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how much money does subs make

by debbie

Mar 14, 2008

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could someone please tell me how much money does a
substitute teacher make in the Dekalb County school system?

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cb On 2/23/09, Skyhook wrote: > As I understand it Tuscaloosa City Schools pay $100.00 a day for > retired certified teachers that worked for the system.

Is this the case for only Alabama schools that the pay is this low, or is this the norm in the southern states? This is very shocking news considering what I have been earning. Paddlin...See More

Feb 27, 2009

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keke On 2/21/09, julia wrote: > Bottom line is you get what you pay for. This time of year, it is > easier to go to work sick that try to find a sub. My system only > pays $50 a day, but certified teachers who are working a long term > leave (maternity, catastrophic) can get more (I think) > > On 11/17/08, E wrote: >> I've got th...See More

Apr 17, 2009

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Andrea I can't believe that ANYone is willing to work for $60 a day. >>> That is simply INSULTING. As long as there are people (mostly >>> women) willing to accept this ridiculous "salary", that is all >>> subsitute teachers will be paid.

$60 a day may seem wildly unbelievable to you but to anyone who works minimum wage...See More

Sep 15, 2010

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Jill Frankly- in this economy I would take what I can get. $60 over $0 a day. I have a bachelors degree and I can't find a Job ANYWHERE.

Mar 2, 2011

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teachingnewbie Well, I'm only in college, but I'm very close to becoming a certified teacher, and $60 per day is a lot more than I've made in my lifetime so far. For a long term sub position, it possibly adds up to something pretty decent, 60 x 5 = 300, 300 x 4 = 1200, 1200 x 9 = 10,800...well, I do see your point. If one doesn't hold a summer job, sixty bucks pe...See MoreWell, I'm only in college, but I'm very close to becoming a certified teacher, and $60 per day is a lot more than I've made in my lifetime so far. For a long term sub position, it possibly adds up to something pretty decent, 60 x 5 = 300, 300 x 4 = 1200, 1200 x 9 = 10,800...well, I do see your point. If one doesn't hold a summer job, sixty bucks per day is a pretty paltry sum, but, for a college student who isn't used to working, it's decent, and subs can be licensed in Alabama without a single hour of college course work, so what do you expect?

The process of becoming a sub is really tedious, though. I'm almost finished with my degree in Secondary Education, and I haven't gotten my sub's license yet. I wish they would simplify the process so that more college students could get their sub's licenses. The way it is currently, you would need to be taking night classes or something so that you could go and fill out all of the paper work and attend the training seminars, so I guess that means more people who aren't planning to go into teaching as a profession can become subs in this state, while the poor college students remain disadvantaged, especially if you take daytime classes. I'm really kind of upset about this practice, because I'm genuinely interested in teaching, and subbing would have been a great way to experience the classroom before student teaching, but, alas, at this rate, I'm going to need to graduate and then apply for my sub's license.

On 9/15/10, Andrea wrote: > >>>> I can't believe that ANYone is willing to work for $60 a day. >>>> That is simply INSULTING. As long as there are people (mostly >>>> women) willing to accept this ridiculous "salary", that is all >>>> subsitute teachers will be paid. > > $60 a day may seem wildly unbelievable to you but to anyone who works > minimum wage, they won't even get that unless they work 10+ hours after > taxes are taken out. I would just caution on insulting the entire group > of substitute teachers. > Some people actually don't have opportunities in life to be able to work > for $5000 and $10,000 dollars a month but we all have to eat so just > calm down. I'm a college student looking to substitute for a while and > $60 a day sounds just fine with me.

Mar 26, 2011

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