Applicants have been required to have 60 hours of college credit or pass a paraprofessional test to qualify as a substitute teacher, but college credit and passing the test is no longer required under the new policy.
“We’re going to give them a full day of classroom management training and make sure that they are ready and armed with the skills they need to be successful in the classroom,” said Sharon Michalik, human resources executive director at Bay District Schools. “Right now we are looking for 200 substitutes to join our ranks.”
Hourly pay for an individual with a high school diploma is $7.93, $8 for an individual with an associate’s degree, $8.27 for someone with a bachelor’s degree and $8.67 for someone who has a master’s degree.
Bonuses of $100 and $150 are available for substitutes who work 100 and 150 hours in a nine-week period.
Applicants must report to the district office first and then undergo a background check, which costs $95. Applicants for charter schools must apply at the charter school.
Upon background check clearance, applicants should take the following to the Nelson Building at the school district’s headquarters, 1131 Balboa Ave.: completed substitute application packet, online training transcript (costs $19.50), driver’s license, Social Security card or birth certificate, and a $20 check or money order for a five-year substitute certificate, unless a valid state teacher’s certificate is presented.
Substitute training classes are scheduled for July 30 and Aug. 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
At the training, applicants will gain knowledge of the classroom setting and how to be most effective as a substitute. Topics include ethics, lesson plans, classroom management and other important basics of being a substitute.
“What we’ve noticed in the past couple of years is that our subs are struggling with classroom management, with working through lesson plans and sort of the responsibilities of being in the classroom,” Michalik said. “Those two classes will give them all of the information they need to hit the ground running when school starts and be able to sub from day one.”
Workday hours are flexible.
“We can certainly work with people who’d like to work only a couple of days a week; we can work with people who’d like to work five days a week,” Michalik said. “We welcome everyone who’s interested.”
Daily instructional substitute pay
Certificate, rate of pay (per hour)
- High school diploma, $7.93
- Associate’s degree/60 semester hours, $8
- Bachelor’s degree, $8.27
- Master’s degree, $8.67