substitute teaching in Tacoma area

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substitute teaching in Tacoma area

by Hawaii teacher

Jul 16, 2008

Hi, I am an elementary teacher in Hawaii, currently teaching kindergarten. I have my MEdT degree (Master's of Education in Teaching), and a BFA (Fine Arts - Ceramics). I'm entering my fourth year of teaching.

I will be moving to the Tacoma area in spring or summer 2009. Recently I was looking at the Tacoma Public School site, and I think the Office of the Superintendent site to gather information. I did come across online application information, as well as email addresses for more info. I see that I can apply for a substitute teaching certificate.

What is the process like, for substitute teachers? Do you apply to the district? The schools themselves? Are there priority substitute lists (like we have in Hawaii)? Is there a limit to how many substitute teachers they take? Can you get steady work being a substitute?

I'm just thinking that substituting will be a way to see what the schools are like.

Thanks for any help any of you can provide. I appr...See More

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J If I understand for Tacoma, you apply to the district. If you are liked by a teacher in a particular school, they can request you or say that you were good and recommend you to others (I did an ECE practicum in a Tacoma school a couple years ago, and in the staff lounge they have the names of substitutes they liked written on a board). I believe th...See More

Jul 30, 2008

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Jessica On 7/16/08, Hawaii teacher wrote: > Hi, I am an elementary teacher in Hawaii, currently > teaching kindergarten. I have my MEdT degree (Master's of > Education in Teaching), and a BFA (Fine Arts - Ceramics). > I'm entering my fourth year of teaching. > > I will be moving to the Tacoma area in spring or summer > 2009. Recently I...See MoreOn 7/16/08, Hawaii teacher wrote: > Hi, I am an elementary teacher in Hawaii, currently > teaching kindergarten. I have my MEdT degree (Master's of > Education in Teaching), and a BFA (Fine Arts - Ceramics). > I'm entering my fourth year of teaching. > > I will be moving to the Tacoma area in spring or summer > 2009. Recently I was looking at the Tacoma Public School > site, and I think the Office of the Superintendent site to > gather information. I did come across online application > information, as well as email addresses for more info. I > see that I can apply for a substitute teaching certificate. > > What is the process like, for substitute teachers? Do you > apply to the district? The schools themselves? Are there > priority substitute lists (like we have in Hawaii)? Is > there a limit to how many substitute teachers they take? > Can you get steady work being a substitute? > > I'm just thinking that substituting will be a way to see > what the schools are like. >

> Thanks for any help any of you can provide. I appreciate > it!

I'm currently a substitute within the Tacoma School District. The process for becoming a substitute is found on the district website and is fairly uncomplicated. The easiest method is to do the online application, make sure that you have a placement file, fingerprints, transcripts,etc. Once your application is complete and they check your references- which takes about 3 weeks, you will be contacted to do a short training at the HR office. Immediately upon completion of this training you are in the substitute system and you will either be called by phone, or you can check for assignments online. I personally have had great success within this school district. I enjoy being able to book assignments in advance online. Since the school year has started in September I have had the opportunity to work each day. I too am new to the Tacoma area so this has been a great way for me to get to know the area as well as each of the schools! I have also spoken with other subs who have been doing this longer than me and they mention that you can pretty much work everyday, also most teachers that I have met say that they were able to get hired because of the connections they made while subbing.

I hope this helps

Oct 8, 2008

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