Seeking Help

Seeking Help

At all times, and in all matters related to substitute teaching, the substitute teachers should never hesitate to seek help when needed.  In any kind of emergency you should call the main office, and you should send a student to the office if you cannot reach anyone by phone. Everyone in the District wants the substitute teacher to be successful—the teachers, administrators, students, and parents. Help is only a few steps or a call away at any time. In addition to the teacher next door or across the hallway, key personnel are always available to assist the substitute teacher with instructional questions or classroom management concerns. These personnel include the administrators, subject area experts, grade level chairpersons, team leaders, and department heads. Even when instructional assistants are assigned to support students in the classroom, the substitute teacher may not leave the instructional assistants alone with students because the instructional assistants are not certificated employees. If certificated staff is not present in a classroom with students, notify the school’s main office or secretary of the classroom that needs certificated staff supervision.

Unattended Classroom

The substitute teacher should never leave students unattended. Even if a student runs out of the room, the substitute teacher should not chase the student. The substitute teacher must contact the office immediately for assistance with handling of the situation. Remain calm and reiterate expectations to the class.