FILE: GBRJ
SUBSTITUTE PERSONNEL
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
The Franklin Parish School Board shall require the compilation of a list of qualified individuals to serve as day-by-day substitute teachers within the school district. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall prepare the list assuring that all those listed possess appropriate employment criteria, including verification of teachers' qualifications and certification.
Substitute teachers shall be assigned on a daily basis from the principal or his/her designee. Teachers who are to be absent shall call the principal/designee to notify him/her of the dates of and reason for the absence. Notification on the same day as the absence shall be given as soon as possible, but no later than one (1) hour before the employee’s appointed daily start time, except in extreme emergencies. Failure to provide adequate notification may subject the employee to disciplinary measures.
It shall be the responsibility of the principal and the regular teacher to ensure that the substitute teacher has the necessary instructions and materials to teach effectively, including textbooks, lesson plans, class rolls, schedules and an outline of local school procedures.
Retired teachers may be employed as substitute teachers provided that use of retired teachers as substitutes is in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana and pertinent statutory provisions.
Qualified teachers may also be selected to substitute for teachers who plan to be absent for long periods of time. Provisions shall be made for the hiring of, or contracting with applicable substitute teachers in these instances as developed by the Superintendent and staff.
Substitute Pay
Compensation paid to substitute teachers shall be based upon the degree status of the substitute in accordance with a pay schedule as set by the School Board.
Any school employee whose job does not require a teaching certificate who performs work as a substitute teacher for more than a single class period shall be compensated for that time at the rate of a substitute teacher. The principal or his/her designee shall authorize the school employee to act as a substitute teacher prior to the employee’s participation in the classroom as a substitute, and shall verify the hours as a substitute teacher for payroll purposes.
SUBSTITUTES FOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL
The School Board shall require the maintenance of a list of properly qualified and approved substitute personnel eligible to substitute for support personnel absent from work. Only persons approved by the School Board shall be eligible for employment as substitutes. Appropriate judgment as to actual need should be exercised before employment of a substitute for support personnel.
Bus Operators
The Supervisor of Transportation shall maintain a qualified substitute bus operator list. The substitute bus operator list shall be updated as changes occur.
A substitute bus operator who accepts a route and is approved by the Superintendent for that route, and then elects not to accept the job, shall lose his/her seniority and be moved to the bottom of the list.
A substitute bus operator may only be used as a temporary resource until a permanent operator can be appointed to a route. A substitute bus operator may not drive a route for a period that exceeds the end of the school year during which the operator began driving the route.
A substitute bus operator shall be paid a daily rate as approved by the School Board, but in no case less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the daily rate of pay being paid the regular bus operator, to be computed by dividing the annual pay of the regular operator by the number of school days in the regularly scheduled session, exclusive of any compensation or mileage allowance for use of a privately owned bus.
Revised: December 8, 2014
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§11:710, 17:81, 17:419.3, 17:493.1, 17:500, 17:1212, 17:1213, 17:1216, 17:1217
Board minutes, 9-16-93, 1-3-95, 5-5-14, 12-8-14
Franklin Parish School Board