The administration, staff and Board of Education appreciate your willingness to provide service to our students and teachers in your role as a substitute teacher. We also acknowledge the challenging nature of this task, particularly when you are in classrooms for only a short period of time. This handbook has been prepared as a concise summary of district policies, procedures, schedules and activities to help make your substitute teaching a rewarding experience.

Best of luck to you as you embark on your substitute teaching duties this year. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to voice them to the building principals or the office of the assistant superintendent

Sincerely,

CHUCK BOWEN,
Assistant Superintendent

It is the responsibility of the assistant superintendent to review the materials and to determine eligibility and acceptance for substituting. Candidates accepted will be notified and given a copy of the substitute handbook.

Please keep the coordinator apprised of any long-term unavailability, as well as a change in telephone number or employment status.

We must have the following on file for you:

1. A copy of a valid, current Illinois teaching certificate registered for the current year with the Superin-tendent, Education Service Region, Tazewell County, 414 Court St., Pekin.

2. Complete transcript of college credits.

3. Evidence of physical fitness and freedom from communicable disease obtained from a licensed Illinois physician and a T.B. test.

4. If this is your first year to substitute, you must have on file a "Criminal Check" form and an "Employment Eligibility Verification" form available from the assistant superintendent's office.

5. There is a mandatory deduction of 8% from your gross wages earned for Teacher's Retirement System. The deduction is applicable to all dis-tricts in Illinois. The deductions will be tax sheltered from Federal and State withholding. You must fill out forms from the Teacher's Retirement System and send them to Springfield. Retired teachers are exempt from this item.

Copies of all of the above must be sent to the office of the assistant superintendent before you can begin subbing.

Respond affirmatively to calls requesting substitute services unless you are hindered by an illness or an emergency.

Dress professionally, setting a good example for the students.

Try to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of school.

Report promptly to the office when you arrive at the school and request the sub folder. Familiarize yourself with routine procedures such as class schedules, lunch times, referring students to the office, etc. Inquire about any special events or assignments for that day.

Substitutes should not be assigned any supervisory responsibilities before the student day begins. After the student day begins, subs are expected to perform routine, non-paid supervisory responsibilities that the teacher they are replacing would normally perform during the day. All District 108 teaching staff have a duty-free lunch period.

Notify the school administration immediately should an accident, illness or discipline problem occur.

Review and follow the lesson plans furnished by the regular teacher. The lesson plans indicate what the students are prepared to do and the course of future instruction. Their use helps to assure continuity of instruction.

Secure materials and equipment necessary for lesson plans.

Start class immediately with the assigned work.

If lesson plans are not available or inadequate for length of substitution, contact the principal.

Keep all students in your classroom under supervision at all times. NEVER leave a class unattended.

Fill out the "Daily Report Form" detailing your day for the regular teacher.

Consider all records and information pertaining to students confidential.

Leave the classroom in good order. close windows, desks, doors, etc.

Return substitute teacher folder to the office.

BE SURE TO CHECK with the secretary about your returning the next day.

Subs may leave at the end of the day when classroom responsibilities and check out procedures have been completed.

Fill out payroll information card and leave with the secretary.

Maintain a professional attitude and ethical standards when dealing with pupils, teachers, and parents. Make no adverse comments concerning the teacher, the student, the conditions of one school versus another, or the administration. If you have criticism, inform the principal.

Substitutes are invited to attend District 108 development activities if space allows. This will be on a voluntary, non-paid basis. Subs should notify the office of the assistant superintendent at least one week in advance of their intent to attend.

"In accorrdance with Pubic Act 33-0346, Pekin Public School District 108's Board of Education adopted Policy #719 (Student Discipline). this policy eliminates the use of corporal punishment for all students." Discipline plans are posted in each classroom.

District 108 makes the Internet available as a tool for life-long learning. The use of the District's Internet is a privilege, not a right. Any student/staff member who violates the District's Internet policies and procedures will lose privileges, suffer disciplinary actions, and/or be referred to the authorities for appropriate legal action.

BOE Policy 830.01 responds to the mandates of the Pro-children Act and establishes a smoke-free environment for all school sites and grounds.

Administration Office - 477-4740

Perry Soldwedel,Superintendent
Chuck Bowen, Assistant Superintendent
John Emery, Director of Human Resources

Business Office - 477-4744

Matt Wilkinson, Business Manager

Tech Center - 477-4746

Classified Subs. We believe daily familiarity with a particular school's students and procedures is a great asset to both the substitute and the school. Therefore, District 108 assigns 15 permanent subs to home buildings. Classified subs work every school day-primarily in their home schools, although they may occasionally be asked to teach elsewhere in the district. On days when not needed as a classroom sub, classified subs work at other tasks as assigned by the home school principal.
Classified sub positions begin the first attendance day in October and continue through the Friday two weeks before the last student attendance day in the spring. Pay is set by the board to be above the highest daily rate available to Rotational and Non-rotational subs. By the end of September, principals select classified subs for their buildings.

Rotational Subs. The daily race to cover teacher illnesses requires a level of confidence between the sub and the district. The sub needs to know that the district will distribute the available jobs in an equitable manner, and the district needs to know that substitutes will accept jobs that are offered.
Substitute teachers may place their names on any or all of three lists: K-3, 4-8, and Specialist. When filling daily absences each morning, the district promises to attempt contacting substitutes on each list in strict rotation. In turn, rotational subs agree to accept jobs as called, unless they are already committed elsewhere, are ill, etc. Subs who are repeatedly unavailable or who decline jobs without valid reasons may be removed from the Rotational Lists.

Non-Rotational Subs. Not all substitute jobs must be filled the morning of an illness. In additional to considering rotational subs, principals pre-arranging subs also have time to consider subs who can't make the commitments necessary for Rotational List. Substitutes with strong preferences for classrooms, schools, or days are placed on the Non-Rotational List. In addition to pre-arranged jobs, non-rotational subs may be contacted after an entire Rotational List is exhausted on a particular day.

Subsitutes are paid twice a month, on the 10th and the 25th. All payroll cards turned in through the first of each month will be included in your paycheck on the 10th. All payroll cards turned in through the 15th of eich month will be included in your paycheck on the 25th.

The rate schedule is as follows:

1-25 days	$75 per day
26-50 days	$80 per day
51+ days	$85 per day

Accumulation will be determined by the business office. Two half-days constitutes on full day credit for accumulation.

Pay for half day is $40 regardless of the number of days accumulated. The substitute coordinate will apprise you whether you will be needed full-day or half-day as determined by the principal.

If you work the morning in one building and the afternoon in a different building, you will be paid for one full day, not two half days. Using only one card for both buildings is preferred.

A substitute must complete a payroll information card each time he/she substitues in the district. The form is to be returned to the office at the end of each day as you check in with the secretary to see if you are released.

Pekin Public Schools id an equal opportunity employer.

• We will increase student performance through school improvement efforts.
• We will increase collaboration and communication among schools, families, and community to facilitate an exchange of human and other resources.
• We will secure adequate resources and allocate them to fulfill our mission.
• We will provide an innovative, comprehensive educational program which realizes each student's potential.
• We will provide a safe, respectful, inviting learning environment