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Substitute Teacher Proposal |
 Substitute: an individual hired by
a school system to replace a teacher for a very short
period of time. |
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Recommendations from The Classroom on Substitute Teachers in
all states. |
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| 1. No person should be a substitute teacher unless they have
passed a security background check by county, state and
federal security personal. |
| 2. Substitute teachers should be paid according to the
degree and years of experience. Give substitutes raises when
all the other employees are given raises. |
| 3. Hiring priorities need to be according to an individual’s
degrees or certification. School systems are looking
for warm bodies to fill the classroom. Often the substitutes
give wrong or erroneous information. In the medical
profession only a certified professionals are allowed to
handle a patient. Should the education field have a lower
standard? |
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4. Unless certified in the field no substitute should be
allowed to give lectures, administer tests or act in the
same capacity as a teacher. |
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5. Unless certified in the field no substitute
should be allowed to replace a teacher for extended
periods of time. |
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6. Substitutes should be given three or four days of
instruction by a professional on a teacher’ rights,
responsibilities, methods and state, county municipal
procedures. |
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7. Substitutes need to have liability and workman’s
compensation insurance. |
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8. Substitutes need to have access to automatic deposit,
credit union, in-service programs and all other services
offered by the state, county and municipal employees. |
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9. Substitutes need to be backed for discipline problems
equal to that of the teacher. |
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10. If a substitute is called in for an assignment or
consultation, he or she needs to be paid for his or her
time. |
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11. A uniform system of contacting substitutes needs to be
established. Hours need to be set and standards need to be
made on who and when he or she will be called. |
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12. A substitute must be allowed to turn down a position
without recrimination.
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13. A set of standards of evaluation needs to be established
so that a sub can understand their strengths and weaknesses. |
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14.Teachers and students need to be instructed on the proper
respect, treatment and methods of handling a sub. |
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15. A cadre of either retired or part time teacher’s needs
to be established to fill in the teacher’s position when he
or she is incapable of fulfilling his or her duties. |
