Certificated Substitute Information

  • How To Become a Certificated Substitute:
    Interested applicants should submit a certificated job application found online at EdJoin.org, CBEST verification (if applicable and the Emergency Substitute Permit.

    Daily Rate Of Pay for Certificated Substitutes
    The daily rate of pay for substitute teachers is $165.00 per day for day one through day fifteen (15). After the 15th day, the rate of pay is $175.00 per day for substitutes and $185.00 per day for fully credentialed teachers substituting working long-term assignments (16 or more consecutive workdays in same assignment) retroactive to the first day of the assignment. A full work day begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. (includes minimum and foggy day schedules). Substitutes working less than 4.75 hours are considered half-day substitutes and are paid $90.00 per half day.

    How Long Can A Substitute Teacher Work?

    An Emergency 30-Day Permit allows the holder to:
         -30 days per teacher/classroom/same group of students per year (cumulative). No exceptions and no special circumstances. 20 days in a special education assignment. (Cannot take one day off after 20 days in a special education assignment or 30 days in a general education assignment and return to the same class).

    An Emergency Substitute Teaching Permit for Prospective Teachers allows the holder to:
         -90 days per year

    An Emergency Career Substitute Teaching Permit allows the holder to:
         -60 days per teacher/classroom/group of students per year (cumulative).

    A Teaching Credential allows the holder to:
         -75% of the school year, which equals 139 days.

     

    REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTE PERMITS

     30 Day Substitute Permit:

    1. Official transcripts showing the conferral of a baccalaureate degree or higher

     Substitute Teaching Permit for Prospective Teachers:

    1. Official transcripts verifying 90 semester units
    2. Verification of current enrollment in a regionally-accredited four-year California college or university
    3. CBEST or Basic Skills Requirement verification