NEPN/NSBA Code:  GCGA

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNICIANS

The School Committee recognizes that substitute personnel perform an important role in supporting the continuity of student learning in the event of absence, resignation, inability to employ or termination of regularly employed certified employees. It is the School Committee’s desire to employ appropriately certified persons, when available, for substitute teacher or educational technician positions.

A certified teacher or educational technician may serve as a substitute with no time limit, provided that their teaching certificate bears an endorsement for the grade and subject being taught, or their educational technician certificate is appropriate to the employment.

The Superintendent may request a waiver from the Commissioner if finding candidates that meet the eligibility criteria is difficult.

Any substitute serving on a short-term basis (less than six consecutive weeks) in any teaching assignment must have at least a high school diploma. The School Committee may approve more stringent standards at its discretion.

All applicants for substitute teaching positions must obtain a Criminal Background Check approval, based on fingerprinting, in accordance with Maine Department of Education rules and processes before they are assigned to a school.

The Superintendent will be responsible for recommending to the School Committee, for its approval, minimum education standards for substitute teachers, and schedule compensation for both long-term and short-term substitute teachers and educational technicians.

The rate paid to substitute teachers will be reviewed and determined by the School Committee on an annual basis. The Superintendent may adjust the rate for long-term substitutes and/or for unusual circumstances, with the approval of the School Committee. 

Legal Reference:     20-A M.R.S.A. §§ 13001-A; 13402(3) 

26 MRSA 26 MRSA §664

Dept. of Educ. Rule Chapter 115 

Reviewed: August 20, 2012 

Reviewed: September 11, 2017

Revised:  September 25, 2023