The board recognizes the need for substitute teachers. Substitute teachers shall be licensed to teach in Iowa.
It shall be the responsibility of the building principal to maintain a list of substitute teachers who may be called upon to replace regular contract licensed employees. Individuals whose names do not appear on this list will not be employed as a substitute without specific approval of the superintendent. It shall be the responsibility of the building principal to fill absences with substitute teachers immediately.
Substitute teachers shall be paid a per diem rate established by the board.
After ten (10) consecutive days on a single assignment, the degree substitute shall be increased to their placement on the BA salary schedule in relation to their years of experience in teaching. This is not to exceed step 8 on the schedule. This schedule is retroactive back to the sixth day on a single assignment.
Any substitute beginning the school year shall have the ten (10) day stipulation waived and they will begin immediately on their appropriate BA step.
Legal Reference: Iowa Association of School Boards v. PERB, 400 N.W.2d 571 (Iowa 1987).
Iowa Code §§ 20, Iowa Code §§ 272
281 I.A.C. 12.4.
Cross Reference: 405.1 Licensed Employee Defined
405.2 Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
Approved: March 8, 2000
Last Reviewed: June 14, 2023
East Buchanan Community School District