A.

Procedures Leading to Appointment

The business/personnel office is responsible for maintaining a list of qualified substitutes for all teaching and related positions.

Interested persons are to complete an application form and return it to the business/personnel office.

Upon approval of the Board of Education, substitutes' names will be placed on the official substitute list.

Substitutes also must pass a background check performed by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.

B.

In-School Procedures

Each principal is to develop procedures which ensure each substitute has completed necessary forms; received appropriate instructions, plans, and other resources needed to function properly in the position and the building; and been observed early and regularly in the performance of his/her responsibilities.

C.

Long-Term Substitutes

A person will be considered a long-term substitute if s/he is appropriately licensed and the staff member for whom s/he has been hired to replace has a leave which extends for more than five (5) consecutive school days. The long-term substitute position will be terminated by the end of the school year.