The Superintendent’s office will seek qualified substitute teachers through newspaper advertisements, website postings and other means. Those people who substituted the previous year will be asked if they wish to keep their name on the list. A letter will be sent to those people who substituted during the preceding year no later than August 1st. The substitute list will be prepared and distributed to each principal by the Superintendent at the beginning of each academic year and periodically thereafter.

The attached form (Appendix A) will be completed by the substitute, the respective teacher, and a school administrator.

The substitute will perform all of the duties that are assigned to the classroom teacher that he/she is replacing. These duties may include playground, lunchroom, detention hall supervision, etc.

The Principal will provide information about the daily routine of the school as well as other pertinent information. Teachers requiring a substitute are required to provide appropriate, meaningful and sufficient lesson plans for their term of absence. This requirement may be waived by the principal on a case-by-case basis.

The daily rate of pay for substitute teachers will be determined yearly by the Epsom School Board as part of its budget development activities. Those who substitute for more than twenty (20) consecutive school days will receive double the current substitute pay rate for each consecutive day beginning with day twenty-one (21).

If the Principal is unable to have a substitute, the principal will use his/her discretion relative to providing proper supervision of students. The principal will advise the superintendent of the problem so that steps may be taken to find additional substitutes.