FILE: GBRJ
SUBSTITUTE PERSONNEL
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
The Orleans Parish School Board shall require the compilation of a list of qualified individuals to serve as day-by-day substitute teachers within the school district. The Department of Human Resources shall prepare the list assuring that all those listed possess appropriate employment criteria, including verification of teachers' qualifications and certification.
Principals or their designated representatives shall call substitute teachers from the approved list in case of absence of a regular teacher. 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.
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 authorized by the Superintendent.
Substitute Teacher Pay
Compensation paid to substitutes shall be based upon the degree status of the substitute in accordance with a pay schedule as set by the School Board. It shall be incumbent upon the substitute teacher, however, to properly notify the Department of Human Resources of any changes in degree status or other pay-related criteria.
When a substitute teacher teaches more than twenty (20) consecutive days for the same teacher, the substitute shall be paid in accordance with the Temporary and Substitute Teachers’ Salary Schedule for all days taught beyond the twentieth (20th) day based on his/her degree status and years of experience.
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. Any such compensation shall not be considered an increase in the employee’s base pay nor factored into the employee’s compensation for the following year.
SUBSTITUTES FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
The School Board shall require the maintenance of a list of properly qualified and approved substitute personnel eligible to substitute for school employees (those not considered teachers) absent from work.
Appropriate judgment as to actual need should be exercised before employment of a substitute for support personnel.
No substitutes shall be hired for secretaries without authorization from the Superintendent or his/her designee.
A substitute school employee shall be paid at a daily rate as set by the School Board corresponding to the classification of the regular school employee, but in no case shall the rate be less than the federal minimum wage.
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
Orleans Parish School Board