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Sub Requirements?
- Thread starter linny22
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I believe...
With both districts I sub for, I believe you just have to have 60 credit hours of college. I have my license and some teaching experience. Because of this, they call me before those with just college credits. It goes like this as far as who they call first - retired teachers, licensed teachers, then college credit people.
With both districts I sub for, I believe you just have to have 60 credit hours of college. I have my license and some teaching experience. Because of this, they call me before those with just college credits. It goes like this as far as who they call first - retired teachers, licensed teachers, then college credit people.
Super Sub
Senior Member
In Missouri all you need are 60 college hours and a clean background check. These qualifications and raising my own kids (10 & 13) are the only background I have for this job. I started subbing in my own children's school. It was nice because I knew all the teachers and how they ran their rooms. Now I do other schools and get to know them as well. I've found very few times when having a a teaching degree or some kind of training would have helped me. I only do elementary so I haven't gotten into really complicated work yet.
MrChapp
Senior Member
It used to be that you needed 90 credit hours in any subject area around here (Michigan). I know one district I sub in, and probably an increasing number of others, now only use certified teachers to sub.
I don't know if they were having trouble with uncertified people subbing, or if they just made it a requirement because they can. Michigan has thousands of unemployed teachers willing to sub, so I don't know that smaller districts really feel they need to open it up to anyone else.
I don't know if they were having trouble with uncertified people subbing, or if they just made it a requirement because they can. Michigan has thousands of unemployed teachers willing to sub, so I don't know that smaller districts really feel they need to open it up to anyone else.
katiepotatie
Full Member
Oregon requires a bachelor's degree in education in order to sub.
newsub07
Junior Member
Pennsylvania
Bachelor's and teaching certificate
Or you can get emergency certification...
From the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education website:
An emergency permit is issued by the Department upon the request of the employing public school entity when a position has been advertised and no fully qualified and properly certificated applicant is available. The candidate for an emergency permit must have earned a bachelor's degree from a state-approved college or university and must meet all other eligibility requirements related to age, citizenship, mental and physical health and good moral character.
The emergency permit may be requested for an individual to serve in a vacant position or as a long-term or day-to-day substitute teacher. The permit is valid from the first day of the month of issuance until the last day of summer school in that school year and may be reissued in subsequent years upon the submission of the appropriate application to the Department from the public school entity and completion of conditions set by the Department.
Bachelor's and teaching certificate
Or you can get emergency certification...
From the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education website:
An emergency permit is issued by the Department upon the request of the employing public school entity when a position has been advertised and no fully qualified and properly certificated applicant is available. The candidate for an emergency permit must have earned a bachelor's degree from a state-approved college or university and must meet all other eligibility requirements related to age, citizenship, mental and physical health and good moral character.
The emergency permit may be requested for an individual to serve in a vacant position or as a long-term or day-to-day substitute teacher. The permit is valid from the first day of the month of issuance until the last day of summer school in that school year and may be reissued in subsequent years upon the submission of the appropriate application to the Department from the public school entity and completion of conditions set by the Department.
SuperSub1919
Full Member
in pennsylvania...
if you don't have a teaching certificate, you can apply for "emergency certification" and you can teach. Thats it. I don't think you need a college degree or anything.
if you don't have a teaching certificate, you can apply for "emergency certification" and you can teach. Thats it. I don't think you need a college degree or anything.
MikeRocode
Senior Member
In Calif...
In California, any four year degree from an accredited college
In California, any four year degree from an accredited college
yesteach
Senior Member
depends..
The district where I work requires 60 college hours.. the district I grew up and went to school in requires a high school diploma... I don't think there's a state requirement, just whatever a district decides. I do know that subs with degrees and certificates are paid a higher daily rate and are the preferred choice for long term
The district where I work requires 60 college hours.. the district I grew up and went to school in requires a high school diploma... I don't think there's a state requirement, just whatever a district decides. I do know that subs with degrees and certificates are paid a higher daily rate and are the preferred choice for long term
Bananabucksub
Senior Member
subs in my county
In my county you only need a high school diploma. I am ONE of FOUR subs in my county who can actually do long-terms so I am needed. They have a hard time finding people to fill long-terms here. I am glad because I LOVE doing them. I would rather go the same classroom every day. I have my bachelor's degree in education. I am contemplating whether or not I want to have my own classroom some day. After reading some of the posts around here I think I would rather do long-term subbing.
Jennifer
In my county you only need a high school diploma. I am ONE of FOUR subs in my county who can actually do long-terms so I am needed. They have a hard time finding people to fill long-terms here. I am glad because I LOVE doing them. I would rather go the same classroom every day. I have my bachelor's degree in education. I am contemplating whether or not I want to have my own classroom some day. After reading some of the posts around here I think I would rather do long-term subbing.
Jennifer
MedWheeler
Full Member
A pulse and, .. no, I think just a pulse. (Okay, and a clean BG check, too!)
In Indiana...
Indiana lets school districts decide. The district I went to (and sub for the most) requires 15 college credits, another requires a clean drug test and 30 credits, two require 30 credits or a sub certificate from another district, one requires 60 credits, and another requires 60 credits or a sub certificate from another district. All require a clean background check.
The urban district near me requires a bachelor's degree. They pay a lot more, but I had to do methods and field experience in several of the schools and there's only a few I would CONSIDER subbing for. Let's just say kids are allowed to cuss, and the school is lax when it comes to discipline.
Indiana lets school districts decide. The district I went to (and sub for the most) requires 15 college credits, another requires a clean drug test and 30 credits, two require 30 credits or a sub certificate from another district, one requires 60 credits, and another requires 60 credits or a sub certificate from another district. All require a clean background check.
The urban district near me requires a bachelor's degree. They pay a lot more, but I had to do methods and field experience in several of the schools and there's only a few I would CONSIDER subbing for. Let's just say kids are allowed to cuss, and the school is lax when it comes to discipline.
thordau4
Senior Member
Washington State
requires a BA in anything to be an Emergency Sub, background check - fingerprints through the FBI. One district, I just discovered has Sub teacher training. THAT would be useful. I worked as a para sub for 3 years and saw lots of "guest teachers" making more $$ than I was, and it "looked" so "easy" ha ha! So I decided to try it.... wow! not as easy as it looks!
requires a BA in anything to be an Emergency Sub, background check - fingerprints through the FBI. One district, I just discovered has Sub teacher training. THAT would be useful. I worked as a para sub for 3 years and saw lots of "guest teachers" making more $$ than I was, and it "looked" so "easy" ha ha! So I decided to try it.... wow! not as easy as it looks!