work assigned to students.

	5.	Compensation of substitute teachers shall be established by the Board.

	6.	The Superintendent may remove a substitute teacher from the approved list.

B.	Temporary Teachers

	A temporary teacher is a person whose employment is expected to be for a limited time to fill a vacancy for which a permanent teacher is not available or to perform some work of a temporary nature. Such employment will cease at the close of the school term or school fiscal year or when the temporary work has been completed. A temporary teacher shall not be considered an annual contract, probationary teacher for purposes of assessment or evaluation.

		In the absence of a regular teacher, a temporary teacher shall be employed when it is known or determined that the regular teacher will be absent for more than thirty (30) consecutive days or for the remainder of the school year. A highly qualified teacher shall be appointed as a replacement as soon as possible so that there is continuity in the instructional program. To be eligible to be recommended as a temporary teacher for the period to be served, the individual selected as the replacement shall have a valid Florida certificate and meet the criteria established by the FLDOE to be considered highly qualified for the assignment.

		A temporary teacher shall be paid on the teacher salary schedule, once they have met all conditions to be employed as a replacement, and shall assume the full duties of a regular teacher.

	C.	Part-Time Instructional Staff

		The Superintendent is authorized to employ part-time personnel as needed. A part-time instructional staff member is a teacher who is employed to render less than the number of hours each day as established by the Board for a regular full-time teacher.

F.S. 1012.35, 1012.36