FILE:  GBRJ

SUBSTITUTE PERSONNEL

TEACHERS

The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall require the compilation of a list of qualified individuals to serve as day-by-day substitute teachers within the school system.  The Superintendent or designee shall prepare the list assuring that all those listed possess appropriate employment criteria, including verification of teachers’ qualifications and certification.

Principals or their designated representatives shall call substitute teachers from the approved list in case of absence of a regular teacher.  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 procedures.

Retired teachers may be employed as substitute teachers provided that the use of retired teachers as substitutes is in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Teachers’ 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.

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.  Any such compensation shall not be considered an increase in the employee’s base pay nor factored into the employee’s compensation for the following year.

SUPPORT PERSONNEL

The School Board requires the maintenance of a list of properly qualified and approved substitute personnel eligible to substitute for support personnel absent from work.  Appropriate administrative judgment as to actual need shall be exercised before employment of a substitute support personnel.

Revised: November, 1993

Revised:  July 18, 2007

Revised:  September 19, 2012

Revised:  October 15, 2014

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§11:710, 17:81, 17:84, 17:419.3, 17:493.1, 17:500, 17:1212, 17:1213, 17:1216, 17:1217

Board minutes, 12-6-78, 3-20-91, 10-21-98, 7-18-07, 9-19-12, 10-15-14

West Baton Rouge Parish School Board