School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 4-90.1
PERSONNEL
Substitute Teachers
These regulations will govern the employment of substitute teachers.
- Application
- All prospective substitutes must file an application with the Office of Personnel Services.
- Substitute teachers must have a minimum of two (2) years of college study.
- All prospective substitutes must attend an orientation/training session conducted by the Office of Personnel Service.
- Once an applicant has been approved, his/her name will appear on the approved list of substitutes issued by the Office of Personnel Services.
- Employment
- Only the principal or the principal's designee will call a substitute teacher.
- The substitute teacher must be on the school division's approved list.
- Principals should notify the Office of Personnel Services, in writing, of any substitute teacher whose performance of duty is unsatisfactory.
- Substitute teachers employed on a long-term contract should receive a formal evaluation by the principal at the end of their employment.
- Classroom Teacher's Responsibility
The classroom teacher will maintain a substitute folder that includes the following information:
- Class rolls
- Class schedules
- Lesson plans
- Unit plans for long-term assignments
- Seating charts, if applicable
- List of duties with appropriate directions
- Copies of forms needed
- A map of the school
- Substitute Teacher's Responsibility
The substitute teacher is responsible as follows:
- The substitute should become familiar with all rules and procedures at the school.
- Substitutes will adhere to the established policies of the School Board.
- Substitutes will make every effort to follow the plans and instructions provided by the teacher.
- The substitute should leave a brief statement of progress for the teacher.
Approved by Superintendent: July 16, 1991