1. The substitute teacher is responsible on behalf of the regular teacher for all students, equipment, and materials assigned to the regular teacher. When you arrive at your classroom do a cursory inventory of the items on hand.
2. The substitute teacher shall make every attempt to administer the lesson plan of the regular classroom teacher. Substitute Teaching is not a "babysitting" job. If no lesson plan is available, ask for the emergency lesson plans that teachers should have available. The emergency lesson plan and activities may be kept by the school’s office. If no emergency lesson plan is available either ask for assistance from the dean of instruction of the school, or designee administrator. Have an emergency lesson plan available as part of your personal resource kit. Lesson plans are available in the Substitute Teacher Handbook K-12.
3. The substitute teacher should arrange for a parent conference only after consulting with the school principal about an issue or concern regarding a specific student. Parent-teacher conferences should not be an issue for a substitute working the assignment just for one day. The school principal or designee would be making the pertinent decisions.
4. If feasible on an assignment of more than two days, the substitute may consult with the principal or designee about contacting the regular teacher.
5. The substitute teacher must complete one classroom assignment before starting another classroom assignment. If no classroom assignment is available, contact other teachers for guidance on current assignments due by the type of class.
6. The substitute teacher should not assign written work and leave it to be graded, except by request of the regular teacher. Any written work assigned beyond the lesson plans of the regular teacher should be graded and left for the teacher to review. On long-term assignments such work should be graded and properly recorded unless otherwise directed.
7. Substitute teachers should refrain from discussing topics (including personal anecdotes) that are not relevant to the day's lesson plan.
8. In addition to the general information given above, the substitute teacher is expected to comply with assignment-related instructions from the principal or designee. |