Re: Who has priority in subbing?

On 3/15/10, sped wrote:
> On 3/11/10, Petey wrote:
>> Who should be called for a sub position someone that has a
>> teacher certificate in that content area or someone that
>> just has a sub certificate? There has a been a sub called
>> in over me that is not certified to teach a content area
>> that I am certified to teach. Is this legal? The only
>> reason he has been called in is that he has been a sub for
>> like a year longer. I have always had good reports of my
>> work as a sub etc.
>
> There is no requirement that a certified teacher be hired for a
> daily sub position over someone with just a sub certificate.
> In a daily situation, content area means nothing. You
> basically pass out a worksheet, turn on a video, and keep them
> from hurting one another. This is what the teacher has to plan
> for, because it would be unreasonable to expect someone to come
> in and teach a lesson cold, and we can't assume we'll have a
> content expert. Even with a content teacher, they may not be
> able to teach a lesson with two minutes prep and being
> unfamiliar with the material, etc. So, it's keep them busy
> until the teacher gets back.
>

I forgot all about posting that this is for a full time position
as a full time sub. I get called every day, but the guy with
just the sub certificate has the full time position within in a
single school whereas I am all over the district. Thank You.
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