FILE:  GBRJ

Cf:  GBD

SUBSTITUTE PERSONNEL

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Principals or their designated representatives shall secure substitute personnel from the approved list in case of absence of a regular employee.  It shall be the responsibility of the principal and the regular teacher to ensure that the substitute teacher has the necessary instructions and materials to teach effectively, including textbooks, lesson plans, class rolls, schedules and an outline of local school procedures.  In the case of support personnel, the principal or designee shall ensure the substitute is provided clear instructions of job responsibilities.

Retired teachers may be employed as substitute teachers provided that use of retired teachers as substitutes is in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana and pertinent statutory provisions.

Qualified teachers may also be selected to substitute for teachers who plan to be absent for long periods of time.  Provisions shall be made for the hiring of, or contracting with applicable substitute teachers in these instances as developed by the Superintendent and staff.

Compensation paid to substitute personnel shall be in accordance with a pay schedule as set by the School Board.

Any school employee whose job does not require a teaching certificate who performs work as a substitute teacher for more than a single class period shall be compensated for that time at the rate of a substitute teacher.  The principal or his/her designee shall authorize the school employee to act as a substitute teacher prior to the employee’s participation in the classroom as a substitute, and shall verify the hours as a substitute teacher for payroll purposes.

BUS OPERATORS

The Transportation Department shall maintain a qualified substitute bus operator list.  The substitute bus operator list shall be updated as changes occur.  A substitute bus operator may only be used as a temporary resource until a permanent operator can be appointed to a route.

A substitute bus operator shall be paid a daily rate as approved by the School Board, but in no case less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the daily base rate of pay being paid the regular bus operator, to be computed by dividing the annual pay of the regular operator by the number of school days in the regularly scheduled session, exclusive of any compensation or mileage allowance for use of a privately owned bus.

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§11:710, 17:81, 17:84, 17:419.3, 17:493.1, 17:500, 17:1212, 17:1213, 17:1216, 17:1217

Board minutes, 12-10-90, 6-14-99, 1-16-07, 10-8-12, 11-10-14, 12-11-17

Iberville Parish School Board